Michigan Quilt Shops

Hi Ladies, We will be leaving Sunday, heading up to Sault Ste Marie.
We'll be traveling thru Michigan entering from the southeast, heading
north bypassing Detroit and then straight up to Sault Ste Marie. Any
good shops that I should know of? This is a long ride (10 hours) and I
will need some breaks to stretch my legs. Nothing better than a walk
thru a quilt shop! Of course, I'll have to buy also.

Pam in Spencerport

The Fabric Fair in Bay City, The Ice House in Grayling are 2 that come to
mind. There's also a branch of Country Stitches in Flint
Gen

"Pam in Spencerport" wrote in message
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Hi Ladies, We will be leaving Sunday, heading up to Sault Ste Marie.
We'll be traveling thru Michigan entering from the southeast, heading
north bypassing Detroit and then straight up to Sault Ste Marie. Any
good shops that I should know of? This is a long ride (10 hours) and I
will need some breaks to stretch my legs. Nothing better than a walk
thru a quilt shop! Of course, I'll have to buy also.

Pam in Spencerport

Hi Pam,

Here are a few that I can think of to recommend. The Ice House in
Grayling is well worth stopping at. I live in the UP, about a 4 1/2
hour drive from Grayling, and my quilting buddies here often talk about
their trips to the Ice House.

Material Mart is located in Midland, MI, where I lived about ten years
ago. I'm more interested in garment sewing than quilting--just recently
got into quilting a little--so I didn't find a lot there that interested
me, but they do have some nice quilting fabrics. Just not much garment
fabrics, and keep in mind this is based on my memories from ten years ago.

I've never been to Haberman's, but it's near the Detroit area, and I've
heard good things about them.

I love Field's Fabrics in Kalamazoo! They have several other stores,
but all are on the western side of the state and probably not convenient
to the route you are taking.

If you are crossing the Soo to the Canadian side, I REALLY LOVE
Fabricland, in Sault Ste. Marie, Canada! I may be a heretic for
recommending a Canadian store, but WOW! My husband left me there while
he and the kids went to the Bushplane Museum, and two hours later I
hadn't chosen what to buy yet because I was still checking out what was
there.

http://www.theicehousequiltshop.com/
http://www.materialmart.com/
http://www.habermanfabrics.com/
http://www.fieldsfabrics.com/

http://www.fabricland.ca/

Enjoy your visit to Michigan. Have a safe and fun trip!

Donna G.
Michigan's Upper Peninsula




Pam in Spencerport wrote:
Hi Ladies, We will be leaving Sunday, heading up to Sault Ste Marie.
We'll be traveling thru Michigan entering from the southeast, heading
north bypassing Detroit and then straight up to Sault Ste Marie. Any
good shops that I should know of? This is a long ride (10 hours) and I
will need some breaks to stretch my legs. Nothing better than a walk
thru a quilt shop! Of course, I'll have to buy also.

Pam in Spencerport

Donna Gennick wrote:
Hi Pam,

Here are a few that I can think of to recommend. The Ice House in


Replied privately. Thanks again Donna.

Hi Gen. The Ice House must be darn good- 3 people have recommended that
store. I checked a map and looks like we will be close to it so I do
want to go there. Thanks for the info!

Pam in Spencerport

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Don/Gen wrote:
The Fabric Fair in Bay City, The Ice House in Grayling are 2 that come to
mind. There's also a branch of Country Stitches in Flint
Gen

"Pam in Spencerport" wrote in message
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Hi Ladies, We will be leaving Sunday, heading up to Sault Ste Marie.
We'll be traveling thru Michigan entering from the southeast, heading
north bypassing Detroit and then straight up to Sault Ste Marie. Any
good shops that I should know of? This is a long ride (10 hours) and I
will need some breaks to stretch my legs. Nothing better than a walk
thru a quilt shop! Of course, I'll have to buy also.

Pam in Spencerport

Forgot to mention Country Stitches in Lansing (or maybe it's East
Lansing).

http://www.countrystitches.com/

I've been there several times but never bought much because, again, at
the time, I wasn't much interested in quilting fabrics. But for an
enthusiastic quilter, it's probably a great place.

When you get back, let us know where you stopped and what you found.

Donna G.
Michigan's Upper Peninsula


Pam in Spencerport wrote:
Donna Gennick wrote:

Hi Pam,

Here are a few that I can think of to recommend. The Ice House in



Replied privately. Thanks again Donna.

Wave at family from Lansing to Detroit to Grayling to Gaylord to Petoskey to
Newberry.

Butterfly (who won't be making it to MI this year after all )

"Pam in Spencerport" wrote in message
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Hi Ladies, We will be leaving Sunday, heading up to Sault Ste Marie.
We'll be traveling thru Michigan entering from the southeast, heading
north bypassing Detroit and then straight up to Sault Ste Marie. Any
good shops that I should know of? This is a long ride (10 hours) and I
will need some breaks to stretch my legs. Nothing better than a walk
thru a quilt shop! Of course, I'll have to buy also.

