If you get to Hamilton, Missouri, you will find A LOT MORE THAN AN INDEPENDENT QUILT SHOP!! Missouri Star Quilt Co. has taken over the entire town...and I'M NOT KIDDING!!
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| I suppose you could call this their main storefront. |
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| But Penney's Quilt Shop also has lots of MSQC general merchandise. |
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| This block has a store of batting, another for Batiks, another for Flowers, another for sewing machines... |
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| Well -- you get the idea. They have BEAUTIFULLY restored downtown Hamilton. |
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| During our visit, the main sidewalks were all being renovated and redone, with new steps... |
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| The Doan family remodeled several of the buildings into restaurant spaces. This is the Blue Sage, a fancy restaurant. Ronda and I had lunch there on Wednesday -- the lobster/artichoke dip with fresh baked baguette was AMAZING!! |
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| EVERY STORE has quilts hanging on the wall...and more quilts...and more quilts... |
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| We walked into one shop -- and saw THIS!! |
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| Mary Mulari's new fabric line -- with the apron pattern as a panel. Her most popular pattern, the Churchladie's Apron!! |
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| Note the beautifully restored floors -- and EXCELLENT LIGHTING!! |
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| My favorite picture of me and Ronda. |
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| I am using this fabric line to sew my Splendid Sampler blocks -- so I knew right away that this was Mary's fabric. |
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| AND DIDN'T THEY DO A GREAT JOB on this quilt?? (mine won't look this good, Mary). |
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| Many fixtures in the various stores are also vintage or antiques... |
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| There was so much to see!! |
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| A close up of the pattern they used to make Mary's fabric into a stunning quilt. |
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| The displays were fun, too. |
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| And a "replenishment team" comes out twice a day from the main MSQC warehouse to re-stock each store. I SWEAR, I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP!! |
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| Mary's fabric, cut into Charm Packs. |
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