On Thursday Feb 13 from 5-7 p.m. and on the 14th-15th during regular hours, the Fabric Stasher in Tipton will be having an open house for their expansion. They’ve added the next door storefront, moved all the long arm machines, backings, battings, and clearance items into it. They also have expanded space for classes and to bring in your own items to work on. I’d love to go on the 13th (hors d’oeuvres will be served), but it will be stinkin’ cold and it seems I’ve gone full “old people” mode for not wanting to be out and about in bad/cold weather especially at night since I retired.
On Feb. 15-16, the I-80 Quilt Shopper’s One-Stop Shopping Spree will be in Iowa City, IA at the Clarion Highlander Hotel. I’m not sure if I’ll go or not, we’ll see how the weather and my mood about the current state of the stash is by then. The photos below have location, hours and vendor information.
I did make a note on the flyer to take a light. Vendor-wise, this is a nice show of 14 vendors from Iowa.
However – the lighting stinks, especially for those in the center of the room! The hotel really needs to upgrade the lighting in the room. Vendors around the outside of the room have better access to electrical outlets, but even then it seemed a bit dark in some booths. I hope more vendors remember to bring lights and looooong extension cords. It’s very hard, no – impossible, to tell the difference between black and other dark colors. Last time I went, I ended up taking fabrics I was interested in to a spot that had better lighting before deciding on whether to purchase.
