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We JUST celebrated our 25th anniversary! Come out and see us, it's worth the drive!

 (780) 354-3423
Store hours: Tuesday - Saturday

9:30 am - 5:30 pm

Welcome!

Established in 2000 with one mission: to bring a high-quality fabric store to Northern Alberta.

A Husqvarna Viking sewing machine retail dealer since 2003
and HandiQuilter Longarm machines since 2019 is representative of the quality products offered.
 
The store reflects both country roots and a modern edge.
You are sure to be greeted with a warm welcome and we encourage you to wander and enjoy our quilt gallery along our 14 foot ceilings that are changing regularly to capture the artistic spirit in everyone.

Our passion for excellence inspired us in the beginning and continues to drive us today. We pride ourselves on offering a superior shopping experience and in the long-term relationships we’ve built with our customers.


Come create something special with us!



Erin Janzen Around The Block Quilt Shop Quilting Store Canadian Quilt Shop


Fay

There is not much Fay (aka Mom) doesn't know about the quilting world.

She and her husband, Lyle (aka Dad) founded Around the Block 25 years ago!! 

Although she likes to think of herself as retired, you can find her here a few times a month. She teaches an occasional class or club and many of the quilt samples you will find hanging in the store have been made by her.

If she isn't teaching, sewing or at the longarm, you will likely find her working on a machine embroidery project.









Meet Erin & The "Cotton Collective"

Erin Janzen, Owner

This is the face you will see the most when you visit us at  Around the Block.

Erin knows lotsa "quilty stuff" and is a quilting genius!
Paper Piecing addict with ninja level skills.
Quiltworx and LegitKit fanatic.
Quilting instructor. Bali fabric addict.

And she can walk through features of a Husqvarna Viking sewing machine in her sleep. Knowledge and experience come with being a fabric store owner for 24 years!

Follow her at our Instagram account or her personal page @quiltingqueen77. You can often see what she is up to if you follow #erinsnextquilt 



Lindsay

Lindsay hangs out with us a few days a week playing with our tech and online presence "stuff".

A growing number of quilts that hang in our gallery have been longarmed by her, using our HandiQuilter Infinity 26 floor model. She loves modern quilting and always has longarm trick up her sleeve with ProStitcher.

Come see her on Tuesdays - you will find her either behind the longarm or a computer or dreaming up some new colour combo that "has" to go in a quilt. She's got a great eye for colour and loves sharing her longarm knowledge.

When she is not here, she keeps busy chasing cats (one of which was rescued right outside our front door!) and runs her own longarm business, Arrow Quilting.



























 

 

Newsletter Signup

We love Thursdays! Why? That is when our emails are automatically sent out!

These emails are independent of each other, so if you only want to know about classes, then only check that box.
Except for my blog, the other three are automated and routinely go out on time!

If you have "unsubscribed" from any of these automated emails in the past, this is where you can sign back up for them. Unfortunately, we are not able to bypass and do the "re" subscribing for you. (Absolutely no judgment here! I know what it is like to have a really full inbox and ya just wanna trim it down! But we would be super happy if you resubscribe once your inbox is manageable again.) Keep reading to find out how to re-subsrcibe to our Constant Contact managed blog/email newsletters.

1st Thursday: New Products - what came in last month that is new (or at least new to our store)

3rd Thursday: Upcoming Classes
4th Thursday: What is on Sale

You will also notice a special interest email sign up for Longarming - we have a few things up our sleeve on this one. 
If you are a longarmer (or considering a purchase) make sure to click this one off  - that way you will be included in on those emails. It could be anything from great resources, upcoming specials on supplies or machines, etc.

We anticipate that the Longarm specific email will come out a few times a year.

Our blog/email newsletters use a different marketing system that doesn't communicate well with our system at the till. SO, if you feel like you had signed up for our blog/email newsletters but aren't receiving them - click here to re-register with our Constant Contact newsletter system to make sure these land in your mailbox!


Don't forget you can also find us on Facebook and Instagram! Please join us there for fun videos, promotions and behind the scene type of fun-ness!

~ Erin