About All About Quilting
UPDATE 7-20-24 When I embarked on owning my own quilt store in 2003, I could not have imagined that over twenty years later my doors would close to join the movement of online sales.
Along with other countless quilt store owners I am forced to grow in a different direction to keep quilting in the community accessible to all.
This decision was not made lightly or voluntarily. Many of you will ask the dreaded question, "why?" The answer has many facets to it. On one side, renting commercial real estate amounts to the majority of costs to provide you all with a safe place to meet and celebrate your crafts. These costs seem to never be recovered by local sales. Online sales have proven more supportive.
Which bring me to the other side of things, local support. With bog box stores providing cheaper products as a faster pace, the local dollar has not proven their appreciation of the personal touch enjoyed in the quilt community.
I have had the privilege to service many families preserve their great-grandmother's history through her quilts. I have been a part of quilts that have commemorated Dad's famous ties. I will take these beautiful memories with me as I move forward. This does not go with the sting of knowing, had there been more support from the local community I would have the continued joy of supplying quilting to the next generation, face to face.
The store has a call to action to the quilting community. If you have not supported before, now is the time to do so. To show my gratitude, this week I have put the store under a close-out sale. We will be open Tuesday - Friday from 10 - 5. The entire store will be 25% off! When you finish a bolt the savings spike up to 30% off. Please refer to www.allaboutquilting.net for any further inquiries. For the future of online sales locals will be able to pick up once a week at a predetermined location to save them on shipping costs. With all other online orders to benefit from daily shipping.
Even if it is just a buy a button card to say good bye to this beloved era, I look forward to seeing each and every one of you. The relationships I built over the years have been invaluable to me. I can not thank you all enough for the fond memories I will carry with me in to the next chapter. You all mean so much to me, and I intend to show it through my continued service to teaching, charity work with One Place, Quilts of Valor, cancer patients, Wounded Warriors, and Fallen Heroes in North Carolina and surrounding states.
With this all being said - please be patient and extend kindness to the people that are helping me make this transition. We will pivot each and every week to bring you the best help we can provide. If you need custom help with choosing a project - you should make an appointment - as I might not have time to provide individual support to everyone.
All About Quilting is locally owned and operated by Kirsta Meadows with over 35 years of experience. Starting out as a hand quilter (hand piecing and hand quilting) in classes while on recruiting duty in Minnesota (first formal training) to getting certified as a Quilt In A Day Instructor under Eleanor Burns, I have lots of experience to share with one and all. I help beginning and experienced quilters with all their quilting needs. Whether it is learning the quilting basics and how to use their machines or picking out fabrics for the next class.
I strive to maintain an open and friendly atmosphere for complete comfort. I have some of the best customers who have become dear friends. Quilting friends are the best ones to have! They are the only ones who understand us when we say we're getting more fat quarters, they know we aren't talking about our rear-ends!
We sell Elna brand sewing machines and a variety of quilting supplies. If you need to pick up fabrics we only carry the best quality like Island Batik, Blank, Timeless Treasurers, South Seas, Foust Textiles, Studio E and many more. The same goes for our notions, you will find Creative Grid, Dritz, Clover, Omni-grid, Fiskars, Roxanne, Schmetz, Quilt In A Day and others. We carry top quality threads-- Aurifil, Mettler, Wonderfil and Gutterman. So stop in, check us out and stay awhile. We are here to help you with your with next quilting project if you are wanting a quality sewing machine or taking a beginner's class, we are here for you!
We are located in Jacksonville, North Carolina~~Home of Camp Lejeune Marine Corp Base and some of this nations finest Marines (my husband Kevin and my son Nicholas) and my grandchildren and lots of other people and great friends.
We hope to see you soon, click on the locations link to get driving directions and stop in and visit.
Happy quilting,
Kirsta
Along with other countless quilt store owners I am forced to grow in a different direction to keep quilting in the community accessible to all.
This decision was not made lightly or voluntarily. Many of you will ask the dreaded question, "why?" The answer has many facets to it. On one side, renting commercial real estate amounts to the majority of costs to provide you all with a safe place to meet and celebrate your crafts. These costs seem to never be recovered by local sales. Online sales have proven more supportive.
Which bring me to the other side of things, local support. With bog box stores providing cheaper products as a faster pace, the local dollar has not proven their appreciation of the personal touch enjoyed in the quilt community.
I have had the privilege to service many families preserve their great-grandmother's history through her quilts. I have been a part of quilts that have commemorated Dad's famous ties. I will take these beautiful memories with me as I move forward. This does not go with the sting of knowing, had there been more support from the local community I would have the continued joy of supplying quilting to the next generation, face to face.
The store has a call to action to the quilting community. If you have not supported before, now is the time to do so. To show my gratitude, this week I have put the store under a close-out sale. We will be open Tuesday - Friday from 10 - 5. The entire store will be 25% off! When you finish a bolt the savings spike up to 30% off. Please refer to www.allaboutquilting.net for any further inquiries. For the future of online sales locals will be able to pick up once a week at a predetermined location to save them on shipping costs. With all other online orders to benefit from daily shipping.
Even if it is just a buy a button card to say good bye to this beloved era, I look forward to seeing each and every one of you. The relationships I built over the years have been invaluable to me. I can not thank you all enough for the fond memories I will carry with me in to the next chapter. You all mean so much to me, and I intend to show it through my continued service to teaching, charity work with One Place, Quilts of Valor, cancer patients, Wounded Warriors, and Fallen Heroes in North Carolina and surrounding states.
With this all being said - please be patient and extend kindness to the people that are helping me make this transition. We will pivot each and every week to bring you the best help we can provide. If you need custom help with choosing a project - you should make an appointment - as I might not have time to provide individual support to everyone.
All About Quilting is locally owned and operated by Kirsta Meadows with over 35 years of experience. Starting out as a hand quilter (hand piecing and hand quilting) in classes while on recruiting duty in Minnesota (first formal training) to getting certified as a Quilt In A Day Instructor under Eleanor Burns, I have lots of experience to share with one and all. I help beginning and experienced quilters with all their quilting needs. Whether it is learning the quilting basics and how to use their machines or picking out fabrics for the next class.
I strive to maintain an open and friendly atmosphere for complete comfort. I have some of the best customers who have become dear friends. Quilting friends are the best ones to have! They are the only ones who understand us when we say we're getting more fat quarters, they know we aren't talking about our rear-ends!
We sell Elna brand sewing machines and a variety of quilting supplies. If you need to pick up fabrics we only carry the best quality like Island Batik, Blank, Timeless Treasurers, South Seas, Foust Textiles, Studio E and many more. The same goes for our notions, you will find Creative Grid, Dritz, Clover, Omni-grid, Fiskars, Roxanne, Schmetz, Quilt In A Day and others. We carry top quality threads-- Aurifil, Mettler, Wonderfil and Gutterman. So stop in, check us out and stay awhile. We are here to help you with your with next quilting project if you are wanting a quality sewing machine or taking a beginner's class, we are here for you!
We are located in Jacksonville, North Carolina~~Home of Camp Lejeune Marine Corp Base and some of this nations finest Marines (my husband Kevin and my son Nicholas) and my grandchildren and lots of other people and great friends.
We hope to see you soon, click on the locations link to get driving directions and stop in and visit.
Happy quilting,
Kirsta
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