Utah sewing and quilting guides
Practical local help for choosing a shop, planning a fabric-shopping trip, and finding the classes, events, materials, care information, and quilting community that fit what you want to make.
Start with the decision you need to make
- Starting your first quilt? Read the new-quilter guide for supplies and learning options, then choose beginner-friendly fabric.
- Planning a purchase? Work out yardage and a project budget. For clothes, start with apparel fabric by city and material.
- Finishing a quilt top? Compare batting, backing widths and longarm costs before buying finishing materials.
- Planning an outing? Check event dates and use the shop-hop planner for a route.
Use the guides for project decisions and store profiles for contact details. Dates, inventory and services can change; confirm the provider's current information before booking, buying or driving.
Browse all guides and planning tools
- Where to buy apparel fabric in Utah Compare stores by city for knits, linen, denim, garment-weight wovens, patterns and notions.
- Best fabric for quilting beginners Choose an easy first fabric, compare alternatives, and take a practical checklist to a Utah quilt shop.
- Fat quarter and precut fabric guide Compare sizes and yardage equivalents, then calculate cuts or bundles for a simple square-block quilt.
- How much does it cost to make a quilt? Build a complete budget for fabric, batting, thread, a pattern, paid quilting, extras, and tax.
- How much fabric do you need for a quilt? Use the yardage chart and planning estimator, then calculate backing, binding, borders, and batting separately.
- 108-inch wide backing vs. standard fabric Compare yardage, seams, price, print direction, and break-even cost before buying quilt backing.
- Straight-grain vs. bias quilt binding Choose the grain and strip width, calculate yardage, and prepare, attach, and finish the binding.
- Should you prewash quilting fabric? Decide by fabric, precut, kit, backing, shrinkage, color, pattern allowance, and finished-quilt needs.
- Quilting thread weight guide Compare 12wt through 80wt for piecing, quilting, handwork, needles, tension, and bobbins.
- Where to buy quilt batting in Utah Compare cotton, 80/20, polyester, wool, and bamboo blends, then find verified local buying options.
- Longarm quilting cost in Utah Compare published Utah prices, estimate your quilt by size and rate, and prepare it for the longarm.
- 2026 Utah State Fair quilt-entry guide Confirmed intake dates, divisions, fees, eligibility, labeling, pickup, and the separate Quilt Challenge.
- Garden of Quilts 2026 visitor guide Current tickets, sold-out events, the free vendor marketplace, locations, submission timing, and nearby fabric stores.
- All Nevada & Utah Shop Hop 2027 Confirmed dates, what has not been announced, and how to prepare for Utah route planning as the store list develops.
- How often should you wash a quilt? A practical care guide for modern bed quilts, baby quilts, display pieces, and fragile heirlooms.
- Where to shop in Utah after JOANN Local alternatives for quilting cotton, apparel fabric, minky, machines, repair, notions, and classes.
- Cotton vs. polyester quilting thread Compare piecing, machine quilting, strength, lint, appearance, needles, and common thread myths.
- Quilting in Utah A statewide starting point for shops, guilds, shows, retreats, and Utah-made quilting companies.
- New quilter's Utah guide What to buy first, where classes help, and how to find a welcoming local shop.
- Shop-hop planner Choose a day, see which stores are open, and build a practical driving route.