When Joann Fabrics filed for bankruptcy, went out of business, and closed all its doors across the country in May of 2025, for fiber artists and other crafters, it was a massive blow to where we could get supplies. Sure, there is a huge online presence, but say that I ran out of black thread and needed it to finish my project, a quick run to Joann’s to pick up one spool of thread was easy...and local. And say, I needed navy blue quilting cotton for another project coming up,

At last night's in-person SoCo quilt guild meeting, our speaker, Polly Mello, funny as all get out, delivered her creepy quilts in...