Name of Business: Heart of Dixie Quilt Shop



Location: 630 B South Jefferson Street, Athens, Ala., 35611



Date established: 1998



Owner: Brenda Armstrong



Telephone: (256) 232-0508



Hours of operation: 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays



Describe what your business offers:

Heart of Dixie Quilt Shop offers sewing and needlework supplies, including DMC embroidery floss. The shop has a large selection of 100-percent cotton fabric for quilting and batiste for heirloom sewing. The shop is a Brothers brand sewing and embroidery machine dealer and Handi Quilter quilting machine representatives. Classes available for quilt making, sewing and embroidery.



Owner’s background:

Armstrong had a quilt shop in Michigan and after her husband retired they moved to Alabama. She has owned the Heart of Dixie Quilt Shop in Athens for 10 years.