Come to Hannibal to visit Mark Twain’s boyhood home, and stay to visit this shop. Located less than two miles from Interstate 72, in the historic district of Hannibal, owner Pat Waelder started the shop 44 years ago and has been serving the local and national quilting community ever since. Please plan at least 30 minutes to do this shop justice.
This was my first stop on the Highway 36 Quilt Trail Shop Hop, which I discovered when I came to the area. It runs from April through October, and has 14 shops, all close to Highway 36, which crosses northern Missouri east to west. Fabric is here aplenty – particularly Kaffe Fassett! There are at least 250 different Kaffe choices among the 4,000 bolts of fabric in the shop. There are also solids and blenders, Grunge in plain, batiks, and prints both large and small. If you have never done Stack-N-Whack with Kaffe Fassett prints, you are in for a real treat. I haven’t seen very many of his prints that will not work for this method. There are also some wonderful flowered wide backings, and flannel and toweling.
Be sure to admire this quilt by local designer Sharon Wasteney. It is one of the many samples available to inspire you, and kits or patterns are available for most of them. Shop employees make most of the samples, so if you have questions about a pattern or technique, you can easily find one or mare of them to help you figure it out. Displays change weekly, so if this quilt is not still displayed, do ask about it.
The other major focus of this shop is hand embroidery. There are patterns by Crabapple Hill, Jack Dempsey, and Aunt Martha – a memory from my embroidery projects in my twenties. There are four rooms in the shop; one is dedicated to embroidery samples, patterns, and materials. Make sure you wander through this room whether or not you embroider. The workmanship in the samples displayed is delightful.
| Hickory Stick Quilt Shop | Hours: M-Th 9:30-4:30 F-S 9:30-5:00; Sun 11-4 |
| 326 N Main St. | Phone: 573-221-4538 |
| Hannibal, MO 63401 | PM on Facebook |
| hickorystickquiltshop.com; Facebook | Mail Order: Please Call Fabric Online: Facebook |
Stop back on Thursday as the North American Shop Hop continues on the Highway 36 Quilt Trail!
OMG the Kaffe Facett looks like a table topper giant Dresden plate with pink and purple cabbage center! Thinking about how I would make the sharp edges and points….