The shop will be closed
Easter Sunday April 20
In-Store Shopping
& Order Pick-Up Hours:
Mon, Wed, Fri 10 AM - 5 PM
Tue, Thu 10 AM - 6 PM
Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM
Sunday Noon - 4 PM
Online ordering is available 24/7
Curbside / in-store pick-up & shipping are available
Sewing Machine Service
Our service technician Ginny is accepting machines for service! We take all JUKI sewing machines and sergers, and any machines of other brands that are beyond the manufacturer's warranty. Bring your machine to the shop for service; the current wait time is within 30 days. Service times may increase if repairs and/or replacement parts are needed. Email Ginny at machineservice@bluebarquilts.com if you have questions and visit our service page.
New! Stripology Lil's Club: Lil' Inga
Friday, April 25, 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Join Laura, our certified Stripology instructor on April 25 for a brand new pattern club experience using the Stripology Minis Rulers. Lil' Inga is the first of six exclusive patterns that will be released every other month, perfect for mastering small blocks, and using them in table runners, toppers, placemats, and mini quilts. Class fee includes the Lil' Inga printed pattern. Finished size is 14"x 42". Skill level: Intermediate. Friday, April 25 from 1:00pm - 4:00pm.
Learn more and register here!
New classes with Maday Delgado!
Saturday, April 26, from 10:30am - 1:30pm
Walking Foot Quilting
You have created a masterpiece and now you are wondering how to quilt it on your domestic sewing machine. Join Maday to learn strategies for quilting your creations using the walking foot, whether it is a patchwork quilt top or t-shirt quilt. This class is designed to draw on the strengths of your machine using straight line quilting, matchstick quilting, ditch quilting and much more.
Maday will bring plenty of fabric scraps to share to enhance those you bring to class. Skill level: Intermediate.
Learn more and register here!
Saturday, May 3, from 9:30am - 12:30pm
Maday's Memory of Stitches: Revisiting Old Cloth
"My belief is that every hand-stitch is imbued with memory and that paying tribute to the materials that we use is an important part of the creative process.
This hand-stitching workshop puts sustainability at the forefront; by utilizing vintage materials we create and reinforce our connection to the past and an opportunity to honor how cotton comes into existence, from seed to cloth. The texture created by applying hand-stitching becomes the superstar of sustainable, mindful practice. Seeing the work that emerges from non-commercial, non-decorative fabrics, invites us to explore what beauty can be and how it is perceived. I hope you join me in this journey as we explore and rejoice in mindful stitching together."
Supply List: - 36"x 36" piece low loft batting (Quilter's Dream Bamboo blend is recommended, we have this at the shop.) - thimble - small needlework scissors - fabric basting glue pen, water-soluble (Sewline brand available at the shop) - fabrics/textiles of special significance to you personally.
Additional materials supplied by Maday will include: ready-to-sew raw edge appliques with natural shapes, vintage textiles, needle, and threads. Skill level: Intermediate.
Learn more and register here!
Saturday, May 3, from 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Textile Collage with Maday
Textile collage is the perfect technique to delve into as a form of scrap journaling. Using raw edge applique, color and design you can tell your own story. Start with a theme or simple, eye-catching improv arrangement to spark your creative freedom of expression. A great way to start a daily art practice or art quilt series. Skill level: Beginner. ** Maday will provide additional fabric appliques, scraps & embellishments. **
Learn more and register here!
Hallway Gallery Exhibit - April 2025
"We've Been Framed!" a fiber and textile art exhibit by Jane Foos and Carolyn Benforado
There’s a new show in our Hallway Gallery for April! ‘We’ve Been Framed!’, a fiber and mixed media art exhibit by Jane Foos and Carolyn Benforado will be on display in our Hallway Gallery April 1-29, and viewable during shop hours.
Don’t miss an opportunity to Meet the Artists at a Reception on April 26 from 10am-Noon. Jane Foos will share her design considerations, resources, and framing ideas for mounting textile art, and Carolyn Benforado will talk about the concept behind her shadow box sculptures in ‘Paradigm Shifts in Five Elements’.
Visit our Hallway Gallery anytime during regular shop hours at 6333 University Ave in Middleton, WI. We hope to see you soon!
Building Blocks: Flying Geese with Rebecca Lidstrom
Building Blocks: Flying Geese
May 4, 1:00pm - 3:30pm
In this class, you will learn to create flying geese using 3 different methods: stitch & flip, traditional, and no-waste (4-At-A-Time). We will make flying geese in two different sizes 2" x 4" (2" x 4" unfinished) and 4" x 8" (4" x 8" unfinished) which can be used to make a mini quilt. Learn more and register here
Beginning Quiltmaking with Rebecca!
