FABRIC SALE in Knoxville TN

There is a Fabric sale this weekend in Knoxville TN Expo center. It is
being put on by the same guys that do the sales a few times a year, in SC.
My girlfriend Jo ask me to let you guys know about it. She got card from
the fabric guys earlier this week but went out of town before she had a
chance to let you guys know.

The link below is pics that I took from the SC sale that I took her to
earlier this year.

http://community.webshots.com/album/28577336HEKAdofGtS

Oooh, what "guys"? I'm a fabricholic just looking for more ways to satisfy
my habit. Do these guys come to Reno, NV? We don't have many fabric stores
here. I can remember living in northern Virginia and someone would sponsor
a sale where fabrics had been brought from Africa. Such wonderful and
beautfiul items.
Thanks,
Kay

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There is a Fabric sale this weekend in Knoxville TN Expo center. It is
being put on by the same guys that do the sales a few times a year, in SC.
My girlfriend Jo ask me to let you guys know about it. She got card from
the fabric guys earlier this week but went out of town before she had a
chance to let you guys know.

The link below is pics that I took from the SC sale that I took her to
earlier this year.

http://community.webshots.com/album/28577336HEKAdofGtS

Kay Ahr wrote:
Oooh, what "guys"? I'm a fabricholic just looking for more ways to satisfy
my habit. Do these guys come to Reno, NV? We don't have many fabric stores
here. I can remember living in northern Virginia and someone would sponsor
a sale where fabrics had been brought from Africa. Such wonderful and
beautfiul items.
Thanks,
Kay


What??? How about Mill End? And the place at Kietzke and
Plumb? The $2/yard place? Then there's Hancock's on
Greenbrae at Pyramid, and JoAnn's, but I don't go there.

Mill End is my favorite - you do know where that is? Just
off Kietzke at Kuenzli? Where the old main post office
used to be.

--

Joanne
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
Life is about the journey, not about the destination.

Kay Ahr wrote:

Oooh, what "guys"? I'm a fabricholic just looking for more ways to satisfy
my habit. Do these guys come to Reno, NV? We don't have many fabric stores
here. I can remember living in northern Virginia and someone would sponsor
a sale where fabrics had been brought from Africa. Such wonderful and
beautfiul items.
Thanks,
Kay

Forgot to mention Windy Moon, if you're into quilting.
Great shop!!
--

Joanne
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
Life is about the journey, not about the destination.

Thanks for the reminders! I keep forgetting about that $2 Per Yard place,
and I even teach near there!

I didn't know about the Windy Moon. Where is that? I'm not into
quilting --- yet. I'll probably never make quilts, but I'd like to use
quilting and piecework techniques on clothing.

I think I was spoiled by the overwhelming number of fabric store choices in
the Washington DC suburbs where I lived for 20 years. My favorite there was
G Street Fabrics in Rockville MD then Centreville VA. I even shopped there
when it was in the District as the G Street Remnant Shop. Hancock's was
Minnesota Fabrics out there. When I lived in Indianapolis, there was a
JoAnn's ETC. Huge place!

I'm one of those folks who likes to drive and explore and find fabric
stores. Someday I'll head to Sacramento and spend the day. I figured there
would be more close by, especially with I-80 either closed or requiring
chains nowadays. I've been in Reno/Sparks a couple of years now, but I'm
still finding things. And there's always Carson City. Thanks for the tips!

Kay

What??? How about Mill End? And the place at Kietzke and
Plumb? The $2/yard place? Then there's Hancock's on
Greenbrae at Pyramid, and JoAnn's, but I don't go there.

Mill End is my favorite - you do know where that is? Just
off Kietzke at Kuenzli? Where the old main post office
used to be.

Forgot to mention Windy Moon, if you're into quilting.
Great shop!!

Joanne
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
Life is about the journey, not about the destination.

Kay Ahr wrote:
Thanks for the reminders! I keep forgetting about that $2 Per Yard place,
and I even teach near there!

I didn't know about the Windy Moon. Where is that? I'm not into
quilting --- yet. I'll probably never make quilts, but I'd like to use
quilting and piecework techniques on clothing.

Windy Moon is a really delightful shop just off E. 4th
Street in that area that is working so hard to improve
itself. They're in an old bank building on Spokane
Street. 440 Spokane. Lots of free parking, too.

Grab the phone book and look under Quilts and under
Fabric. There are several new places (new to me) that
might be worth a look. The Quilt Stop in Sparks, a shop
near the Atlantis that claims the best thread
assortment...enough to fill a Saturday shopping spree.

I think I was spoiled by the overwhelming number of fabric store choices in
the Washington DC suburbs where I lived for 20 years. My favorite there was
G Street Fabrics in Rockville MD then Centreville VA. I even shopped there
when it was in the District as the G Street Remnant Shop. Hancock's was
Minnesota Fabrics out there. When I lived in Indianapolis, there was a
JoAnn's ETC. Huge place!

When I first came to Reno, back in the Pony Express days,
you could buy fabric at Sears on Plumb Lane. For most
purchases, though, you had to go to Sacramento or San
Francisco. Today, that has changed. I've heard
Nordstrom's is considering a store here.

I'm one of those folks who likes to drive and explore and find fabric
stores. Someday I'll head to Sacramento and spend the day. I figured there
would be more close by, especially with I-80 either closed or requiring
chains nowadays. I've been in Reno/Sparks a couple of years now, but I'm
still finding things. And there's always Carson City. Thanks for the tips!

Kay


You should go, just for the sake of going. ;-) There's a
nice sewing machine store in Grass Valley. I went there
to get my Singer serger.
--

Joanne
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
Life is about the journey, not about the destination.

