September was a busy month all across the state of Texas for quilters. 90 Shops participated in the first ever Texas Shop Hop. This was not a feat for the weak at heart. The hop was divided into 8 regions including the back roads through the Hill Country to the big cities of Dallas, San Antonio, Houston and many others. The talented and creative shop owners pulled out all the stops transforming their shops into giant Texas displays. Big Tex himself would have been proud.
Several of the stores sent in pictures of their Quilt Across Texas displays. Some of those you will see here. We also sent some of our secret shoppers out to "shop."  We had several people volunteering to do this task..... Imagine that!
We wanted to share with you the contest winners from each of the eight regions.
Check out  the winners along with the entire list of shops. 

Region One--- Rachael’s Fabrics & Quilting4636-50th St.
Lubbock, TX  79414
(806) 795-4693
www.rachaelsfabrics.com

Region Two --- Tomorrow's Quilts  Waco, TX

Tomorrow’s Quilts

800 Lake Air Dr.

Waco, TX 76710

(254) 741-6988

http://www.tomorrowsquilts.com/

Region Three----Thomas Sewing Center

1515 N. Town East Blvd.

Mesquite, TX 75150

(972) 681-3996

http://www.thomassewing.com/

Region Five---French Knot Quilt Shop

409 E. Main St.

Nacogdoches, TX 75961

(936) 560-1488

http://www.frenchknotquiltshop.com/

Region Six---Honey Bee Quilt Store

9308 Anderson Mill Rd. #300

Austin, TX 78729

(512) 257-1269

Region Seven ---Creations1013 Main St.
Kerrville, TX  78028
(830) 896-8088
www.creations-online.com

Region Eight ----Cedar Chest Quilt Shoppe121 S. Mechanic
El Campo, TX  77437
(979) 578-8929
www.cedarchestquiltshoppe.com

Check out the region winners websites for a virtual visit to their stores. If you are lucky enough to be from Texas and now transplanted some where else, many of the fabrics are available online.