Learn every step of the quilt-making process in this class designed for beginning sewists. The class project is an alternating 4-patch and plain block quilt with two borders and the pattern is included in the class fee. You will learn fabric selection, cutting, piecing, pressing, borders, basting, quilting, trimming, and binding. After taking this class you'll be ready to make any number of quilt projects. There's nothing like a handmade quilt - now you can make your own! Supply list and details here.
Wednesday evenings, 6-sessions April 16, 23, 30 & May 7, 14, 21 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday evenings, 6-sessions June 25, July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
6:00pm - 8:30pm
New 10th Anniversary Cherrywood Challenge - ABYSS
What ideas lurk in the depths of your creativity? Take the Abyss Challenge with Cherrywood Hand-Dyed Fabrics! Create a 20" x 20" art quilt of your own design using the limited palette of the Abyss Bundle. Shop the FQ Bundle, 1/2 YD Bundle and the Abyss Aurifloss Thread Collection
Rent our Classroom for a sew day, event, or gathering!
Rental charge is $25 per hour; please check our online calendar for availability - if nothing is scheduled for that day the classroom is available, please email Gael at bluebarquilts@gmail.com to request. Limited evening hours available.
Amenities include: irons, ironing boards, cutting mats & basic acrylic rulers, twelve 6’ tables, 20 rolling office chairs, 75” smart TV, 100” square quilt design wall.
We are a Stripology Shop!
Watch for Stripology clubs & sew alongs coming soon!
Blue Bar Quilts is a Modern Quilting Community located in Middleton, Wisconsin.
Our focus is on modern quilters and makers and the fabrics they love. We stock designer fabric collections and fabric basics from Andover Fabrics, Art Gallery Fabrics, Blank Quilting, Charley Harper, Camelot, Clothworks, Dashwood Studio, Fableism, FIGO, Free Spirit, Island Batik, Michael Miller, Moda Fabrics, M&S Textiles, P&B Fabrics, Robert Kaufman, Ruby Star Society, Shannon Fabrics, Stof Fabrics, Studio E, Tilda, Windham Fabrics, and more.We are a JUKI QVP dealer and stock a full line of JUKI sewing machines, sergers and long arm quilting machines, the Tajima Sai embroidery machine, and the Ricoh Ri 100 direct to fabric digital printer. Come into the shop to see our selection or call to schedule a demo.
Our quilt shop offers classes in quilting and sewing projects and techniques, both hand sewing and sewing machine, and often including other fiber arts crafts and surface design techniques. Our shop takes pride in featuring local Wisconsin pattern designers. Some of our favorites are Abby Maed, Indie Hipster Quilts, JD’s Custom Quilts, Persimon Dreams, Purple Pineapple Studio, Sew Hungry Hippie, and Studio R Quilts.
We believe in giving back to our community through service. Blue Bar Quilts is a donation drop-off location for Project Linus, for finished quilts and blankets, and Ryan's Case for Smiles pillowcase donations. We host a monthly sew day for Boomerang Bags Dane County and Mad City Quilt Guild Community Service Committee. We are an in-kind sponsor of the annual online GSAFE Quilts & Fiber Arts Auction that takes place in late November. Check our online calendar for other community events and sew days.
Two Madison-area guilds meet at our shop, Madison Modern Quilt Guild and Madison Contemporary Fiber Artists. For more information on these groups please visit their websites or social media profiles.
Blue Bar Quilts is a welcoming Modern Quilting Community – We invite anyone with an interest in quilting, sewing, and creating to join us!
Your Full Service Quilt Shop
From custom kits for any pattern (yours or ours!), to sourcing and ordering specialty notions and tools, to cutting fat quarters at your request, we're your full-service quilt shop!
An Aviary of Affection
I was honored and surprised to receive this amazing quilt and pillow, made by members of the Blue Bar community. Titled "An Aviary of Affection", it couldn't have been a more perfect gift for me, full of birds and incredible collaborative artistry, two of my favorite things. I thank the makers for this quilt, but most of all for sustaining and nurturing the community that they have built in and around Blue Bar. My love to you all! 💙💛❤️
CONTACT US
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hello@bluebarquilts.com |
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(608) 284-9299 |
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6333 University Avenue Middleton, Wisconsin 53562 |
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In-Store Shopping Hours: Mon, Wed, Fri 10 AM - 5 PM Tue, Thu 10 AM - 6 PM Saturday 10 AM - 4 PM Sunday Noon - 4 PM; Online ordering open 24/7 |