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Beautiful quilt shop closing

3 months ago

I was so saddened to learn that Monica's Quilt & Bead Creations in Palm Desert, CA, is closing. Monica has run the shop for 37 years, but she wants to retire and couldn't find a buyer for the store. The shop has absolutely gorgeous fabrics, displayed beautifully. I've never seen such wonderfully curated collections of fabric. Her retirement sale starts next Monday with all fabrics on sale for $8 per yard, fat quarters for $2. How can a person resist?

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bev2009

3 months ago

I'm fortunate our LQS, about 3 miles away, doubled their space this year. And they do repairs. My husband bought me a new sewing table for my machine and the owner and his son came and assembled it for me in my sewing room. DH put an 8" Christmas tree on it and told me to see what was under the tree for me.

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bkay2000
3 months ago
It's such a loss. The pandemic got at least 2 shops in the greater Dallas area. One moved out to the suburbs. We had lost several in the last few years. I just checked another one, and it's down to 3 days per week 10:00 to 3:00. Plus, we lost all our outlet stores when a tornado hit that part of town a couple of years ago. Even Walmart has closed most it's fabric sections or reduced them to pre-packaged selections.

We're close to being a hobby that is supplied by online stores only.

bkay
bev2009
3 months ago
So sad. Too bad she doesn't sell online for the sale.
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Thanks, Bev, for the great story.

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2 months ago
Well, I managed to refrain from buying anything except a couple of fat quarters until two days ago. We're leaving Palm Desert on Monday, so I just HAD to go take a final look. All fabrics were $6 per yard. I found backings for three quilt tops that I've got waiting to quilt. So, I think I did a pretty good job of not going overboard. I'm so sorry to see the shop close. :(

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