Local quilt shop has "Shop Hop" plans

KISSed Quilts in Grand Coulee hopes a successful region wide cross-shopping promotion will pull in customers and even provide one more attraction for out-of-area shoppers to visit locally.

During 2025’s “Shop Hop,” Grand Coulee’s KISSed Quilts shop brought in over 200 people to the area during the months of April and May. With the addition of Idaho to the event this year, they are hoping for even more visitors.

Typically, Shop Hoppers collect stamps or stickers at each store they visit. They can also win prizes or earn discounts. Shop Hops can vary in size from a few stores in one area to 100-plus stores across an entire event, according to Koleene Herlocker, executive director of Shop Hop, Inc.

KISSed Quilts has been working on renovating the old VJ’s Video building at 219 Main Street in Grand Coulee and is gearing up to be open there for the 2026 Shop Hop.