About Town Tuesdays {Miller’s Dry Goods}

Miller’s Dry Goods In Charm, Ohio

Welcome to another About Town Tuesday. =)  This is the blog post where I get to share with you some of the neat things to see and do in Holmes County Ohio, my home place.

Today, I am sharing Miller’s Dry Goods with all of you.  I am going to be sprinkling photos throughout for your viewing pleasure–I took a lot of photos!

Bins of Fat quarters and beautifully arranged bolts of fabric.

This is a wonderful fabric shop in the charming town of Charm, Ohio.  How fitting!  Charm is about a 10 minute drive from Berlin.  This is also one of the first quilt shops I remember visiting when I was growing up (aside from JoAnn fabrics–which I strongly disliked visiting!).

I always like the Moda section of fabrics!–I spy Sugarcreek. =)

Miller’s Dry Goods was started in 1965 in Amanda Miller’s kitchen as a very small fabric shop serving the Amish community.  It has since expanded (out of the kitchen) into 2 buildings with over 8000 bolts of fabric.

More Moda Fabrics

I remember when I was younger when we visited, the shop didn’t have electricity. =)  Amish families do not have electricity in their homes and as this business was an Amish owned shop, it was no different.

Pretty bolts of Christmas and holiday fabrics line this wall in the store.

One of the questions I asked the current owner of Miller’s Dry Goods was when exactly the shop got electricity.  I was surprised to hear that it wasn’t until the early 2000’s.  Isn’t that such a fun piece of history!

Kansas Troubles!–KT was some of the first fabrics I bought when I started buying fabrics in the late 90’s.

Naomi Miller and her husband, Henry, bought Miller’s Dry Goods from Mary Troyer (Amanda Miller’s daughter) in 2016.  Naomi had worked at Miller’s for many years prior.  When Mary began looking for a buyer for the shop after her mom’s passing, Naomi was a perfect fit.

30’s fabrics

Naomi said that she has always loved to sew.  Coming from an Amish background herself, she learned to sew on a treadle sewing machine when she was very young.

Batiks

Miller’s Dry Goods carries a very wide variety of fabrics from most fabric manufacturers.  You will find everything from traditional, to batiks, to novelty fabrics, to 30’s prints, to civil war prints…and the list goes on!  I always enjoy perusing the center aisle of the main part of the store because it is filled to the brim with Moda Fabrics.

Fabrics arranged by color–Pinks and Reds

The surrounding rows of fabrics are primarily arranged by color which makes it especially nice for choosing just the shade you are looking for.

Fabrics arranged by color, greens.

Fabrics arranged by color-blues

Fabrics arranged by color-creams and browns

All of you purple fans that can never find just that right purple…Miller’s has you covered. =)

Fabrics arranged by color–purples and oranges

Fabrics Arranged by color–gray/black

I asked Naomi what her favorite part of owning a quilt shop is.  Her answer?–She enjoys helping customers choose fabrics for their projects.

Pre-cut corner

Miller’s Dry Goods also carries a wonderful selection of pre-cuts and those wonderful Moda scrap bags.  You can see those on the left side of the picture above.  If you have never purchased one of these scrap bags, they are so much fun.  Be sure to see if your local shop carries them because you are in for a real treat if they do!

Miller’s also always has a quilt in the frame waiting to be hand quilted by customers.  You can learn the basics of hand quilting, try your hand at stitching, and the finished quilt is donated to Project Linus (a non-profit organization that provides handmade blankets for kids in need).

Sit Down and Quilt

As I mentioned earlier, Miller’s Dry Goods is made up of two different shops.  The shop next door carries homespuns, flannels, minky, and finished goods.

Homespuns

They have such a wonderful selection of flannels!

Flannels

Upstairs is where you will find so many finished goods.  This includes handmade items (usually several dozen, hand quilted quilts!) as well as home decor type items.

Finished goods upstairs

I always enjoy looking at the quilts for sale.

Quilts for Sale

There is always something new and different each time I pop in up there.

Miller’s Dry Goods is certainly a feast for the eyes!

V&C Ombre

For more information about Miller’s Dry Goods, be sure to visit their website.  You can find hours, location, and special events.  Additionally, they offer online shopping if you saw something in the above photos you “need”. =)

Thank you so much for “visiting” Miller’s Dry Goods with me. =)  See you tomorrow for another edition of Wondering Wednesday!

This is the 3rd in my series of About Town Tuesdays.  If you’d like to see the other “About Town Tuesday” posts you can find them here.