Welcome - you are coming to a great area. There are lots of quilt shops within about an hour. Here are a few of my favorites:
Howell: Wendy's Simple Stitches (great little store) on South Michigan Avenue.
Brighton: Creative Quilt Kits (great and unusual fabrics) on West Grand River.
Pinckney: Jennifer's Quilt Shop (little store but lots of fabrics) on N. Howell St.
Ann Arbor: Ann Arbor Sewing Center (lots, lots of fabric) on Jackson Road.
Leabu Sewing Center (some fabric but can repair any machine around and done on-site) on N. Industrial.
Saline: The Quilting Season (creative and friendly) on Michigan Avenue.
Tecumseh: The Quilt Patch (over 6500 bolts) on Tecumseh
Jackson: Country Stitches (right off 127 and 94)
Lansing: Country Stitches, on Lake Lansing Road
Holt: Everlasting Stitches, on N. Aurelius Road
My son's in-laws live on Big Portage, right off McGregor. Looking forward to meeting you.