above and left: Original wood floors
and tin ceiling tiles are well-preserved
relics in the 120-year-old red-brick
building that is home to Prairie Quilt.R
olling wheat fields and
pumping oil rigs surround
the town of Hennessey,
Oklahoma, about 70 miles northwest
of Oklahoma City. Two traffic lights,
a bank, and a flower shop share Main
Street with Prairie Quilt, Oklahoma’s
largest quilt shop. Like the cowboys
who once herded cattle on the nearby
Chisholm Trail, Prairie Quilt steers
quilters to droves of fabric, carving
a trail of quilting accomplishments.
It goes without saying that
Prairie Quilt, located in a
community of about 2,000 residents,
is off the beaten path. Thanks to
determined marketing, the shop has
become a household name at area
quilt shows, leading customers to
come from miles away to mosey
around the 120-year-old structure.
Quilting delights fill the two-story,
6,000-square-foot space.
“People don’t just come because
we have a lot of fabric,” shop owner
Randa Parrish says. “And they don’t
accidentally find us.” Rather, shoppers
purposefully come to see the quilt
world’s newest fabric, including
batiks, 1800s reproductions, blenders,
and a generous selection of widePrairie Quilt has a particularly
large selection of batik, 1800s
reproductions, and children’s
fabrics, plus three rows of extra-
wide backing options.
SHOP OWNER
Randa ParrishESTABLISHED
2001SIZE
6,000 square feet plus
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