Gruber's New Hours
Starting September 1, 2015 Gruber's hours will change
Sun: CLOSED
Mon-Fri: 10 AM-6 PM
Sat: 9 AM-6 PM
Granite City Harvest Hop
Book Club
Book club meets the first Wednesday of every month. The time has changed to 11:00
September: The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
October: The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens
November: Lake House by Kate Morton
December: The Pink Suit by Nicole Mary Kelby
January: The Rent Collector by Cameron Wright
February: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
March: Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman
April: Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepitys
Special Guest Teacher Eunice Hill
Eunice will be joining us for a week to teach 3 amazing classes
Picture That Landscape Quilt
Friday, October 20 from 10:30am - 4pm
Transform a favorite landscape or floral photo into a fabric collage quilt. Each student will work with a photo of their own choosing. Topics covered in class include tips on editing picture details for composition, balance and focal points, choosing fabrics appropriate for the design, preparing the pattern, techniques for creating the picture, and finally, adding enhancing details such as embroidery, fabric snippets, and thread painting.
Cost is $55
Forest Cathedral
Saturday, October 21 from 10:30am - 4pm
Learn this beautiful, unique technique of a Stained Glass Window
Cost is $55
Hand Quilting
Monday, October 23 from 10am - 12pm
Hand Quilting adds a nice personal touch to your finished quilts, learn all the basics during this class.
Cost is $45
Beginning Quilting
Do you want to learn how to quilt? Or do you need a refresher course? Try our beginning quilting class! You will cover everything from cutting fabric to sewing triangles. Join us for this fun all day class!
- September 12
- October 11
- November 14
Sleep in Your Own Bed Retreat
Join us for 2 super fun days of sewing, demos, make & takes, good fun, and new friends, then go home and sleep in your own comfortable bed! Cost includes dinner on Friday and lunch on Saturday. Door prizes and gifts for all!
- September 8-9
- October 6-7
- November 3-4
Invisible Machine Applique
Saturday, October 28 from 10am - 4:30pm
This painless method of applique is quick, accurate and almost invisible. Once you learn how easy machine applique can be, applique projects will no longer seem scary! Annemarie Yohnk from Quilts Remembered will provide personalized instruction along with some great helpful hints. With your newfound machine confidence and skill you may even decide to tackle an entire quilt!
Cost is $45
Gruber's Bargain Room
When it's time to say goodbye to the old and make room for the new, our bolts move to our bargain room. All fabrics are the same 100% quality quilting cotton that we carry in our store, just a little bit older. Prices vary from $4.50 - $8.50 per yard. Check our Facebook page, emails and website for sales and even lower prices!
Gruber's Yarn Shop
Check out the newest discounted yarns in the Gruber's Quilt Shop Yarn Room. Savings up to 50% off!
Welcome to Gruber's Quilt Shop
Gruber’s Quilt Shop is Minnesota’s ultimate quilting destination. When you walk into our fabric store, you will be amazed by the abundance and variety of products, no matter what it is you’re looking for! Our shop is loaded with fabrics, patterns, yarns, thread, quilting and knitting notions, kits, books and gifts. There are numerous rooms for you to explore with unique specialties, including civil war, Kaffe Fassett, batiks, kids and novelty, yarn and a full-color fabric room . . . all loaded with plenty of choices and design inspiration.