Continuing with our summer road trip to 32 quilt shops as part of the Northern Illinois Quilt Shop Hop, my reluctant assistant and I managed to get in another 2 shops. It would have been 3, but I’ve come to realize that I will likely NEVER remember to double check a store’s hours and days when they are open. For the record, Thimbles in Lockport is not open on Tuesdays.
But here are the other 2 shops we managed to get in:
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Roberts Sewing Center in Crest Hill
With over 7000 bolts of fabric, they bill themselves as “A Quiter’s Paradise”. The store actually looks rather small as you enter, but take a look at the next room! It’s almost a warehouse of fabric! My reluctant assistant took off like a shot to find some fabric he was looking for, and I was overwhelmed.
What I bought: Serger thread, fabric, and a book on hexagons.
Reluctant Assistant comment: “More fabric than you can imagine and some that you can’t!”
Roberts Sewing Center in Crest Hill. It’s a quilt pattern, with all the fabric in a kit.
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Light, airy place with fresh fabric and friendly staff. This is my home base, by the way, so I may be a bit prejudiced. My reluctant assistant feels quite at home here, as do I. This much I know: it would be hard to find owners who are kinder or more eager to help customers. It would be hard to find sales people who are more knowledgeable or better co-workers and friends. Enough from me.
What I bought: On this particular trip, I bought the fabric for a “transparency quilt” for my nephew’s baby-on-the-way.
Reluctant Assistant comment: “The employees are very, very nice.”
Sew Generously in St. Charles