The City Quilter

I’ve been here twice, going in knowing nothing about quilting. The women were very helpful and patient. They gave fabric suggestions, helped with measurements, and told me the first steps to take in starting my quilt project. Would recommend to any newbies or experienced quilters.

If you are not local don’t bother going to this store. The Manager, maybe owner, is rude. I’m a big Bernina customer (I have 3 Bernina machine and I’m considering the long arm) in Dallas and usually quilter types connect no matter where they are from. This store ignores you and when I was visiting with the Bernina expert, the manager had her stop the conversation and gently ask me to leave. She had asked me to sit down in the first place. I would hope Bernina international would be disappointed to have a good customer treated this way.

Beautiful fabrics, great staff. Open until 7pm!
I get print fatigue at many fabric stores. It’s hard to really see any of them.
City quilter arranges the fabrics melodiously. It’s a joy to pick out yardage or small cuts.
I was a beginner when I started coming here. The staff always answer my questions at the level they are asked. Not too advanced or expensive or condescending. Pleasant.

I came here as a total beginner, and took Intro to Machine Sewing and Intro to Machine Quilting, and attended several open sewing forums. What I love the most about the City Quilter is that they really want to help you learn how to sew. It took me awhile to finish my beginner quilt, but they held my hand every step of the way. Charles and Chris are incredibly helpful and patient instructors. They also have gorgeous fabric. It’s not cheap, but they offer discounts to people who attend class here. If you are a more advanced quilter they offer classes that cater to those needs also. There’s something for everyone here. They can provide a lot of experienced instruction on your projects that beats most on-​line classes any day of the week. Highly recommend them!

Encontré este local y fue la perdición cuando entré: todas las telas son hermosas, de muy buena calidad e infinitos tipos de telas! Están ordenadas de una manera muy útil por tipo de tela y luego por gama de colores, entonces es muy fácil encontrar lo que buscas. El personal fue amable, y me dejaron tranquila buscando colores y estampados por casi una hora que pasé ahí adentro sin ningún problema.
A demás de telas por metro (bueno, no, por pulgadas) también venden retazos, muñecos para armar, tijeras, hilos… todo lo complementario.
Y también dictan talleres, lo que hace que su oferta sea muy variada.

Their bolts are organized by color and are easy to pick through. I am intimidated by most fabric shops because there are rows of bolts all a jumble. At City Quilter, everything is neat and the bolts are rectangular so you can easily pull one out and bring it to be cut. They have a great selection of accessories in the back. I am considering taking a quilting course and will update if I do.

I am not a quilter, but I’ve been dragged to enough quilt shops in my lifetime by my mother. This one is quality. The customer service is good… we went in right when they opened on a Monday, and there were already some «regulars» outside waiting. They clearly do a good business.
I love their selection of NYC fabrics. My mom is making me an «all about me» quilt, and since I had just run the NYC half marathon, she bought me some NYC fabric, and cute runner shoes embellishments!

The embroidery class was informative and fun and they have a great selection of embroidery supplies. Their fabric is a bit more expensive than you can find elsewhere, but the ladies in the City Quilter are friendly and knowledgeable.

I love fabric. This store specializes in NYC fabrics and batiks. Art quilts on display adjoining.

Visiting NYC from California, excited to visit this quilt shop becuz of review in Quilt Sampler– bought $ 90 worth of fun NYC icon fabric. Customer service was a 1 on a scale of 1 – 10, 10 being friendly, helpful, and having some personality. I even mentioned to 2 clerks I was from CA– they could have cared less. Others… don’t waste your valuable time. Order on line from Jenny at Missouri Quilt Company ;) Sadie

Decent selection of (overpriced) fabric and notions. Good if you’re desperate for something NOW, not good if you’re on a budget.
The service is ok. They’ll answer your questions but won’t go above and beyond. Very blah, even if you spend quite a bit of money ($ 100+).
If you’re going to splurge, I’d recommend Purl Soho. It’s a lot prettier, better organized, and the staff are VERY helpful.

I don’t know much about quilting and received materials and instructions to be apart of a wedding quilt for a dear friend. I came in with everything as well as my design and approached a younger girl for help. When I told her about my project she pretty much just nodded her head and then ignored me. I stood there waiting for help and was finally approached by someone else who tried to help but didn’t really have much direction for me. I left frustrated with no contribution to my fitness wedding quilt.

I love this store! I have been here many times, always amazed that their prices, in the middle of Chelsea, are the same as I pay in Nashville, TN. Then I used their long arm service and Melanie did such an amazing job, I cannot say enough. She spent time with me picking out a pattern and threads, did a different thread on the back, and carefully explained all the charges. When I picked it up, I thought it was great as did the 20 people in the store that I forced to exclaim over it! LOL!
BTW, it is MUCH busier on the weekends!!! If you want a calm store go on a weekdays!

