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100 McKenney Ave.
St. Albert, Alberta T8N 2T7
780.418.7845
Hours of Operation: Monday - Saturday 10:00 AM- 5:00 PM
HOLIDAY HOURS:
Closed December 24, 25 and 26th. Open December 27th, 29th and 30th. Closed Dec. 31 & January 1.
Welcome to Quiltessential Co. Inc!
As an extension of Ingrid Machtemes’ passion for quilting, Quiltessential Co.Inc. has grown to serve the quilting needs of St. Albert, Sturgeon County, Parkland County, the greater Edmonton area, and points beyond. Quiltessential Co.’s knowledgeable and enthusiastic staff seek to inspire, teach, encourage and assist quilters to appreciate and enjoy the art of quilting. Available in person, by phone and through email, we hope to provide you with the patterns, kits, books, materials, tools, and supplies you need to get as much pleasure from quilting as we do. So whether you want to stop by to drool over the latest fabric, seek advice on color coordination, or just talk quilting, call or stop by. We would love to help you succeed! We also do long arm quilting on our Gammill machines upstairs.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT AND BUSINESS
MASK WEARING IS APPRECIATED IF YOU ARE UNWELL OR VULNERABLE
AS WE CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR CUSTOMERS SAFE & OUR STORE OPEN
- Bathrooms are NOT available.
We value all our store customers, but we had to change our washroom policy over two years ago. Due to vandalism and theft, we felt that we had no choice to make this policy. Both dropped significantly once the washrooms were closed. Of course it is the few people who spoil it for all, but the policy must be the same for everyone.
We apologise for the inconvenience to our regular patrons. It is posted on our website and on our door to give shoppers advance notice so they can make preparations.
BRING YOUR BAGS!
Plastic bags are gone so please bring in your reusable bags. We have paper bags or reusable bags for sale. We have baskets for you to use in the store so that you can keep your items until you go through our check-out.
2026 Block of the Month - sign up now
Check in the Creative > Block of the month section to see all of the information and ruler
This year our theme is BOTANICAL and our blocks will finish at 12”
We are using Creative Grids 2 PEAKS in 1 ruler
Wistful
Puff
Flourish
- Choose: FLOURISH (Modern blues, turquoise with a glint of gold) PUFF (Soft retro cream, rust, green), WISTFUL (European Dark smoke brown, charcoal, tan) or all three!
- Each month we have instore demos and a YouTube for you to sew along with.
At the end of the twelve months, you will have made twelve 12” blocks, and need to finish your project. If you want ideas, they will be available, and if you wish to do your own thing with your blocks you can do that too! I design a specific block of the month booklet with at least 15 designs for you to use to finish your blocks into a quilt or project.
First block and instructions are available starting January 9th at 10 am - but you must pre-order
Demo January 9th @ 10:15 & 10:45 am, January 10th @10:15 am These are the dates you are to show your completed block (in-person) and pick up the new one. These are also the dates that we send out the mail order blocks.
Website: Sign up for Mail out or for pre-paying the year - pickup monthly? Call or come to the store.
More details? Check here
12 Days of Christmas are ready now! We have a few left, so order on the website and at the store.
Wool Kits are great for on the go sewing.
Portable and easy to sew while you are traveling or sitting at an appointment. Check out the new Coffee Break Kit with threads! You can take a class to learn this!
We have great prices every day on batting:
97" wide bamboo/cotton $20.95 per meter and blend 80 cotton/20 poly $19.50 per meter.
We also have wool and cotton blend at 120" - call or come in
New classes will be added in January - WATCH THIS SPACE
Sign up in store or on the websitePlease read the store class policy here
New Tilda Merry Little Christmas is in store!
Tim Holtz Palette collection is in our store. There are ten new fabrics coming in each month - here orange is featured. We have Red, Pink, Orange, Yellow, Purple, Neutral, Seasonal! More is to come! Check them out on our shopping page or in store. Stick to one colorway or mix them up.
Tula Pink GREYWORK is starting to arrive. Check here for the Minky collection
We have many items that are Canadian.
Please be aware that we have always brought items in from all over the world. Many fabrics, threads and notions are from Europe, Japan and Korea. We do not grow cotton here, but we do support Canadian designers (I am one too!) and Canadian items. In store or on the website, we have yarns from Alberta, handmade puzzles from Calgary, bags, bowls and items designed by Canadian indigenous artists and fabrics. We proudly sell notions and patterns that are Canadian too. Please always ask us about our items and we are happy to tell you all about their origin. We are waiting for a lot more indigenous fabrics, patterns, socks designed in Ontario and more to arrive over the next few weeks.As many of you know we work on and facilitate over 400 quilts to be donated in Alberta each year - we work hard in our community and are proud to do so.
Thank you for supporting us and shopping locally
Long Arm Studio
Ingrid is a Gammill Rep, so if you are interested in owning a Gammill ASK!
WE ARE TAKING QUILTS TO LONG ARM - we carefully take in and quilt your projects. We do all over quilting starting at .025 cents per square inch and we do beautiful custom quilting too.
Long Arm Rental? Click here
We train renters for our machines. Call to ask for a date to learn or Click here for Long Arm Classes
