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Follow on Google News |  Save the Date: First-annual “Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day” is January 24, 2013Quilters and sewists everywhere will celebrate Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day - January 24, 2013. Join the party! Grab free widgets for "I Love My Local Quilt Shop" and "Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day" at www.quiltshopday.com
The Fabric Shop Network President Laurie Harsh will launch “Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day,” a nationwide program, at the International Quilt Market this October in Houston, Texas and is asking consumers and industry peers to mark their calendars and save the date for January 24, 2013. Harsh has developed many fabric shop hop campaigns over the last several years, but “Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day” is the first initiative designed to drive foot traffic into independent quilt retailers on a single day. “Quilt shops are vital to our industry and are much more than a retail venue. They are a place where sewists and quilters meet and connect, trade stories about their latest projects, take classes, and learn new techniques, and are inspired to work with fabric in exciting new ways,” says Harsh. “By spreading the word about “Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day,” we can show our support to these businesses at a time when they need it the most,” adds Harsh. The Fabric Shop Network is offering local quilt shops free online promotional materials and a number of social media tools to promote the inaugural “Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day” event on the official website, www.quiltshopday.com. There are thousands of independent, local quilt and fabric shops around the country, according to The Fabric Shop Network. Shops will be joining the celebration for the January 24 event by offering special classes, demos, trunk shows, author book signings, savings, and more. The event website, www.quiltshopday.com, will be a hub for information and will feature the stories of many independent shops around the country. Social media also will be a vital part of raising awareness about the importance of “Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day” and The Fabric Shop Network will be launching campaigns on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram to drive consumers to their local shops on January 24. The event’s official Facebook page is: www.facebook.com/ Details on these promotions will be announced at International Quilt Market; in the meantime, The Fabric Shop Network is encouraging everyone to spread the word about the day and grab the “I Love My Local Quilt Shop” and “Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day” widgets and button from the official website to show their support. ### ABOUT THE FABRIC SHOP NETWORK The Fabric Shop Network is the trade organization for independent quilt and fabric shop owners and design studios. Founded in 1997 by Laurie Harsh, its mission is to be a leading source of information to help quilt and fabric shop business owners grow, succeed, prosper, and enjoy business to the fullest. The company strives to provide the most complete, comprehensive, and detailed source of business information available within the fabric retailing industry. The Fabric Shop Network publishes two bimonthly magazines, FabShop News and WebCents; three consumer websites—fabshophop.com, fabsearch.net, and fabtalk.net; Editor’s Note: For downloadable images, logos and the latest press information about the 2013 “Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day,” visit our online press room at: www.quiltshopday.com/ Website: www.quiltshopday.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/ Twitter: www.Twitter.com/ MEDIA CONTACTS: Jaime Guthals Jaime Guthals Public Relations (502) 387-2383 cell jaimeguthals@ Laurie Harsh President & Founder The Fabric Shop Network, Inc. (360) 892-6500 office Laurie.harsh@ End
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