Happy New Year! It has been a busy time for me and after a much needed break, the SBQ is up and ready to go today. So, without further ado the first SBQ of 2007 is:
Do you dream of running your own LNS/ONS? If so, tell us about your dream. If not, tell us about your cross stitch dream… maybe you dream of designing, dyeing your own floss or fabric, etc.
Why yes, I do! This question came to me after chatting with another stitcher and realizing that I am apparently not the only stitcher out there with this crazy dream. 
Ideally, I would like to run a small LNS/ONS combined with bookstore and an Internet surfing area in order to touch on all of my three favorite hobbies, but I am not sure how well such a combination would work. If I decided to run a strictly cross stitch shop I would probably do most of my business online, but I wouldn’t want to run an online-only business because I am always looking for a place to go where I can physically browse through stitching supplies.
In my present area, there seem to be quilting shops in nearly every small town, but I have yet to find a cross stitch shop and I would love to be the place where people can come and find not only charts and DMC, but fabric, beads, and specialty threads as well.
Unfortunately though, I don’t have much of a head for business so I imagine my little shop will never amount to anything more than a dream.
Outi says:
My dreams are up!
10 January 2007 at 12:29
Laura says:
Mine’s done!
10 January 2007 at 12:32
Loretta says:
Oh yeah! Mine are posted
10 January 2007 at 13:24
Hev says:
OMGosh! At last I found that I am not the only one that doesn’t start at the middle and one that completes on color before starting on a new color.
We need cross stitch shops. Just for supplies, I am tired of Hobby Lobby (a craft shop in my area).
10 January 2007 at 13:44
Dawn says:
Mine is posted.
10 January 2007 at 14:24
Rachel says:
Answered! I wish I lived in an area that had a really good stitching LNS. Nobody in my area is a die-hard stitcher like me.
10 January 2007 at 19:18
Annette says:
Missed the SBQ! Mine’s posted.
10 January 2007 at 20:22
Jan says:
Mine’s Up!!!!
10 January 2007 at 20:59
Erica says:
Done! Very interesting question!
10 January 2007 at 20:59
Jean says:
Mine is up!
10 January 2007 at 21:02
Karin says:
My dreams are on my blog!
10 January 2007 at 22:27
Cindy says:
My dreams are posted!
11 January 2007 at 08:40
Trish says:
mine is up - glad you’re back!
11 January 2007 at 08:47
stitchwitched says:
I’ve posted in answer to my very first SBQ!
11 January 2007 at 08:49
Lisa says:
Welcome back SBQ!! Mine is up.
11 January 2007 at 09:44
Christine D says:
Posted! Thanks, Renee!
11 January 2007 at 11:07
Jenna says:
Asked, answered and more discussion to ensue.
11 January 2007 at 11:26
s Sharon says:
answered!
11 January 2007 at 12:43
Kendra says:
Mine’s answered!
12 January 2007 at 12:39
Erin says:
Fun question! My answer is up.
12 January 2007 at 14:25
Paisley says:
Great question! Response posted!
12 January 2007 at 15:13
Von says:
Answered!
12 January 2007 at 15:40
Rebel In Ontario says:
Up and dreaming away…
12 January 2007 at 20:12
Ish says:
Posted… finally
14 January 2007 at 09:02
susieq says:
1st time I’ve answered. Hope it’s OK.
14 January 2007 at 15:00
Sara says:
Mine’s up:)
14 January 2007 at 15:51
Nancy says:
Better late than never, but my non-dreams are posted, LOL!
14 January 2007 at 22:18