visiting quilt shops while on vacation

One quick way to find quilt shops in different states is to do a Google search of the state quilting guild. Once you get to that site, search around for "merchants" or "vendors." Often the quilt shops listed there have links to their own web sites with helpful maps.

Maybe your local guild or library has a copy of Quilter's Travel Companion which is published every two years (no affiliations, yada yada.) They also have a web site where you can find the info on line, and quilt shop owners can add or change their info (for a small fee of course.) www.quilterstravelcompanion.com

I checked the Arizona shops listed on the quilters' travel companion and it's not as complete as the state guild merchants' list, but it's better than a kick in the teeth.

SeamSTRESS Sally