Good shops give inspiration and good help!

 I've been quilting for nearly 35 years and I've seen shops come and go, seen how internet shopping has grown. I hope we can find a balance between shopping local and on the net because we need our shops. Shops where we can get help when our project stands still, inspiration to a new project when our ideas are out, and a place where we can touch and have a look at new fabric.

Some of my favourite shops are good at making new projects of the new fabric very quickly, some make new variations of old patterns  and some make small gatherings  for quilters where they show models, fabrics and all other new quilting must have stuff. They use Facebook and Instagram to keep us all updated and get the feeling I must buy……..

I’ve had a really big collection of fabrics and everything, but after I became an early age pensioner, I had a big clean up. I’ve reduced my fabric “collection” and stash “collection” and try to buy what I need instead of what I think I will use some day in the future. I have much better time to sew and quilt so I can still buy new fabric to new projects. I can call the shop I saw had a nice fabric on Facebook or I can have a trip to town and touch and see.

This table runner I made after a Facebook picture from one of my favourite shops KathrinesQuiltestue in Oslo. The shop and staff are good at everything .