I remember the days of buying fabric in Sears and Pennys! And in all
department stores. When I was a kid in Cincinnati, I bought my first fabric
and patterns in a department store called McAlpin's.

Now about those Reno phone books! Where is a reliable source for recent
ones? (WARNING: This next part is just ranting and raving. --Kay) The
first thing I do when I move to a new city is check the phone book for the
library, electoral board, and fabric stores. When I did that here, after
finally finding a phone book at Raley's on North McCarren, most of the
numbers were out of date. Turns out the phone book was more than a year
old. That was summer of 2001. Then I could never seem to find anymore
phone books until this past September at Raley's in Old Town Mall. And
those phone books are the November 2002 issue. Went to the library thee
too. Got an ancient copy of the Sacramento phone book and copied the pages
for fabric stores and teacher supply stores.

I'm on track break for the month of November. I've got time to do some
local exploring. Thanks for your thoughts and suggestions, and the sidetip
to NostalgiaLand!

Kay Ahr in Reno
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Grab the phone book and look under Quilts and under
Fabric. There are several new places (new to me) that
might be worth a look. The Quilt Stop in Sparks, a shop
near the Atlantis that claims the best thread
assortment...enough to fill a Saturday shopping spree.

When I first came to Reno, back in the Pony Express days,
you could buy fabric at Sears on Plumb Lane. For most
purchases, though, you had to go to Sacramento or San
Francisco. Today, that has changed. I've heard
Nordstrom's is considering a store here.

Kay Ahr wrote:
I remember the days of buying fabric in Sears and Pennys! And in all
department stores. When I was a kid in Cincinnati, I bought my first fabric
and patterns in a department store called McAlpin's.

Now about those Reno phone books! Where is a reliable source for recent
ones? (WARNING: This next part is just ranting and raving. --Kay) The
first thing I do when I move to a new city is check the phone book for the
library, electoral board, and fabric stores. When I did that here, after
finally finding a phone book at Raley's on North McCarren, most of the
numbers were out of date. Turns out the phone book was more than a year
old. That was summer of 2001. Then I could never seem to find anymore
phone books until this past September at Raley's in Old Town Mall. And
those phone books are the November 2002 issue. Went to the library thee
too. Got an ancient copy of the Sacramento phone book and copied the pages
for fabric stores and teacher supply stores.

I'm on track break for the month of November. I've got time to do some
local exploring. Thanks for your thoughts and suggestions, and the sidetip
to NostalgiaLand!

Good grief! SBC owes you a book for every phone in your
house! They will send one on request, or (last I heard)
you could pick one up at their office on Vassar just west
of Kietzke. (I still think of them as "Nevada Bell.")

There is a second, non-telephone-company, directory
around, too. They will give those to anyone who will take
one, and left them on people's porches/stoops last spring,
I think.

Phone directories come out once a year, and there is the
"lead" time prior to printing, delivery, etc., so I don't
think they are ever 100% accurate. Let your fingers do
the walking - call for hours, change of address, still in
business before making a trek with only one objective.

You can also use the on-line yellow pages at
http://www.theultimates.com/yellow/

I am in agreement with you on getting a phone book when I
move (which I used to do often) but I also stop in a
realtor's office and ask for a local map. They seem to
have the most up-to-date maps since they're selling new
houses as well as older ones. Next stop is always the
library for a card and reconnaissance. ;-)

Enjoy your break! I never taught elementary school, only
high school and college. I miss those long summer breaks!
--

Joanne
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
Life is about the journey, not about the destination.

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Kay Ahr in Reno
To reply directly to me, remove "WESTHI" in the email address.

"Me" wrote in message
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Good grief! SBC owes you a book for every phone in your
house! They will send one on request, or (last I heard)
you could pick one up at their office on Vassar just west
of Kietzke. (I still think of them as "Nevada Bell.")

Thanks for that info. I'll be down that way tomorrow, so I'll stop in.
Wonder why nobody has told me about that place before . . . . ?

There is a second, non-telephone-company, directory
around, too. They will give those to anyone who will take
one, and left them on people's porches/stoops last spring,
I think.

I do have one of those! I guess I should use it!

You can also use the on-line yellow pages at
http://www.theultimates.com/yellow/

I've used online yellow pages before, but your suggestion is much better.

Enjoy your break! I never taught elementary school, only
high school and college. I miss those long summer breaks!

What did you teach? I've taught middle school, junior high, and high school
too. Even adults. I'm using my break to visit local middle schools to see
how math is taught there these days. I've been here only a couple of years,
so I'd like to find out what concept of middle schools is used here. So
maybe next Spring I'll apply for a transfer. Then I'll be back to those
long summers. I sure used to get lots of sewing done in those days. It's
amazing how sewing is so mathematcial -- especially patchwork. And I know
exactly how long 5/8" is!

Oooooooh, I went to that Wild Moon place. No wonder you said "What!?!" when
I said there were so few fabric spots here. That place is amazing. That
was better than chocolate. I was overwhelmed. The old quilts on display
were my favorite part of my visit. I'll go back!

Wild Moon? No it's really called the Windy Moon. I guess my imagination
was running wild while I was there.

Kay Ahr in Reno
To reply directly to me, remove "WESTHI" in the email address.
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"Kay Ahr" wrote in message
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Oooooooh, I went to that Wild Moon place. No wonder you said "What!?!"
when
I said there were so few fabric spots here. That place is amazing. That
was better than chocolate. I was overwhelmed. The old quilts on display
were my favorite part of my visit. I'll go back!