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Doreen Zumwalt

New and Expanded Shop Hop Events in 2026

At the request of stores and shoppers, we’re expanding and reconfiguring several Shop Hops for 2026. We’re adding Arizona-New Mexico and Wisconsin events. Idaho joins Oregon and Washington in the Pacific Northwest. The All Carolinas Shop Hop™ is being split into two new events for 2026. The new Blue Ridge event includes North Carolina, Virginia...

Find the Hopper On The Shelf

This year’s All Mid-Atlantic Shop Hop™ includes a fun game of hide and seek that gives you the chance to win special weekly prizes from Windham Fabrics! We call it the Hopper on the Shelf. Just look for our colorful Hoppers (bunnies and frogs) lounging around participating Shop Hop stores. When you find one, follow...

QT Fabrics Awards Design Scholarship

(Coventry, Rhode Island)  QT Fabrics traces its roots to Cranston Print Works, one of the oldest textile manufacturers in the United States. As part of this enduring legacy, Cranston Print Works established a long-standing tradition of supporting the next generation of designers through an annual scholarship to a creative Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)...

Ink & Arrow for QT Fabrics

QT Fabrics, an employee-owned company, has a rich history beginning in 1807. Over 200 years of experience has proven there is no better means for success than adaptation! Ever-changing and reacting to our industry, we listen to feedback from our customers and react accordingly. Our Ink & Arrow Brand, launched in 2015, has been developed...

Benartex – The Fabric of Creativity

Let’s talk about Benartex! First of all, we’re excited to be part of this Shop Hop and we hope that you will enjoy the fabrics that we designed exclusively for this event! Benartex hails out of New York City, our headquarters are located in the historic Garment District just behind Macy’s flagship store. Design, production,...

Uniquely Bernina

From the day we rolled out the world’s first hemstitch sewing machine in 1893, our Swiss heritage has defined us. But today, 130 years later, it’s our passion for innovation that continues to drive us. You see it in all our machines from quilting, embroidery, serger, longarm, and bernette machines. Whatever the category, every BERNINA machine exemplifies quality craftsmanship...

About Our Event Sponsor, The Jaftex Corporation

In 1930, Jacob A. Fortunoff founded the Jaftex Corporation. He couldn’t have imagined that, over 90 years later, the company would be thriving under the reins of the third and fourth generations of the Fortunoff family. Today, Jaftex Corp. is run by Jacob’s grandson, Robert, and his two great grandsons, Greg and Scott. Over the...