I'd give it a 4.5. They have a fantastic selection of fabric lines and more, with special lines for aprons and faux suedes. They also have a nice selection of panels, though those are a bit difficult to find around the store, since as a previous reviewer noted, you are kind of on your own to find what you want, as staff seemed to only be available at the cut station and register. They have a large selection of machines and long arm machines that you can try onsite. Unfortunately, the FQ selection is kind of slim. They also have many different classes and some hard to find notions like very large wooden buttons and different handles for projects. I tried the Whatnot app sale they recommend at the register. Wasn't super in love, but I have a hard time buying fabric I can't see in person. I was impressed with the variety and number of panels available. Will definitely be back! read more

I purchased a new machine from The Quilting Bee and had many problems with what I believe was a lemon from a usually great company. Quilting Bee was always helpful, cheerful and concerned about my problem. They had it with their service people twice who tried very hard. Never was anyone other than kind. When I wanted a different machine from the same company they cheerfully took care of it. If you need a new machine, I highly recommend getting it from Quilting Bee read more

Really helpful staff and a lovely store great classes will be back. Wish they sold yarn though. read more

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Good prices, fun events, classes for beginner or experienced students. Options for fabrics, bits and bobs, machines and more! Ask for Bailey Plumlee, she will help you find exactly what you need! read more

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I would encourage you to train your staff who answer the phone on listening and a customer service attitude..... and thus why I order from on line quilt shops like MSQ Co and Fat Quarter. If you want quilters to shop local you must be all about the experience. This includes the phone experience as well. read more

First, I should say that I was there for an entire hour without being greeted. I love local quilt shops, but please train your staff better. I would have spent money "just because" if the service had been even good. It is a large building, half sewing machines and notions/half fabric. Unfortunately, they didn't have what I was looking for today. I wish their inventory was online. I think if you were walking in with a blank slate, this might be a good shop to consider as long as you don't mind the poor service. If you're traveling through the area as I was, it might be worth a stop just to look. read more

I am not a quilter but I would never buy a sewing machine anywhere but here. I am a novice or intermediate sewist but I really mean this. As in: if I to save up money for an airline ticket because I live somewhere else to fly to the store and test out sewing machines at the store, I would do that. Every single person of the half dozen I've interacted with at the store is knowledgeable beyond belief. They're kind. They grasp that there are some things I know and some things I don't. I bought a used machine here and had a difficult relationship with it. They fixed it no cost and no problems asked. When I still didn't like it a month later I traded it out for another machine again full refund. With no questions asked. I moved into a machine that fit my needs better and I feel great about it and have been sewing on it really well. I have watched the ladies working here walk someone through the various troubleshooting screens on a sewing machine blind, and by memory only via phone from cross country. That's just one example of how much they know. read more

My only place to shop for fabric in the city! Best value and best helpers ever!!! More fabric here and you can see it and wander and touch the awesome fabric. Best flannel too! Thank you so much. read more

Great customer service! Incredible variety and quality products. One of my favorite places to visit and learn new information. If you need your sewing equipment serviced or repaired, this is the place to come. Knowledgeable staff. My machines 'hum' because of their help. read more

Well if you do anything with sewing this is the store for you. I have never come away without finding what I'm looking for and more. The staff is always ready to help in any way needed. Husbands stay away unless you like to look too or wait a very long time in the car because us wives will be a bit. read more

I really like the overall selection of fabrics at The Quilting Bee. They are arranged in a way that it makes it easier to find what you need to make a quilt. They also have a nice selection of sewing machines, new and used. Now, the reason I only gave them three stars.......their lack of backing fabrics. They only have a few cotton wide fabrics. Why are there more fleece backing fabrics than cotton? Most quilters don't want fleece backing fabric. If I need quilt backing fabric I go to JoAnn's but they mostly offer solids and I don't always want that. Keepsake Quilting (online) has a huge selection of 108" wide fabric so I know they are available. Being that The Quilting Bee IS a quilt shop, they should have a large selection of backing fabric. Another thing they should carry are numbered pins because they come in handy for Bargello quilting. Another thing I noticed is that employees don't offer help (even though I am fine with that but others might want help). It would also be nice to see more sales. If I want a bargain, I will go to JoAnn's. TQB is expensive, IMO. read more

A destination ... not just a shop! You just need to decide how much room in your car to haul stuff home!

