About Woodstock Quilt Supply!

How Bob Silverman and Jim Helms Came to Own a Quilt Shop

It all started when Bob and Jim moved to Woodstock, New York in 1994.

Having decorated walls of their new home with quilts from Jim’s family, they set out to make a quilt for an empty wall in the great room — “How hard can it be to make a quilt?” they said.

The rest is history...

Bob and Jim became hooked on quilting. They joined their local quilt guild after attending their first quilt show, subscribed to every qulting magazine known, and became obsessed as only quilters can be!

Woodstock Quilt Supply's First Home

Four years later, in 1998, Woodstock Quilt Supply was incorporated.

After years of research and savings from their jobs in Manhattan, Bob and Jim officially opened Woodstock Quilt Supply July 2001.

Five months later, the unexpected happened—Bob and Jim were awakened by their landlord the morning they were to depart for the Christmas holidays with Jim's family in Alabama. A fire was burning in their store! The overwhelming response from family, friends, and customers during this tragedy led Bob and Jim to decide that they had to reopen.

Woodstock Quilt Supply's Rise From the Ashes

Fortunately for Bob and Jim, a building from the mid 1800's was under renovation and became available in May of 2002. June 1, 2002 Woodstock Quilt Supply reopened!

Although only a block or two from the first store, the present location is a world apart. Nearer to the center of town, it is easier to find and is closer to other stores and restaurants. Triple the size of the old store, we have two classrooms, one of which doubles as Jim's woodworking studio when we need more shelving.

Woodstock Quilt Supply Today

We now vend at regional quilt shows, participate in a shop hop, and continue to grow—in the store, on the web, and we hope, in your hearts!

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