I was there 3 days ago. Love the selection of fabrics. One young employee was rude but the rest of then were quite nice.

I am SO THRILLED that I found The City Quilter online! I live in Philadelphia but I took a chance to take a class at The City Quilter and it turned out to be so very wonderful. I have not stepped in the store before I signed up for the class. Went in there 50 minutes early to settle in and shop for supplies needed for the class thinking that I will still have time to grab a coffee before class started. NO! I was wrong! I spent all my time looking through all different kinds of fabric, feel them, touch time and figure out what I need. This place is a fabric heaven! The staff are so very helpful in giving me, the first timer, a lot of suggestions. They are also VERY patient! Although the store is very busy during the weekend, everybody who works there were happy to help.
The class was small (wonderful for beginners) and the instructor Andrea Deal was GREAT! She is very patient, very positive, and great at problem-​solving. She is very knowledgeable about all topics related to sewing/​quilting and shares her knowledge with passion. She is a great instructor who explains steps very clearly first and with demonstration. I am not very confident walking into the class but by the end of the class, I made what I wanted to make and MORE. I know I have much room to improve but I know where to start now. The class atmosphere was casual, friendly and supportive. It is great that if I miss something I need for the class, I can just pop out to the store and get it. Very convenient!
Overall, my first experience with The City Quilter was a five-​star experience! It’s totally to use (discounted) Amtrak tickets to go to New York to spend a day at The City Quilter! I will return for more shopping and classes for sure!

If I ever want to put myself into bankruptcy and enjoy every minute of it, I’ll just stay in City Quilter all day with my credit card. SO MUCH FABRIC. If you make quilts and love just looking at fabric and touching it, then this is the place to go. On the weekends, it’s kind of a madhouse, but I’ve always had good luck coming in during the week when it’s slower. Also, classes are really great here. And the staff is very attentive to whether you want attention or if you want to just stand there and fondle your fabric. Highly recommend!!!

I thought I died and went to fabric heaven. I started a chevron quilt and decided the fabric was not good. I had to go into NYC today so I figured I would stop by and check the place out. Christine was my salesperson and was polite and helpful.
My fabric is absolutely gorgeous !!!

I love city quilter. Its quite pricey but its a specialized store. I took a day class here and I wish I could have taken a longer workshop it was so fun. People go here from all over the country for their quilting needs. The only thing is that I found some of their fabrics quite overpriced, but they have plenty of other interesting things.

I was surprised that I haven’t spotted this store sooner because I’ve been attending GMAT classes across the street for the past nine weeks.
I was at first overwhelmed by the large quantity of fabrics, but I took a deep breath and walked through the well-​organized store. The store offers a wide selection of fabrics — ranging in thickness, color, and texture, books, and other sewing-​related items/​tools (buttons, zippers, scissors).
The staff was also helpful and friendly — I have an owl obsession and they showed me the two owl fabrics they had left (I unfortunately missed the big owl craze phase). They answered all my noob questions and I walked out with 4 yds of fabric for about $ 50. I’m not sure if this falls within the cheap or expensive price range since I do not have much experience with buying fabric (other than for Jo-Ann’s), but I’m happy with my purchase.
I’ll be back for sure!

I always make sure to hit up the City Quilter when I’m in the city. Always. Great assortment of patterned fabrics and solids which run the gamut from traditional to contemporary and novelty to sophisticated.
I mainly shop here for the more modern quilting fabrics from designers like Michael Miller, Alexander Henry, Kokka and their wide assortment of Kona solids. They also offer an assortment of Japanese woven and printed cottons and linens. The space is large so you have plenty of room to move about and make your piles of fabric bolts and prices are comparable to other independent quilt shops.
The employees are pleasant but tend toward the slightly hipper-​than-​thou and they have a bathroom for customer use which is great when you’re husband is camped out and napping (true story) in the chair up front and you’re planning to do some serious (time consuming) fabric fondling.
They cut ¼ yards which is great for quilters who just want to add to their «stash» and they have a quilt gallery next door which can be really inspiring.

Sigh of contentment — quilt store in the big city! This tourist/​quilter was very smitten with this store and to be able to buy her favorite souvenir — fabric. Now it’s still sitting upstairs, haven’t actually made the NYC quilt I had envisioned but I still love that I bought it.
This store was like quilt stores all over the country — friendly quilting women, cozy bathroom, their own unique selection of fabrics. I just adored it. I even bought a nifty project bag and a couple of projects they had featured. When I go back to NYC I am not sure my friends will indulge me in another visit but I am sure thrilled I got to go once.
City Quilter patches together two of my favs — fabric and urban life.