Fork Mtn Quilting in Rocky Mount is our regional winner for Virginia! From unfished projects, to a longarming business, to a husband- and wife-owned shop, read on to learn more about this fun shop and its awesome staff. Please tell us your store’s story. Melissa and Todd Cassell, a husband and wife team, started Fork…
My Girlfriend’s Quilt Shoppe in Logan is our regional winner for Utah! Read on to learn more about this fun shop that has a schedule packed full of awesome events online and in person! Please tell us your store’s story. Mike and Kris Thurgood are the owners of My Girlfriend’s Quilt Shoppe located in Logan,…
Always Your Design in Dell Rapids is our regional winner for South Dakota! This beautiful shop is housed in a quartzite building dating back to 1899! Read on to learn more. Please tell us your store’s story. Back in 2000, two sisters— Deb Mergen and Diane Bunkers— had a dream of growing their own business.…
Blackstone Quilting Company in Cumberland is our regional winner for Rhode Island! Read on to learn about this shop that is run by three sisters who saved a shop that was going out of business. Please tell us your store’s story. Blackstone Quilting Company is owned by three sisters who were raised in a creative…
SewEndipitous in Rock Hill is our regional winner for South Carolina! Read on to learn more about this amazing shop that used to be a Harley-Davidson dealership! Please tell us your store’s story. “Our mission is simple: to provide the best products and service to our customers at the lowest prices possible. We take great…
Kruusn Quilt Designs in Coos Bay is our regional winner for Oregon! Read on to learn about the shop’s owner, who started out by making and selling clothing to her elementary school friends. Please tell us your store’s story. Kruusn Quilt Designs opened in February 2017. Our mission is to inspire creativity and foster community…
The Old Country Store in Intercourse is our regional winner for Pennsylvania! Read on to learn more about this deservedly multi-award-winning store in the heart of Amish Country. Please tell us your store’s story. The Old Country Store was established in 1978, and current owners, Dean and Jan celebrated nine years of Store ownership in…
Alpha to Omega Quilting in Jefferson is our regional winner for Ohio! This shop’s owner learned quilting and longarming from her parents before deciding to open her own store. Read on to learn more! Please tell us your store’s story. “Hi, I’m Tina Raleigh, the Owner of Alpha to Omega Quilting. I received the love…
Sew Yeah in Las Vegas is our regional winner for Nevada! Read on for updates on this awesome shop that was a Grand Prize Winner in our 2022 LQS Contest. Please tell us your store’s story. Owned and operated by three brothers, Brody, Teancum, and Zach Tippetts, Sew Yeah Quilting makes quilting fun! In addition…
Gloversville Sewing Center in Gloversville is our regional winner for New York! Read on to learn more about why this shop is “worth the trip”! Please tell us your store’s story. Diana, the shop owner, said, “We opened the business in August 1981 in a small downtown location. We then purchased and moved to bigger…
The Quilted Nest in Collingswood is our regional winner for New Jersey! Read on to learn more about a great shop that is located in a very unique space. Please tell us your store’s story. Robin Laino is the owner of The Quilted Nest, which opened in 2011. Robin said, “We have moved three times…
Angels Sewing and Quilting in Salem is our regional winner for New Hampshire! Read on to learn more about how this shop’s owner went from making pillowcases to owning a wonderful quilt shop! Please tell us your store’s story. Carol, the owner, said, “This is a dream come true for me. I have been sewing…
Rae-Bon Sew & Quilt Shop in Fargo is our regional winner for North Dakota! After being in business for over 40 years, this shop was bought by one of its customers. Read on to learn more! Please tell us your store’s story. Rae-Bon Sew & Quilt Shop has been in business for over 50 years.…
Cary Quilting Company in Cary is our regional winner for North Carolina! Read on to learn more about a bustling shop that was started by accident! Please tell us your store’s story. Julianne Walther is the founder and owner of Cary Quilting Company. Her passion is photo-realistic quilts and she’s just published a book on…
Two Bean Quilts in Butte is our regional winner for Montana! Read on to learn more about a shop that recovered from a devastating fire and is now thriving in person and online! Please tell us your store’s story. Alisa Cass created Two Bean Quilts to follow her passion of teaching people to quilt and…
