Artistic Artifacts & the All Blue Ridge Shop Hop!
Join in the Shop Hop, May/June 2026!
Coming soon, the new All Blue Ridge Shop Hop event, May 1 through June 30, and including quilt shops from Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina. Enjoy the opportunity to explore more than 100 stores across the region — including ours — we have enjoyed participating in the premier events put on by Shop Hop Inc. and look forward to welcoming new hoppers this spring/summer!
Qualifying for Shop Hop Prizes!
The All Blue Ridge Shop Hop Magazine is available for pre-order now. It contains your official Passport, required to register for prizes (see more on prizes below). The information on participating stores, free patterns, inspiring articles and more makes this a useful resource all year round! In addition, we will offer a selection of Official Shop Hop fabric. View all Shop Hop products & info »
Regional and state maps are included in the All Blue Ridge Shop Hop Magazine to help you plan your routes. Artistic Artifacts is located in Alexandria, VA, minutes from the historic district of Old Town Alexandria, one of the Condé Nast Top 3 Best Small Cities in the US. and a wonderful arts destination. While not part of the hop, we’re also very close to Washington DC, with its exceptional lineup of museums, monuments and more.
Besides all the fun of traveling through the states that are home to the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains and visiting the shops, participants can also win prizes — participating stores and industry sponsors provide a huge number of prizes, with all winners selected randomly. Your official passport — found in the All Blue Ridge Shop Hop Magazine — is required to qualify for prize drawings. All winners will be selected by random drawing from the prize levels where they qualify.
Take your time to enjoy the hospitality and beauty of North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. There’s no need to rush, you have TWO entire months, May AND June, to visit all the participating stores! Artistic Artifacts will be open our regular hours (which includes Sundays) for the Shop Hop. Note that the dates for the two Shop Hop Sundays (when participating stores who are not usually open on Sundays will include special hours) are May 17 and June 14.
Join the Facebook Group for the All Blue Ridge Shop Hop Group for a great way to stay up to date and share your experiences on the Great Sewing Adventure Across the Blue Ridge region!
Many quilters hop with a group of guild friends or as part of a family vacation. They’re not just shopping – they’re making memories as they travel around an area together. Shop Hoppers not only get to visit sewing stores, they also enjoy traveling through both large and small towns, discovering places they may have never visited before. Someone along for the ride may visit a local antique store or boutique while hoppers are visiting a sewing store. Our area has so much to offer friends and families who are shop hopping!
