Lickety Stitch Quilts now open...

There is a new business in the town of Lusk - Lickety Stitch Quilts! We opened our doors to the public on March 2, 2010, and are off and running. So far it has gone well. The community has been very supportive and excited to have a new business on Main Street. We had a busy day yesterday, our first day - it was a little quieter this morning, but busy again this afternoon.

We purchased an old cafe building last October and decided in November we would make it into a quilt and sewing shop. Dave worked at gutting the building from the end of December on into January. Bruce and Chantry came and helped for 5 or more weeks in the remodeling phase - and now it looks like a totally different place. Check out www.rockymtn-sunbeams.blogspot.com for some more pictures of the remodel and move in - that is Sue's blog. She and Kathy came and helped us move the fabric into the building.

Today was the day our sign went up for the store! Dave called a friend to run the tractor and lift him up in the bucket to hang it on the bracket. Fortunately it was a beautiful day with no wind - this sign was quite heavy and the method of hanging it a little precarious - but it is now up and inviting everyone who passes by to stop in. We had several people stop in today who were from out of town who just happened to pass by and saw our sign, so it is working!

Polly and Lacey made these cowboy boot purses and we have them on display for sale in one corner - so it is not exclusively fabric and sewing supplies.

I took several shots around the store so you could get an idea what the place looks like - Dave is making new shelving for the front area - between the street and the cash register counters. Meanwhile, we have some temporary shelving and some of the fabric is on the floor. Hopefully when the new shelves are built there will be room for everything on the shelves.

Along the north wall we are using the shelves that came from the Wheatland store. She had a lot of batiks - which is what is mostly displayed here on the top two shelves.

There was a brick chimney that came up from the basement that couldn't be eliminated, so they built walls around it and put slatwall on all four sides - and I have notions displayed on it.

Another picture of the front area of the store.

Do you see your little scotty dog perched on the top of the white thread cabinet pillar near the lower right, Jane? He has gotten a lot of attention. He doesn't show up very well here - sorry. You (or I) definitely need to make up a pattern to show with him.

The quilt Alisa made with the dog, frog, car, plane, and tools appliqued on has gotten lots of favorable comments also. One lady liked it so much she bought the book and several yards of material to make one just like it! That sample worked out well!

We got several bouquets and plants from friends and businesses - and they are making the counter look quite festive right now. These are the counters, called a cashwrap, that we bought from the Hallmark store that was going out of business in the Scottsbluff mall. I'm still working at getting everything displayed like I want it - and probably will be for awhile. If you are in the area, be sure to stop in! Right now we are closed Sunday and Mondays, open the rest of the week from 10-4.