Quilting and Stitches in Lucedale is our regional winner for Mississippi! Amazingly quick success helped this small shop move to a larger location after just three months! Read on to learn more. Please tell us your store’s story. Elva and Ken Pflug are the owners, and they both enjoy quilting. Elva has been a sewist…
The Quilted Cow in Branson West is our regional winner for Missouri! From taking a quilting class just for fun to opening their first franchise, read on to learn more about this amazing shop! Please tell us your store’s story. Jennifer is the owner and CEO of The Quilted Cow. Her love of quilting began…
Quilter’s JEM in East Grand Forks is our regional winner for Minnessota! Read on to learn about the sweet reason it’s “JEM” and not “gem”! Please tell us your store’s story. Kim, the shop owner, said, “I started Quilter’s JEM in November 2018 after 25 years of creating my own projects. The goal for Quilter’s…
Ann Arbor Sewing Center in Ann Arbor is our regional winner for Michigan! Kris and Doni proudly continue the business started by Kris’s dad in 1968. Read on to learn more! Please tell us your store’s story. Kris and Doni Houghtaling took over the store when Kris’s father passed away in 1996. Kris’s Dad started…
Material Girls Quilt Boutique in LaPlata is our regional winner for Maryland! What started as a stress-relieving hobby twenty years ago suddenly turned into a new career. Read on to learn more! Please tell us your store’s story. Material Girls Quilt Boutique (called MGQB by most) in LaPlata, MD is a family-owned business which was…
Seams Sew Perfect in Madison is our regional winner for Maine! Read on to learn more about how a nanny from Norway made her dream come true by taking over a quilt shop when the owner retired. Please tell us your store’s story. Seams Sew Perfect is in the same location as the former Fabric…
Homestead Quilting and Fabrics in Lakeville is our regional winner for Massachusetts! When this shop owner learned to quilt in her home economics class, she never imagined she would someday own a quilt shop! Read on to learn more. Please tell us your store’s story. Michelle, the store owner, learned how to quilt in her…
Periwinkle Quilting and Beyond is our regional winner for Saskatchewan, Canada! A quilt shop clerk took a brave leap and bought the shop when her boss retired. Read on to learn more! Please tell us your store’s story. Periwinkle Quilting and Beyond was born in August of 2021 with owner Michelle Harris. It began in…
Bluegrass Stitches & Crafts in Versailles is our regional winner for Kentucky! Crafting led to a love of fabric, which led to quilting, which led to a small town gaining a much-needed local quilt and craft supply store. Read on to learn more! Please tell us your store’s story. Late in in 2016, owner Mona…
Bee Quilting & Such in Munster is our regional winner for Indiana! Instead of letting the pandemic bring them down, these shop owners saw it as an opportunity to learn to weather any storm. Read on to learn more! Please tell us your store’s story. The shop is owned by Martha and Jim Lowry and…
Ma’s Got’a Notion in Havana is our regional winner for Illinois! A lifelong lover of crafts became a longarmer, and then that longarmer became a shop owner! Read on to learn more. Please tell us your store’s story. In 2001, Sue Schaeffer became interested in longarm quilting machines. She spent time reading articles, perusing ads,…
Stitch n’ Snip in Garden Valley is our regional winner for Idaho! This destination quilt store is in a beautiful location and offers an amazing variety of fabrics and much more! Read on to learn more. Please tell us your store’s story. Stitch n’ Snip began in 2004 when Rena and her husband moved to…
Watergirl Quilt Co. in Prescott is our regional winner for Ontario, Canada! The Covid-19 pandemic couldn’t stop this shop owner from following her dreams. Read on to learn more! Please tell us your store’s story. Michelle Peters is the owner and creator of Watergirl Quilt Co. Michelle has always had a passion for hand crafts,…
Off the Rails Quilting in Bondurant is our regional winner for Iowa! It all started with a text between two friends… ”Curse you! Now you’ve got me dreaming about living in Ankeny and opening a quilt store. Oh, the fun we could have!” Well, dreams do come true… Please tell us your store’s story. Ann…
Vicky’s Fabrics in Kapaa is our regional winner for Hawaii! Read on to learn more about this mother-daughter shop that is at the heart of the Kauai community. Please tell us your store’s story. Vicky’s Fabrics has been serving the Kauai community since 1982. Started as a fabric and dressmaking shop by Vicky Masuoka, Vicky’s…
