Oquawka

Mrs. Sutor's birthday rolled around and it was time to go on a road trip. She wanted to go to a quilt store in Oquawka so we headed out. It turns out the quilt shop there is located in an old bank. In a country where we tend to abandon and raze such structures it was refreshing to see this one saved and repurposed.

The appearance of the building strikes me as odd for a bank. It appears that at some point in the past the building was a home. Why a second floor? The same question regarding the balcony.

The vault door makes it clear at some point it was a bank.

If you had doubts this should clear up any questions.

Most of the fabric bolts are out in the main area of the store. The items in the vault are sale items marked down for quick sale. I enjoyed the sign over the vault encouraging us to "rob the bank".

This is the second vault which also contained sale fabrics. Overall it was a large well stocked store with a friendly and knowledgeable staff. They encouraged us to sign up for their mailing list. We declined since we spend about half the year in Georgia. We will return when we have a chance and make more purchases.