So I downloaded 81 photos for this post from my Amazon Photos (I backup all my photos to Amazon Prime Photos) account, and then I realized that is ridiculous!
This post continues my series of posts on my trip to Quilt Town, USA to attend a Missouri Star Quilt Company (also known as “MSQC”) quilt retreat with my long time quilting friends.
The first two posts in the series are:
MSQC Quilt Retreat Part I: What I Worked On
MSQC Quilt Retreat Part II: Quilt Town, USA
I tried to make the first post in the series about what I worked on during the retreat, trying to make you think I was oh so productive during the retreat.
Actually I spent a lot of time with my friends wandering around the 13 specialty quilt shops they have in the town (if you’d like to see the full list see this link – MSQC Quilt Shops), in addition to the non quilting shops (like the yarn shop)! Here are some photos from those wanderings.
…and there might have been some purchasing involved…
FIRST STOP: THE MAIN SHOP
Our first stop was the Main Shop where we picked up our badges that got scanned with every purchase.
The Main Shop has numerous little “vignettes” previews of each of the 12 other shops, which are specialty quilting/craft supply shops, so you can see a sampling of what you might find in each shop. Here is a vignette of the Modern Shop inside the Main Shop as an example:
The second day of the quilt retreat, they sent us on a scavenger hunt to see all the shops and get a little treat/prize at each shop. Some of the photos below are from the scavenger hunt on the second day and some of from our first day wandering (as soon as we got into town, our feet hit the pavement to shop!)
They gave us cool bags as part of the scavenger hunt, at one of the shops, to hold our goodies from the scavenger hunt.
THE YARN SHOP – ONE BIG HAPPY YARN CO.
A couple photos from inside the yarn shop. I was well behaved as I have a decent stash of yarn and I am not a proficient knitter or crocheter (I get by), but it was fun to look!
Yes are you into the fiber arts, I bet those photos above were “yarn porn”, at least they were for me!
BATIK BOUTIQUE
Now pretend you hear the below statement read by Rod Serling writer/narrator for the classic TV series – The Twilight Zone…
Imagine if you will, a quilt shop, that only has batik fabrics…in every color and style you can imagine…
Here are photos from our wander around “The Batik Zone“!
I just realized, it would be too much to share photos from every shop so I will just stick to some of my favorites.
MAN’S LAND
They had an area connected to the Machine Shed shop called Man’s Land where husband’s could hang out while their wives went crazy shopping around Quilt Town, USA!
Here are some photos from Man’s Land. It was quite cozy, but no they did not serve any “adult beverages” there, even though it looks like it would be a nice comfy pub to hang out in!
THE MACHINE SHOP
The Machine Shop connected to Man’s Land was a cool shop where you could buy sewing supplies. Here are some photos from that shop:
PENNY’S QUILT SHOP
One of my favorite shops was Penny’s Quilt Shop, which was the old JCPenney’s Department Store (Hamilton, Missouri is the birthplace of James Cash Penney who founded J.C. Penney Company) into a quilt shop.
This quilt shop specializes in solids and blenders, and here are some photos from that shop:
It is also the shop that on Thursday of the retreat had the Scrap Sale, so I spent extra time in this shop. I share more about the dream Scrap Sale in another post in this series.
FLORALS
The most beautiful and serene shop (in my opinion) was the Florals quilt shop. The photos I share below do not do justice to how lovely this shop was decorated.
Here is my friend Judy making some yummy selections in the shop:
Thanks goodness I had recently re-organized my fabric stash at home and gave myself a limited budget for shopping (as I do not really need anymore fabric), otherwise I would have gotten in my trouble in this shop!
MODERN
I have so many photos that I had to cut it off somewhere so the Modern Shop is the last shop I will share photos of from our wander. As the name implies it was filled with “modern” fabrics with lines such as Cotton + Steel, Ruby Star Society, Riley Blake, etc.
Hope you enjoyed virtually wandering about some of the shops with me (or you are now really tired and need a nap).
Next post I will talk about the amazing Scrap Sale and the “aftermath” when my boxes of my purchases arrived home post retreat!
tierneycreates 
I need to get the Clown Car on this field trip!!!
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Oh my goodness, the CC would have so much fun there!
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OMG! I think my mind would be blown visiting this place! How wonderful!!!!!
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I recommend a visit at least once for all quilters! It was pretty amazing, thanks for stopping by 🙂
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Wow! Those are some amazing shops!! It looks like you were having fun 🙂 So much fabric at the same place must be mind-blowing!
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It was so fun, it was quilting consumerism at its finest but I enjoyed it 🙂
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I bet! That can be fun 🙂
Even if you don’t buy a lot, its good to see what’s available.
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OMG I never knew such a place existed! You’ve ‘shown me’ a very cool reason to visit the “Show Me” State instead of just passing through it on our way to&from elsewhere. WOW!
Very cool
😎
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I know, normally I would drive as fast as possible through MO, lol, sorry just kidding. But it is pretty amazing, glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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I am so envious of this trip!!! I just love her, her work, and all they’ve done in their community. The yarn was a cool surprise to see. So glad you seem to have had such an awesome time!!!
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I think you should go someday! Thanks for stopping by and I feel the same way – amazing people! It seems like the whole town’s financial livelihood is tied to MSQC!
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Wow, this looks super fun!!!
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It was so fun 🙂
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Oh, that yarn is sooooo yummy!!!
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It was! I wanted to take some home but I behaved since I had other temptations to deal with – ha!
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What a great hobby/profession. Well done! I wish I could convince my sister to pick up a hobby. She works, talks about work, and that’s it. To each his/her own I guess. Great pics. Looks like you had a terrific adventure!
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Thanks so much, I am a huge advocate for hobbies! I cannot imagine life without a hobby!
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I know, right? It’s nice to have something to look forward to each day. My favorite hobby is gaming, but I also love to read, write, learn, and exercise. They are all terrific!
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This was so much fun! I know you had a blast!
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It was and thanks for reading! 🙂
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Oh my goodness / the batik zone was my fav and irony is the opposite of wrinkly – lmao
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I know – all the sayings around the different shops made me laugh or smile!
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🙂
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Wow, I think there is week’s worth of shopping there
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Did you get the sunflower fabric? It’s gorgeous!
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Alas, I did not but there were so many cool fabrics 🙂
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OK, that last sign is my favorite. Once when I was criticized for something I did at work my husband said, “If nobody ever criticizes you it means you aren’t doing very much.” Same with the mistakes 🙂
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I like that sign too! I like your hubby’s perspective!
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Ooooooh la la, no wonder you spent lots of time wandering through these shops. I am bowled over by the idea and photographs of speciality quilt shops. With all those delicious florals in one shop I don’t think I would have stuck to a budget. Well done Tierney.
As for the yarn shop — I have run out of adjectives
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I think you would have had a grand time in the Floral shop and you might have had to fit a lot in your suitcase as you know I am not too sure about mail to SA… 😉
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😞
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