The Apple Basket in Kaiwaka is our regional winner for New Zealand! A creative 8-year-old found her way to sewing and then grew up to own a wonderful quilt shop. Read on to learn more! Please tell us your store’s story. Ngaire Williams, the store’s owner, has always been very creative and started out making…
Scrappy Rooster Quilts in Kingsland is our regional winner for Georgia! A quilter took a leap of faith and bought her local quilt shop when its owners decided to retire. Read on to learn more! Please tell us your store’s story. The store opened under a prior ownership in 2018 in a small retail space…
Hayes Sewing Machine Company in Wilmington is our regional winner for Delaware! Read on to learn how a chance meeting on a bus has grown into a long partnership in both business and life. Please tell us your store’s story. Trevor and Mary Hayes met in England on a bus. Another passenger was causing trouble…
Colchester Mill Fabrics & Quilting in Colchester is our regional winner for Connecticut! This business recovered from an arson fire and is now thriving in an interesting, new space. Please tell us your store’s story. We are celebrating 48 years in business. After an arson fire destroyed our original location in June of 1997, we…
Nanno Creative in Druten is our Regional Winner for The Netherlands! We are excited to tell you the story of how a fabric-loving little girl grew up to be the owner of a wonderful quilt shop! Please tell us your store’s story. Rianne Nota is the owner of Nanno Creative, and she told us about…
The Fabric Snob in Winnipeg is our regional winner for Manitoba, Canada! Customers are loving this new fabric shop that started out as a cloth diaper business. Read on to learn more! Please tell us your store’s story. The Fabric Snob started in Lindsey’s basement almost 10 years ago. What started as a journey to…
Hi Fashion Sewing & Quilt Shop in Grand Junction was our Regional Winner for Colorado! We are excited to tell you more about this awesome shop and about the owners who have kept this family business going for over 50 years. Please tell us your store’s story. When Hi Fashion opened in 1965, it was…
Quiltzauberei.de in Dinslaken is our 2023 Regional Prize Winner for Germany! We’re excited to tell you about their beautiful store, their wide selection of fabric (and yarn!), and their amazing staff! Please tell us your store’s story. Ina Magedanz is the heart and soul of Quiltzauberei.de and has been fueling it with passion for over…
Rosie’s Calico Cupboard in San Diego is our 2023 Regional Prize Winner for California. Rosie and Vic Gonzalez are the owners of Rosie’s Calico Cupboard. We asked Rosie to tell us more about the store, staff, and the impact of our contest. Please share some history of your store. Rosie’s started out by selling fabric at…
Troll Brothers Quilt Designs in Shawnigan Lake is our 2023 Regional Prize Winner for British Columbia, Canada. We asked the owner, Stacie, about her store, staff, and the impact of our contest. Can we share some history about the store? We started as a home-based business in 2018 with the goal of making quilting more…
Cactus Quilting LLC in Sun City West is our 2023 Regional Prize Winner for Arizona. We asked Kelly about the store and the impact from our contest. Can we share some history about the store? Cactus Quilting was a wonderful opportunity that came out of the COVID lockdown. In April 2020 the shop was just a small…
Remember Me Quilt Shop in Mountain Home is our 2023 Regional Prize Winner for Arkansas. We asked them about their store, staff, and the impact of our contest. Can we share some history about the store? Our store has been in our area for many years! The store began its life sometime in the 70’s in…
Au Fil d’Emma in Fleury-les-Aubrais is our 2023 Regional Prize Winner for France. We asked them about their store, staff, and the impact of our contest. Can we share some history about the store? Emma Coutancier founded a website and a shop called Au Fil d’Emma in 2007 in Orléans, France, to sell the notions…
Sew Charming Quilt Shop in Clanton is our 2023 Regional Prize Winner for Alabama. We asked Owners Penny Smith and Emily Hand about the store and the impact from our contest. Can we share some history about the store? We began April 1, 2014 and have grown and moved to bigger locations three times. We have now…
Dragons Heart Quilt Shop in Pincher Creek is our 2023 Regional Prize Winner for Alberta, Canada. We asked them about their store, staff, and the impact of our contest. Can we share some history about the store? Owner Lynn Brasnett has been a lifelong sewer/quilter with a dream to one day open her very own quilt…