Quilters out there-- make this your local home. Assortment galore, kindly arranged, and the classes look totally worth it. They had a couple of things to supplement my 'stash', and will be my go-to for new projects. Quality!! read more

I needed a part for my sewing machine and I called and these folks had the part in stock. The young lady who helped me, Bailey, was so nice and knowledgeable and provided great customer service! Thank you! read more

I love going into the Quilting Bee, they always seem to have everything I need and more, They have all the brands of sewing machines, and knick knacks for every project you can dream about. Keep up the good job, and keep sewing, quilting. It's just a great store for all your sewing quilting needs, and they also have classes to teach us folks how to use our machines. read more

The people where all very helpful. Even gave me great advice on a quilting Machine to match my needs. They had a great free coffee bar, and my friend & I are planning on going back to take the classes. The material selection was also very good, but a little bit pricey for me. read more

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For the size of the shop, I honestly expected to find WAY more fabric in here. The shop is a HUGE barn-like structure...with about half of that being sewing machine retail. The fabric selection was what I call "standard Midwest", meaning most of the fabrics seemed outdated or just average....They do have a very small section of more modern fabrics like Kaffe Fasset and a few pretty prints by Art Gallery fabrics but that's it. Lots of Americana and froufy flower prints. Baby nursery prints. Some flannels. The standard. Definitely loved their batik section, it seemed very well curated and was beautiful, also nice was their section of civil war reproduction prints, but could definitely do without anything Tula Stink. I hate seeing shops over glorify her. Carrying her culturally appropriated, cheesy copycat fabric lines is a big middle finger to ORIGINAL DESIGNERS everywhere who are true artists. More Art Gallery. Stock Tilda fabrics. Bari J. Cotton & Steel. Fresh fabric lines! That would be amazing to find here. Maybe one day. The books/ magazine section is also easily missed because it's pretty non existent. I definitely saw more clothing and handbag patterns than quilt patterns here. So that was disappointing to me personally, but I believe that's the trend in a lot of quilt shops these days. I had been in the shop almost 30 minutes before I was greeted or asked if I needed any help. That being said, The one lady that approached me was very nice and extremely helpful with my questions and help making fabric decisions. She also gave me a class schedule booklet. Again, she was very nice but also the only employee I came in contact with. I only purchased a couple of fat quarters to make the trip worthwhile, the yardage that I saw was seriously a couple dollars or more over the price of other quiltshops that carry the same lines of fabric. It is high-quality fabric, but it did seem very overpriced. The only happy medium between cheap, crappy fabric at Joann's and stores like this is online quilt shops. I really don't think I will make another trip out here, given that I live on the other side of town and didn't find much of anything in here that suited my style. But that's OK. C'est la vie! read more

As a business owner and long time seamstress, our experience at The Quilting Bee couldn't have been more perfect! Kathy spent a good hour and a half with us making sure the machine we were wanting to purchase could keep up with our workload and would work well with our specific product. She was super thorough and went out of her way to ensure we had tested all angles of this machine. Above the buying experience, they took the machine out of the box and completely assembled it for us and showed us how to use it, which has never been done for us before when buying machines. Furthermore, they have a SUPER awesome coffee machine that was the perfect touch on a cold, snowy day. We'll definitely be coming back here again and love these awesome ladies! Thank you for all your help and dedication! read more

There is once in a lifetime to get a top of the line Sewing Machine as I did for my retirement present! Scott (co-owner) worked so hard to make us happy with a great deal on a Babylock Destiny II. I couldn't be happier...a great price, Love if Knowledge from Babylock along with some other things to sweeten the deal, and private lessons for life. This machine is over the top amazing and I look forward to being on it everyday!!!! Heck, I'm retired now‼ The Quilting Bee Store is a great place to hang your hat for awhile and stroll through the isles of beautiful, top of the line quality cotton fabrics, notions, battings, sewing machines And even sewing machine furniture. Their custom built tables, locally made, are a great savings and they are beautifully made...I love mine. The store is huge and the new classrooms are incredible. read more

Neat little shop in the barn. Lots of great fabric selections. Will definitely go again!

I'm relatively new to sewing, and was visiting family in the area. The staff made me feel very welcome and had a wealth of knowledge about the vast number of machines they carry. I was like a kid in a candy store! They carry all the fabric you would ever need! If you're a sewist and in the area it's a must see. They have a YouTube channel where they introduce new machines and fabrics. I can't wait to visit again! read more

Great place but sadly we drove 2 hours to find them closed on the second Sunday of the month without an explanation.

