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A Wander About Downtown Rapid City, SD

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The week of July 22 – 25, 2025 we went on an ambitious Wyoming, South Dakota and Nebraska road trip to the following events/landmarks:

I will blog about Frontier Days, Mount Rushmore, Wind Caves and Badlands National Parks, the Crazy Horse Memorial in separate posts, but for this post I will share some photos from our wander around downtown Rapid City, South Dakota.

Before heading to Wind Cave National Park and Badlands National Park, we stopped for a break in downtown Rapid City. It was my kind of place as it had a USED BOOKSTORE and a QUILT SHOP!

AGAIN BOOKS & BAZAAR

At Again Books & Bazaar I bought some used CDs (a future post about how I’ve rediscovered our stereo and CD player) and enjoyed looking at their large collection of used books.

QUILT CONNECTION, ETC.

What a lovely surprise to find Quilt Connection, Etc. quilt shop in downtown Rapid City! The staff was welcoming, helpful and friendly and they had a wonderful fabric selection.

If that wasn’t enough to be a friendly quilt shop with a lovely fabric selection, they had a surprise area downstairs…

That had this rack…

And if that wasn’t enough downstairs also had this magical tub…

I am always up to a challenge so I immediately worked on how many fabric scraps I could shove into the bag!

I made my way back up the stairs to see John patiently waiting in “The Husband Seating Area”:

They had many quilts on display and I really liked this Mount Rushmore quilt and this teal quilt which makes me thing of the teal quilts that Kate @talltalesfromchiconia coordinates each year for annual the Ovarian Cancer fundraiser.

But the quilt that really made me smile was this “Mrs. Bobbins” quilt with very humorous panels that only a quilter or someone who lives with a quilter can related to:

So what did I buy at the quilt shop? Well I got a $5 fill a bag, bag of fabric scraps stuffed to the max; and this Riley Blake National Parks Map panel:

It was a fun wander 🙂

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29 thoughts on “A Wander About Downtown Rapid City, SD”

  6. I loved looking down into the tub with the fill-a-bag scraps. Oh how fun – and 5,000 bolts of fabric – and then the sale ones – well thank goodness they have benches – and like the idea of husband waiting area. I have a street shot of a many waiting outside a store – because as we walked by and exchanged a smile, he shared, “just waiting for my wife” and that led to us having a little chat.

    The “Mrs. Bobbins” quilt was hilarious and I could enjoy it even without being a quilter, but can see why it would mean more to you all…..

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  7. Thank you for sharing! We will be in Rapid City in a few weeks, and will need to check out that book store! So glad you found a good quilt shop there, and I do know there’s a yarn shop as well 🙂 Can’t wait to hear about your other adventures!

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  11. Oh I love a “hidden” basement in stores. I feel like a kid in a candy shop. This store is well organized and beautifully stocked, so I applaud your restraint. This is clearly your kind of place, and yes, that last quilt says it all. I love the teal quilt, too. Those are my colors. I’m so glad you’re having fun on the road.

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