Twisted Sisters’ Quilty Pleasures in Eagle River is our 2023 Regional Prize Winner for Alaska. Now entering year seven, the shop has been through an earthquake as well as the impact of Covid. Yet it remains a strong community-based quilt boutique that thrives with the help of family, friends, and amazing customers. We asked Owner Katy…
Kirsten’s Quilt in Hedehusene is our 2023 Regional Prize Winner for Denmark. We asked Kirsten about her store, staff, and the impact of our contest. Can we share some history about the store? It started as an online shop in 2004 and then opened as a brick-and-mortar shop in 2008 to supplement the online shop.…
The Local Quilt Shop Contest was created to highlight the efforts of local quilt shops and provide the general public an opportunity to show their appreciation. By supporting local quilt shops, we are building community, maintaining centers for inspiration, and enriching our local economies. This year was our biggest competition yet. Compared to 2022, we…
For 2023 we expanded our prize offerings to include one Grand Prize and individual regional prizes for each state or territory of the USA. This year, we sourced over 30,000 votes for 1,901 stores. Grand Prize USA: Quilted Twins (Dade City, FL) A top contestant in the last few contests, Quilted Twins took the Grand…
For 2023 we expanded our prize offerings to include one Grand Prize and individual regional prizes for each province or state of Canada. This year, we sourced over 5,400 votes for 97 stores. Grand Prize – Canada: Quilts By The Bay (Digby, NS) With 1677 votes in the 2023 contest, Quilts By The Bay really…
In addition to Grand Prizes in the USA and Australia, in 2023 we expanded our prize offerings to include Grand Prizes in Canada and United Kingdom, too. We also added individual regional prizes for every other country in the world who received votes. This year, we sourced 39,327 votes for 2,092 stores around the world.…
Quilted Twins in Dade City, Florida is our 2023 USA Grand Prize and Florida Regional Prize Winner We asked them about their store, staff, and the impact of our contest. Can we share some history about the store? These twin sisters decided to open a quilt shop unlike any they had ever seen before. They…
Quilts by the Bay in Brighton, Digby, Canada is our 2023 Canadian Grand Prize and Nova Scotia Regional Prize Winner. We asked them about their store, staff, and the impact of our contest. Can we share some history about the store? I started selling my quilts to a local shop, but when the shop owner retired,…
Kadina Craft and Sewing Centre located in Kadina, Australia is our 2023 Australian Grand Prize Winner. Located in South Australia in Kadina, which is primarily a hard working farming district, the shop services the local people of the Copper Triangle (15,000 population) and also post goods all over Australia to its online Facebook customers, too!…
Oh Sew Sweet Ltd., located in Barnsley, United Kingdom is our 2023 Grand Prize and Regional Prize Winner. The shop is located in a business village, which is not perhaps is not what is expected for a quilt store but it is working. We feel the look and feel of our website is very important…
With over 60 winners in 2023, we anticipate doing weekly blogs to highlight each winning store. Posted: Coming soon: September 21, 2023 — Always Your Design, Inc. – Dell Rapids, SD September 21, 2023 — Beyond Stitches – Clarksville, TN September 28, 2023 — Quilt Mercantile – Celeste, TX September 28, 2023 — My Girlfriend’s…
Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2023 Local Quilt Shop Contest. Voting is now over and we are working hard to complete the final tabulation of results and contact the winners. We will announce the 2023 Local Quilt Shop Contest winners on March 8, 2023 at 2PM Mountain on Live with Annie. We…
The Local Quilt Shop Contest was created to highlight the efforts of local quilt shops and provide the general public an opportunity to show their appreciation. By supporting local quilt shops we are building community, maintaining centers for inspiration, and enriching our local economies. This year was our biggest competition yet. Compared to last year,…
Sew Yeah Quilting — Las Vegas, NV With 10,000 square feet of retail space, thousands of bolts of fabric, and a the popular Sew Yeah Show — the family and team behind Sew Yeah Quilting in Las Vegas, Nevada, is our #1 Grand Prize winner for 2022. Owned and operated by three brothers, Brody, Teancum,…
