July Special:

20% off all notions!
Does not include special orders.


Thanks to your generosity, we have a total of 249 pillowcases to distribute between the Penn Center, the Pediatric Oncology Unit in Iowa City and the Quilts of Valor project.  Our goal is to complete at least 350 pillowcases by the end of the year.

You will find a warm inviting environment, filled with projects from table runners to bed quilts to inspire you, beautiful fabrics that are "eye-candy" to enjoy, and a friendly staff to help you in any way possible.

We offer classes for the beginner and technique classes for the more advanced quilter.

Of course we carry quality cotton fabric from the top lines.

The Quiltmaker's Shoppe offers you variety. There is something for everyone's taste, especially if you enjoy 30's reproductions, baby and juvenile prints, Civil War era, country, Asian, batiks and even some Retro fabrics. We carry a broad selection of 108" wide backs and even muslin!

Conveniently located 40 miles or so from Waterloo, Cedar Rapids and Dubuque Manchester is easily accessed from highways 20 and 13. Come and enjoy a day with us shopping in the gift stores and have lunch in one of the many restaurants close to The Quiltmaker's Shoppe. 

See you soon!

Kathy Wilgenbusch, Owner

The staff of The Quiltmaker's Shoppe heard of  Passage Quilts and decided to make two of them for use in Delaware County.  Kathy recently presented Mark Mier of Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home and Brian Muller of Leonard-Muller Funeral Home with quilts entitled Homeward Bound.  The passage quilt will be used to cover the deceased loved one as the body is taken from a residence or facility.  It is a softer image that will stay with the family members as they look back on this time of sadness and loss.  We hope in some small way these quilts will provide comfort to each family during this time.

July 28:  Strip Tube
July 30:  RAGBRAI