Originally Posted by burnsk
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
Wow, this lady is some serious fabric shopper! Love the list. We live in Wixom, a bit east of your haunts! I've hit a few of those shops and will probably go to a few more now.
The Stitchery in Howell is one of my favorites, like their batiks. Also go to Guildcrafters on 12 Mile Rd in Berkley, they have a nice selection of a varity of fabric styles. On Main St. in South Lyon you will find The Lake Street Merchantile. They have many wool fabrics although that's not why I go there. Not sure when it was built but the building is/was the oldest bank in Oakland County -- the vault is all fabric that's marked down.
Welcome to MI. I'm originally from MT, so know what you mean about going somewhere to get there! :)