Beach Tyme Fabric and Crafts — Ocean Shores, WA Located in a small costal community in western Washington State, this shop has a lot of fun. With daily “shout the word” sales, a huge selection, and fun owners, this shop has become a real cornerstone of the community and a destination shop for the region.…
Fork Mtn Quilting in Rocky Mount is our regional winner for Virginia! From unfished projects, to a longarming business, to a husband- and wife-owned shop, read on to learn more about this fun shop and its awesome staff. Please tell us your store’s story. Melissa and Todd Cassell, a husband and wife team, started Fork…
My Girlfriend’s Quilt Shoppe in Logan is our regional winner for Utah! Read on to learn more about this fun shop that has a schedule packed full of awesome events online and in person! Please tell us your store’s story. Mike and Kris Thurgood are the owners of My Girlfriend’s Quilt Shoppe located in Logan,…
Always Your Design in Dell Rapids is our regional winner for South Dakota! This beautiful shop is housed in a quartzite building dating back to 1899! Read on to learn more. Please tell us your store’s story. Back in 2000, two sisters— Deb Mergen and Diane Bunkers— had a dream of growing their own business.…
Blackstone Quilting Company in Cumberland is our regional winner for Rhode Island! Read on to learn about this shop that is run by three sisters who saved a shop that was going out of business. Please tell us your store’s story. Blackstone Quilting Company is owned by three sisters who were raised in a creative…
SewEndipitous in Rock Hill is our regional winner for South Carolina! Read on to learn more about this amazing shop that used to be a Harley-Davidson dealership! Please tell us your store’s story. “Our mission is simple: to provide the best products and service to our customers at the lowest prices possible. We take great…
Kruusn Quilt Designs in Coos Bay is our regional winner for Oregon! Read on to learn about the shop’s owner, who started out by making and selling clothing to her elementary school friends. Please tell us your store’s story. Kruusn Quilt Designs opened in February 2017. Our mission is to inspire creativity and foster community…
The Old Country Store in Intercourse is our regional winner for Pennsylvania! Read on to learn more about this deservedly multi-award-winning store in the heart of Amish Country. Please tell us your store’s story. The Old Country Store was established in 1978, and current owners, Dean and Jan celebrated nine years of Store ownership in…
Alpha to Omega Quilting in Jefferson is our regional winner for Ohio! This shop’s owner learned quilting and longarming from her parents before deciding to open her own store. Read on to learn more! Please tell us your store’s story. “Hi, I’m Tina Raleigh, the Owner of Alpha to Omega Quilting. I received the love…
Sew Yeah in Las Vegas is our regional winner for Nevada! Read on for updates on this awesome shop that was a Grand Prize Winner in our 2022 LQS Contest. Please tell us your store’s story. Owned and operated by three brothers, Brody, Teancum, and Zach Tippetts, Sew Yeah Quilting makes quilting fun! In addition…
Gloversville Sewing Center in Gloversville is our regional winner for New York! Read on to learn more about why this shop is “worth the trip”! Please tell us your store’s story. Diana, the shop owner, said, “We opened the business in August 1981 in a small downtown location. We then purchased and moved to bigger…
The Quilted Nest in Collingswood is our regional winner for New Jersey! Read on to learn more about a great shop that is located in a very unique space. Please tell us your store’s story. Robin Laino is the owner of The Quilted Nest, which opened in 2011. Robin said, “We have moved three times…
Angels Sewing and Quilting in Salem is our regional winner for New Hampshire! Read on to learn more about how this shop’s owner went from making pillowcases to owning a wonderful quilt shop! Please tell us your store’s story. Carol, the owner, said, “This is a dream come true for me. I have been sewing…
Rae-Bon Sew & Quilt Shop in Fargo is our regional winner for North Dakota! After being in business for over 40 years, this shop was bought by one of its customers. Read on to learn more! Please tell us your store’s story. Rae-Bon Sew & Quilt Shop has been in business for over 50 years.…
Cary Quilting Company in Cary is our regional winner for North Carolina! Read on to learn more about a bustling shop that was started by accident! Please tell us your store’s story. Julianne Walther is the founder and owner of Cary Quilting Company. Her passion is photo-realistic quilts and she’s just published a book on…
