Husband and I were in Jefferson for business and as we were going down the highway I screeched, "quilt store!" Now I was driving, so really, Husband had noacquaint me with the store and w choice in the matter, but even if I hadn't been, I've trained my car to automatically stop at quilt stores. And bookstores. And yarn stores. So it's win-win all around, yeah?
Purple Frog. First of all, I love the name. It's so whimsical. And there are purple frog decorations inside, too.
I was greeted (Husband decided to stay in the car and nap or something) by two extremely friendly ladies, who took time from what they were doing to show me where things were located. Including the restroom. Which, by the way, was extremely clean.
Unfortunately I didn't have as much time to browse as I'd wanted, because who should come through the door but Husband! Dang. I'm sure he came in to prevent too much financial damage. I doubt he was interested in the fabric, though he did pretend to kind of look around. Hah. He thought he looked so innocent, but I know better.
The classroom is huge, and there's a long-arm quilting machine in there too. There's lots of room to spread out, and taking a class here would be a real pleasure.
I really wish I'd had more time to look around. I wanted to see all of the batiks and just see all the wonderful other fabrics. But yeah, okay, it was a business trip and I did need to be considerate.
I did end up buying some wonderful fabric for a Christmas project, though. The ladies were really wonderful helping me figure out how much fabric I needed for that, and I left feeling extremely glad that we'd stopped by.
Final score:
Lighting and appeal in general: 5 stars
Customer service: Ditto
Cleanliness of the shop and the bathroom: Ditto again.
Fabric choices: Ditto yet again.
Attractiveness and layout: Another 5 stars.
I've been in a number of quilt stores, and The Purple Frog is at the top of my list. It's easy to find and is a great pleasure to shop in. Thank you ladies (I'm sorry I didn't get your names) for a truly enjoyable shopping experience. It's worth the drive down! read more