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Join the West Central Region for Quilt Minnesota’s 15th Annual Shop Hop
July 30th – August 21st, 2021

On Friday, the start of the hop, pick up a shop hop passport at the first shop you visit. As you travel the state, each shop will stamp your passport and give you a free 5” fabric square from this years exclusive fabric coordinates along with a pattern for an 8” finished quilt block, no purchase necessary.

Continue visiting any and all participating shops to fill up your passport! ‘You make it what it is – do as much or as little of the hop as you choose’. May we suggest traveling with a loved-one, family or friends, plan a couple day trips, jump on a regional bus and enjoy the inspiration you’ll find while visiting Minnesota’s Finest Quilt Shops!

Each year we feature an exclusive fabric line; shops work very hard to create and design projects using the exclusive fabrics. Fabrics may be pre-ordered from participating shops. Fabric will be released from shops the first day of the hop.

Participating Shops send a sample of their 8” finished quilt block to one central location. All of these blocks are assembled into our annual Quilt Minnesota Quilt. The quilt makes its début during the shop hop at one of the participating shops (this info is posted on the prize page). This quilt is a snap-shot of all the participating shops and their abundant creativity.

Many of our participating shops also offer Shop Hop Merchandise that has the same look as our exclusive fabrics.

Watch for Regional Bus Trips in the area you wish to visit! As they are planned, information will be listed on the website. Get your friends together, enjoy the beautiful state of Minnesota and let someone else do the driving!

As our way of saying thank you for shop hopping with us we are offering the following prizes:

Region Incentives
All individual Regions offer special incentives for visiting all the shops within their region.
Note: Region Incentives are not run by Quilt Minnesota. The shops in each of the different regions are allowed to offer their own incentives that all the shops have agreed upon. If for any reason you have an issue regarding a region incentive, please contact one of the shops within that region.

State-Level Prizes
Twenty (20) $100 Shop Hop Gift Certificates
Twenty (20) lucky Hoppers will each win a $100 Shop Hop Gift Certificate to be redeemed at their favorite participating shop.
To be eligible for the Shop Hop Gift Certificate drawing you must visit all shops in at least FOUR (4) REGIONS.

Grand Prize
An Alaskan Cruise package for two (includes airfare to port of departure).
To be eligible for the Grand Prize drawing you must visit ALL Participating Shops.

Note:
Must be 18+ years of age to participate for prizes at the state level (photo ID required). Hoppers need to be present to have their passports stamped. We will not combine passports to complete/qualify for state-level prizes.

West Central Region Incentive
Visit all 6 West Central Region shops and receive a Wood Burned Minnesota custom designed puzzle as a Thank you!
Limit one per hopper
Must be 18 years of age or older

The West Central Region is celebrating 15 years of Quilt Minnesota with MORE Dollar Ditties!
Dollar Ditty Details: Each shop in the Central Region will be offering an exclusive “Dollar Ditty” at Checkout. A purchase of $10 or more and you can add on a “Dollar Ditty” for just a DOLLAR! One “Dollar Ditty” per purchase, per person, per store.

Participating Stores:
Dawn’s – Alexandria
DeAnn’s Country Village – Litchfield
Heather’s – Granite Falls
Paisley Threads – New London
Quilt Haven on Main – Hutchinson
Sweetwater – Paynesville

Shops have agreed to be open:
Sunday from Noon – 5pm
Monday through Saturday from 10am – 5pm
Refer to individual store listings for extended shopping hours.
Please note that the listed hours are for the Shop Hop and may not reflect normal business hours.

West Central Region Shop Hop Incentive Poster