Two Bean Quilts in Butte is our regional winner for Montana! Read on to learn more about a shop that recovered from a devastating fire and is now thriving in person and online! Please tell us your store’s story. Alisa Cass created Two Bean Quilts to follow her passion of teaching people to quilt and…
Quilting and Stitches in Lucedale is our regional winner for Mississippi! Amazingly quick success helped this small shop move to a larger location after just three months! Read on to learn more. Please tell us your store’s story. Elva and Ken Pflug are the owners, and they both enjoy quilting. Elva has been a sewist…
The Quilted Cow in Branson West is our regional winner for Missouri! From taking a quilting class just for fun to opening their first franchise, read on to learn more about this amazing shop! Please tell us your store’s story. Jennifer is the owner and CEO of The Quilted Cow. Her love of quilting began…
Quilter’s JEM in East Grand Forks is our regional winner for Minnessota! Read on to learn about the sweet reason it’s “JEM” and not “gem”! Please tell us your store’s story. Kim, the shop owner, said, “I started Quilter’s JEM in November 2018 after 25 years of creating my own projects. The goal for Quilter’s…
Ann Arbor Sewing Center in Ann Arbor is our regional winner for Michigan! Kris and Doni proudly continue the business started by Kris’s dad in 1968. Read on to learn more! Please tell us your store’s story. Kris and Doni Houghtaling took over the store when Kris’s father passed away in 1996. Kris’s Dad started…
Material Girls Quilt Boutique in LaPlata is our regional winner for Maryland! What started as a stress-relieving hobby twenty years ago suddenly turned into a new career. Read on to learn more! Please tell us your store’s story. Material Girls Quilt Boutique (called MGQB by most) in LaPlata, MD is a family-owned business which was…
Seams Sew Perfect in Madison is our regional winner for Maine! Read on to learn more about how a nanny from Norway made her dream come true by taking over a quilt shop when the owner retired. Please tell us your store’s story. Seams Sew Perfect is in the same location as the former Fabric…
Homestead Quilting and Fabrics in Lakeville is our regional winner for Massachusetts! When this shop owner learned to quilt in her home economics class, she never imagined she would someday own a quilt shop! Read on to learn more. Please tell us your store’s story. Michelle, the store owner, learned how to quilt in her…
Periwinkle Quilting and Beyond is our regional winner for Saskatchewan, Canada! A quilt shop clerk took a brave leap and bought the shop when her boss retired. Read on to learn more! Please tell us your store’s story. Periwinkle Quilting and Beyond was born in August of 2021 with owner Michelle Harris. It began in…
Bluegrass Stitches & Crafts in Versailles is our regional winner for Kentucky! Crafting led to a love of fabric, which led to quilting, which led to a small town gaining a much-needed local quilt and craft supply store. Read on to learn more! Please tell us your store’s story. Late in in 2016, owner Mona…
Bee Quilting & Such in Munster is our regional winner for Indiana! Instead of letting the pandemic bring them down, these shop owners saw it as an opportunity to learn to weather any storm. Read on to learn more! Please tell us your store’s story. The shop is owned by Martha and Jim Lowry and…
Ma’s Got’a Notion in Havana is our regional winner for Illinois! A lifelong lover of crafts became a longarmer, and then that longarmer became a shop owner! Read on to learn more. Please tell us your store’s story. In 2001, Sue Schaeffer became interested in longarm quilting machines. She spent time reading articles, perusing ads,…
Stitch n’ Snip in Garden Valley is our regional winner for Idaho! This destination quilt store is in a beautiful location and offers an amazing variety of fabrics and much more! Read on to learn more. Please tell us your store’s story. Stitch n’ Snip began in 2004 when Rena and her husband moved to…
Watergirl Quilt Co. in Prescott is our regional winner for Ontario, Canada! The Covid-19 pandemic couldn’t stop this shop owner from following her dreams. Read on to learn more! Please tell us your store’s story. Michelle Peters is the owner and creator of Watergirl Quilt Co. Michelle has always had a passion for hand crafts,…
Off the Rails Quilting in Bondurant is our regional winner for Iowa! It all started with a text between two friends… ”Curse you! Now you’ve got me dreaming about living in Ankeny and opening a quilt store. Oh, the fun we could have!” Well, dreams do come true… Please tell us your store’s story. Ann…
