We thought our customer census would fall into the dead zone after June 14.  But we’re seeing a whole new wave of customers in our quilt shop since the All Iowa Shop Hop ended and who first visited us during the event.  And they’re bringing their quilting buddies!  How cool is that?  We hope to participate in this event again next year.  It was incredibly fun and immensely profitable.  A reasonable return is necessary for any quilt shop to keep going.  Kudos to Joyce at Quilts & Other Notions in Creston, Iowa, and all 90 shops who participated!  Your quilting friends here at Block Party Studios in Nevada, Iowa, are proud to be among you!.