Pam in Spencerport

Butterflywings wrote:
Wave at family from Lansing to Detroit to Grayling to Gaylord to Petoskey to
Newberry.

Butterfly (who won't be making it to MI this year after all )

=(

Petoskey has a little LQS called Calico Corner or something like
that....It's across from the temporary casino hotel basically on 131
but if it isn't on your way, it's not fantastic enough that I'd
recommend a detour.

New to the northern Michigan area, I'll be watching this thread with
interest -- didn't have much in LQS that I can recall in the Ann Arbor
area where I lived -- we had a Country Stitches (?) satellite store,
TSWLTH (reg and ETC), Ypsilanti had a Hancocks and a WalMart.

OH! Wait! Ypsi does have a cute little LQS in an old barn near/at
Michigan Ave and Carpenter Road, just off US23. I just didn't get in
there much after I realized what they were (you'll see signs for
Antiques -- that's for the building next door to them) because I wasn't
finding the time to work on the craft. I believe the Ypsi shop is
called The Quilting Season. If you are on Michigan Ave, headed towards
downtown Ypsi (which I think should be approx. east but Michigan Ave is
a spoke wheel that runs diagonal) and you've just passed Carpenter
Road, you'll have a gas station on your right, an Aunt Millie's outlet
on your right, the entrance to a trailer park on your right, and then
it is time to start looking on your left for the Antiques sign and the
red barn (the barn is the quilt shop). Not a must see by any means BUT
if that happens to be an area you are stopping in for a pit stop and
stretch your legs stop, it could be nice to wander about. Also, going
through that area, don't trust any signs you see for rest areas on 23
-- they've taken them all out in the vicinity of A^2 and Ypsi because
of the correctional facility -- a good excuse get just off the
expressway and head to that gas station to use their facility and Oh
Look Honey, a quaint quilt store

Best Wishes,
T.

Butterflywings wrote:
Wave at family from Lansing to Detroit to Grayling to Gaylord to Petoskey to
Newberry.

Butterfly (who won't be making it to MI this year after all )


lol... I'll do that Butterfly (can hear those Michiganites
(Michigonians?) now-- 'Who is that strange lady and why is she
waving?')

Pam in Spencerport

There's also Viking Sewing Center on Jackson in Ann Arbor. That's my
favorite--I even just drove 4hrs. each way for a class I REALLY wanted
there. Their fabric selection is great. There's a shop in
Belleville--Threads and Treasures. The shop is behind the house-parking is
not good, but I usually park in the pre-school lot next to it. Good quality
fabrics, with 20% off all fabrics, even Hoffmans. The owner is a very nice
person. I actually do most of my quilting fabric buying at those 2 stores,
rather than the ones in the Columbus area.
Gen


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Butterflywings wrote:
Wave at family from Lansing to Detroit to Grayling to Gaylord to
Petoskey to
Newberry.

Butterfly (who won't be making it to MI this year after all )

=(

Petoskey has a little LQS called Calico Corner or something like
that....It's across from the temporary casino hotel basically on 131
but if it isn't on your way, it's not fantastic enough that I'd
recommend a detour.

New to the northern Michigan area, I'll be watching this thread with
interest -- didn't have much in LQS that I can recall in the Ann Arbor
area where I lived -- we had a Country Stitches (?) satellite store,
TSWLTH (reg and ETC), Ypsilanti had a Hancocks and a WalMart.

OH! Wait! Ypsi does have a cute little LQS in an old barn near/at
Michigan Ave and Carpenter Road, just off US23. I just didn't get in
there much after I realized what they were (you'll see signs for
Antiques -- that's for the building next door to them) because I wasn't
finding the time to work on the craft. I believe the Ypsi shop is
called The Quilting Season. If you are on Michigan Ave, headed towards
downtown Ypsi (which I think should be approx. east but Michigan Ave is
a spoke wheel that runs diagonal) and you've just passed Carpenter
Road, you'll have a gas station on your right, an Aunt Millie's outlet
on your right, the entrance to a trailer park on your right, and then
it is time to start looking on your left for the Antiques sign and the
red barn (the barn is the quilt shop). Not a must see by any means BUT
if that happens to be an area you are stopping in for a pit stop and
stretch your legs stop, it could be nice to wander about. Also, going
through that area, don't trust any signs you see for rest areas on 23
-- they've taken them all out in the vicinity of A^2 and Ypsi because
of the correctional facility -- a good excuse get just off the
expressway and head to that gas station to use their facility and Oh
Look Honey, a quaint quilt store

Best Wishes,
T.