IMO more and more people buy online. I'm guilty myself, although with
fabric prices here that are double or triple US prices, you must
forgive me.
Roberta in D

On Wed, 4 May 2011 11:53:42 -0700, "bvolman" wrote:

I've been lurking here for many years. In the past many times a person would
post with the message that she was a new quilter and was looking for
information. That hasn't happened in a long time and I wonder if quilting is
in decline. Maybe that is why the shops are closing. The same thing is
happening here. Recently, the local Fabricland, comparable to Joanne's,
expanded its floor space and is selling a lot more material aimed at
quilters. However, the quality leaves something to be desired and the prices
are through the roof. I will keep driving right past their door and a half
hour down the road to get what I really want.
Larchie
"Maureen Wozniak" wrote in message
al-september.org...
On Tue, 3 May 2011 13:21:45 -0500, Sunny wrote
(in article
):

A good friend just returned from a vacation in Tucson, AZ and says not
a single quilt shop is open in that city of around a half-million
people. I suspect some shop is open somewhere, but in the part of town
where she stayed -- nothing. That is a sad state of affairs.

Sunny

Sunny,

My parents have a vacation house in Vail, AZ. According to my Mom, there
are
3 quilt shops in the Tucson area. I'm not sure exactly where they are
though. I'm looking forward to seeing them this summer when we visit.

Maureen