About us
Karen opened Bless My Stitches Quilt Shop in November of 2005. It had been her long-time dream to open a quilt shop. So after a career in education as an elementary school teacher and an E.S.O.L. (English for Speakers of Other Languages) administrator for 22 years in the state of Florida, she was blessed to be able to realize that dream.
After 5 years the shop had out grown it's original location with 1500 square feet and moved in a beautifully renovated historic building with twice the space! We loved our second location, but after only 3 years there were serious growing pains again and the search was on for a new, even larger location. In October of 2013, they moved into the perfect space at 498 Hill Street!
The new shop is 6000 square foot and is full of the newest lines from Moda, Michael Miller, Westminster, Free Spirit, Marcus Brothers, Maywood Studios, Alexander Henry, Timeless Treasures, Quilting Treasures, Robert Kaufman, Elizabeth Studios, Paintbrush Studios, Windham and more. We carry latest from famous designers such as Tula Pink, Anna Marie Horner, Janet Wecker-Frisch, Vanessa Christiansen, Kaffe Fassett, Sandy Gervais, Holly Taylor and French General just to name a few. We also have collections of Civil War Reproduction, Modern Fabrics, Solids, Black & Whites, Dots, Chevrons & Stripes, Batiks, 1930's feedback reproductions, homespuns and flannels.
With Karen's education background, classes are always an important part of the Bless My Stitches experience. There are usually 50 or more classes offered each quarter. There is sure to be one that will meet your needs and if not, talk to Karen and she will try to arrange one that you desire. Her teachers are friendly and encouraging, making sure you learn the "old fashioned" basics but are always up on the latest tools and techniques to make your quilting lesson fun and easy.
They say, "It takes a village to raise a child", well Karen says, "it takes a warm, loving, knowledgeable, creative staff to make a quilt shop and that is what I am blessed to have, I could not do this without them!"
After 5 years the shop had out grown it's original location with 1500 square feet and moved in a beautifully renovated historic building with twice the space! We loved our second location, but after only 3 years there were serious growing pains again and the search was on for a new, even larger location. In October of 2013, they moved into the perfect space at 498 Hill Street!
The new shop is 6000 square foot and is full of the newest lines from Moda, Michael Miller, Westminster, Free Spirit, Marcus Brothers, Maywood Studios, Alexander Henry, Timeless Treasures, Quilting Treasures, Robert Kaufman, Elizabeth Studios, Paintbrush Studios, Windham and more. We carry latest from famous designers such as Tula Pink, Anna Marie Horner, Janet Wecker-Frisch, Vanessa Christiansen, Kaffe Fassett, Sandy Gervais, Holly Taylor and French General just to name a few. We also have collections of Civil War Reproduction, Modern Fabrics, Solids, Black & Whites, Dots, Chevrons & Stripes, Batiks, 1930's feedback reproductions, homespuns and flannels.
With Karen's education background, classes are always an important part of the Bless My Stitches experience. There are usually 50 or more classes offered each quarter. There is sure to be one that will meet your needs and if not, talk to Karen and she will try to arrange one that you desire. Her teachers are friendly and encouraging, making sure you learn the "old fashioned" basics but are always up on the latest tools and techniques to make your quilting lesson fun and easy.
They say, "It takes a village to raise a child", well Karen says, "it takes a warm, loving, knowledgeable, creative staff to make a quilt shop and that is what I am blessed to have, I could not do this without them!"