{"id":21460,"date":"2014-01-09T06:27:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-09T13:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=21460"},"modified":"2016-06-28T16:58:11","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T23:58:11","slug":"quilt-shop-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/01\/quilt-shop-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Quilt Shop Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Scruffy<\/a>
Scruffy Quilts – outside view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Recently a new brick and mortar store opened in a nearby town. I heard about it at a recent BAMQG meeting, but I wasn’t able to visit until last week when SIL and I escaped the family for a couple of hours. I would have really liked to visit a few stores, but this was the only one we were able to visit. It was definitely worth it.<\/p>\n

\"Scruffy<\/a>
\nThe shop is filled with light and has a variety of fabrics, patterns and notions. The owner was friendly and, clearly, thrilled to see us.<\/p>\n

\"Scruffy<\/a>
Scruffy Quilts – inside view 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I thought the inventory was a little sparse, but I know that many new businesses need time to build up their inventory – the old dance of selling allowing the owner to buy more.<\/p>\n

Needless to say, I was able to find a few things to satisfy my desire to buy some new fabric. They have a discount on pre-cut fabric. They had a number of FQs, 1\/2 yards and yards already cut. I am not sure what the discount was, but any discount is welcome.<\/p>\n

In addition to Mettler thread, they also had a rack of Aurifil small spools.<\/p>\n

There was a nice selection of batiks and lots of tone-on-tones. There was a little of everything, I think.<\/p>\n

You know what else? They use Square for payment<\/a>, which is awesome! I don’t like it because it is hip and cool, I like it because it is straightforward and easy to use. There is no complexity for the staff and no issues with taking credit cards, etc.<\/p>\n

The parking was pretty easy, even on a Saturday afternoon in the middle of Winter Break. The shop is easy to find. We went past and had to do a blocky, which was a little tricky because the neighborhood surrounding the shopping area has a lot of twisty streets. We had to drive a few blocks up before we could head back down the correct street.<\/p>\n

The owner said that they have had a web presence<\/a> for a decade. I wasn’t aware of that site, so I went looking just to see more than their hours and indeed they do sell online. I think it is smart to start a business online before committing to a brick and mortar presence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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