Vicky’s Fabrics in Kapaa is our regional winner for Hawaii! Read on to learn more about this mother-daughter shop that is at the heart of the Kauai community. Please tell us your store’s story. Vicky’s Fabrics has been serving the Kauai community since 1982. Started as a fabric and dressmaking shop by Vicky Masuoka, Vicky’s…
The Apple Basket in Kaiwaka is our regional winner for New Zealand! A creative 8-year-old found her way to sewing and then grew up to own a wonderful quilt shop. Read on to learn more! Please tell us your store’s story. Ngaire Williams, the store’s owner, has always been very creative and started out making…
Scrappy Rooster Quilts in Kingsland is our regional winner for Georgia! A quilter took a leap of faith and bought her local quilt shop when its owners decided to retire. Read on to learn more! Please tell us your store’s story. The store opened under a prior ownership in 2018 in a small retail space…
Hayes Sewing Machine Company in Wilmington is our regional winner for Delaware! Read on to learn how a chance meeting on a bus has grown into a long partnership in both business and life. Please tell us your store’s story. Trevor and Mary Hayes met in England on a bus. Another passenger was causing trouble…
Colchester Mill Fabrics & Quilting in Colchester is our regional winner for Connecticut! This business recovered from an arson fire and is now thriving in an interesting, new space. Please tell us your store’s story. We are celebrating 48 years in business. After an arson fire destroyed our original location in June of 1997, we…
Nanno Creative in Druten is our Regional Winner for The Netherlands! We are excited to tell you the story of how a fabric-loving little girl grew up to be the owner of a wonderful quilt shop! Please tell us your store’s story. Rianne Nota is the owner of Nanno Creative, and she told us about…
The Fabric Snob in Winnipeg is our regional winner for Manitoba, Canada! Customers are loving this new fabric shop that started out as a cloth diaper business. Read on to learn more! Please tell us your store’s story. The Fabric Snob started in Lindsey’s basement almost 10 years ago. What started as a journey to…
Hi Fashion Sewing & Quilt Shop in Grand Junction was our Regional Winner for Colorado! We are excited to tell you more about this awesome shop and about the owners who have kept this family business going for over 50 years. Please tell us your store’s story. When Hi Fashion opened in 1965, it was…
Quiltzauberei.de in Dinslaken is our 2023 Regional Prize Winner for Germany! We’re excited to tell you about their beautiful store, their wide selection of fabric (and yarn!), and their amazing staff! Please tell us your store’s story. Ina Magedanz is the heart and soul of Quiltzauberei.de and has been fueling it with passion for over…
Rosie’s Calico Cupboard in San Diego is our 2023 Regional Prize Winner for California. Rosie and Vic Gonzalez are the owners of Rosie’s Calico Cupboard. We asked Rosie to tell us more about the store, staff, and the impact of our contest. Please share some history of your store. Rosie’s started out by selling fabric at…
Troll Brothers Quilt Designs in Shawnigan Lake is our 2023 Regional Prize Winner for British Columbia, Canada. We asked the owner, Stacie, about her store, staff, and the impact of our contest. Can we share some history about the store? We started as a home-based business in 2018 with the goal of making quilting more…
Cactus Quilting LLC in Sun City West is our 2023 Regional Prize Winner for Arizona. We asked Kelly about the store and the impact from our contest. Can we share some history about the store? Cactus Quilting was a wonderful opportunity that came out of the COVID lockdown. In April 2020 the shop was just a small…
Remember Me Quilt Shop in Mountain Home is our 2023 Regional Prize Winner for Arkansas. We asked them about their store, staff, and the impact of our contest. Can we share some history about the store? Our store has been in our area for many years! The store began its life sometime in the 70’s in…
Au Fil d’Emma in Fleury-les-Aubrais is our 2023 Regional Prize Winner for France. We asked them about their store, staff, and the impact of our contest. Can we share some history about the store? Emma Coutancier founded a website and a shop called Au Fil d’Emma in 2007 in Orléans, France, to sell the notions…