Stopped in today to look for some specific sewing notions. Several employees working. Wandered around the whole store and not one person asked if I needed any help! Won't be going back! read more

This business has relocated to 16002 E. Broadway in Spokane Valley, across the street from Kohls, Lowes and Walmart. They are in a freestanding building with even more square footage than their E. Mission location. If you are not familiar with the area, you will want to now take the Sullivan Exit from I-90 and head south 2 blocks from the freeway then head east on Broadway, The Quilting Bee will be down on your right. Big barn looking structure, ample parking, you won't miss it. read more

One of the larger quilt stores in the Spokane area, the Quilting Bee is a great place to browse for inspiration. I've been pleased with the classes I've taken there. Their staff are quite knowledgeable about Berninas. Note for travelers - they are just a block off I90. read more

My favorite place to go in the world. Always feel welcomed and cared for. The materials make you feel happy no matter what is happening in the day. Love and recommend to everyone! read more

I was excited to see a quilt shop in Spokane so headed over to The Quilting Bee. It is a beautiful quilt shop with so many completed quilts and sewing projects on the walls to stimulate your creativity. They have a large selection of fabric choices to chose from. The staff was right there to help us find the right fabric I needed. Wish I lived closer, but I will definitely go back the next time I'm in town. read more

I live locally...I've been to all the local quilt shops many times..... I now live much closer to the Bee so it is the shop I frequent the most.... First off I purchased an older Bernina 1080 from them and walked away thrilled... The assistance was excellent, not to mention the machine.... I already had a Babylock serger and once they acquired the retail of that brand, I was given the excellent assistance on my serger from them.....I have taken numerous classes and purchased fabric as well.... I made the leap to purchase the Bernina 740 new from them and am so happy I did.....Half the equation in purchasing a new machine is the machine itself and the other half is the retailer and how helpful they are in assisting in the learning curve, service and customer care.....I feel I got the best.... They are a very well staffed store and it is always busy when I go there....If you have a question, you will likely have to find someone to ask but there is plenty of personnel to get to...I would love to see more contemporary fabrics and notions... I am an artist, not a quilter.... But I find overall, their store has the best service, best machines around, Bernina, Babylock and Janome... Who can deny that? read more

This is such a great little shop. The ladies who work here have been so helpful in my quilting journey!

I have been sewing for 46 of my 58 years, so I'm not inexperienced. I purchased a $10,000 Bernina 880 from The Quilting Bee in Spokane Valley, WA. That doesn't include the additional hundreds spent on additional items. When they are promoting the Bernina 880 you hear about the great warranty that it comes with, the amazing things you can do with it, on & on. In the past year that I have had this machine, it has gone down 6 times, 4 of those times I couldn't figure out how to problem solve with the manual or YouTube, so that would require lugging it to the store. It's always some stupid little thing like a thread caught somewhere that you can't see, or a spring (that's as fine as a hair) broke, there is lint built up (no one showed or told me how to clean it until this happened), you have to oil it (I was told 4 different intervals to go by for "how often you should oil it"), or some other little thing. "They're Diva's" I was told more times than I care to hear. Then when you need the warranty that is so GREAT.....it doesn't cover much of anything. $$$. Had I been told what Diva's these machines are, I would have bought a BabyLock. There are so many little quirks you have to be careful of that you're not instructed on, which plate to use with which needle, etc. You need to pay to attend several classes by Bernina to learn enough about the machine, and still there is more you must learn. I have literally spent hours upon hours that turn into days upon days reading the manual, watching YouTube videos, Bernina videos, learning so much, but still it's not enough. When the Bernina 880 works I LOVE IT, but I think that perhaps I got a lemon, but that's apparently my tough luck. I have a 35 year old Viking that has never broken down, but it doesn't have all the abilities the Bernina offers and I wanted to embroider clothing for my grandchildren and other projects. I was sold a Binder Attachment and the required presser foot $295.15, with a 20% discount since I bought it the day I bought the machine. I have never used it, so I brought it in to the store (in the original box, obviously unused, with the paperwork/instructions, presser foot still in the original case obviously unused, the price sticker is still on the item and without any blemish) and asked if I could put the purchase price towards a store credit, so I could buy things that I would actually use. "No, sorry, we have a 15 day return policy." Did I mention I am from Montana? It's a 3 hour drive to the store. My sister-in-law treated me to attend a class with her at the Quilting Bee and that is when I purchased the machine. It was touted as so dependable, was I a fool. I am in the market for a long arm quilting machine on a 10 to 12 foot stand. It will not be a Bernina, nor will it be purchased from The Quilting Bee. read more