Sew Charming Quilt Shop in Clanton is our 2023 Regional Prize Winner for Alabama. We asked Owners Penny Smith and Emily Hand about the store and the impact from our contest. Can we share some history about the store? We began April 1, 2014 and have grown and moved to bigger locations three times. We have now…
Dragons Heart Quilt Shop in Pincher Creek is our 2023 Regional Prize Winner for Alberta, Canada. We asked them about their store, staff, and the impact of our contest. Can we share some history about the store? Owner Lynn Brasnett has been a lifelong sewer/quilter with a dream to one day open her very own quilt…
Twisted Sisters’ Quilty Pleasures in Eagle River is our 2023 Regional Prize Winner for Alaska. Now entering year seven, the shop has been through an earthquake as well as the impact of Covid. Yet it remains a strong community-based quilt boutique that thrives with the help of family, friends, and amazing customers. We asked Owner Katy…
Kirsten’s Quilt in Hedehusene is our 2023 Regional Prize Winner for Denmark. We asked Kirsten about her store, staff, and the impact of our contest. Can we share some history about the store? It started as an online shop in 2004 and then opened as a brick-and-mortar shop in 2008 to supplement the online shop.…
The Local Quilt Shop Contest was created to highlight the efforts of local quilt shops and provide the general public an opportunity to show their appreciation. By supporting local quilt shops, we are building community, maintaining centers for inspiration, and enriching our local economies. This year was our biggest competition yet. Compared to 2022, we…
For 2023 we expanded our prize offerings to include one Grand Prize and individual regional prizes for each state or territory of the USA. This year, we sourced over 30,000 votes for 1,901 stores. Grand Prize USA: Quilted Twins (Dade City, FL) A top contestant in the last few contests, Quilted Twins took the Grand…
For 2023 we expanded our prize offerings to include one Grand Prize and individual regional prizes for each province or state of Canada. This year, we sourced over 5,400 votes for 97 stores. Grand Prize – Canada: Quilts By The Bay (Digby, NS) With 1677 votes in the 2023 contest, Quilts By The Bay really…
In addition to Grand Prizes in the USA and Australia, in 2023 we expanded our prize offerings to include Grand Prizes in Canada and United Kingdom, too. We also added individual regional prizes for every other country in the world who received votes. This year, we sourced 39,327 votes for 2,092 stores around the world.…
Quilted Twins in Dade City, Florida is our 2023 USA Grand Prize and Florida Regional Prize Winner We asked them about their store, staff, and the impact of our contest. Can we share some history about the store? These twin sisters decided to open a quilt shop unlike any they had ever seen before. They…
Quilts by the Bay in Brighton, Digby, Canada is our 2023 Canadian Grand Prize and Nova Scotia Regional Prize Winner. We asked them about their store, staff, and the impact of our contest. Can we share some history about the store? I started selling my quilts to a local shop, but when the shop owner retired,…
Kadina Craft and Sewing Centre located in Kadina, Australia is our 2023 Australian Grand Prize Winner. Located in South Australia in Kadina, which is primarily a hard working farming district, the shop services the local people of the Copper Triangle (15,000 population) and also post goods all over Australia to its online Facebook customers, too!…
Oh Sew Sweet Ltd., located in Barnsley, United Kingdom is our 2023 Grand Prize and Regional Prize Winner. The shop is located in a business village, which is not perhaps is not what is expected for a quilt store but it is working. We feel the look and feel of our website is very important…
The Local Quilt Shop Contest was created to highlight the efforts of local quilt shops and provide the general public an opportunity to show their appreciation. By supporting local quilt shops we are building community, maintaining centers for inspiration, and enriching our local economies. This year was our biggest competition yet. Compared to last year,…
Sew Yeah Quilting — Las Vegas, NV With 10,000 square feet of retail space, thousands of bolts of fabric, and a the popular Sew Yeah Show — the family and team behind Sew Yeah Quilting in Las Vegas, Nevada, is our #1 Grand Prize winner for 2022. Owned and operated by three brothers, Brody, Teancum,…
Beach Tyme Fabric and Crafts — Ocean Shores, WA Located in a small costal community in western Washington State, this shop has a lot of fun. With daily “shout the word” sales, a huge selection, and fun owners, this shop has become a real cornerstone of the community and a destination shop for the region.…