A&A Sewing Center

A&A Sewing Center in Broussard is the kind of shop that grew past its own four walls. The family behind it has been serving Acadiana quilters for more than 30 years, and the shop itself covers all the essentials — a deep fabric selection with batiks and designer cottons, Janome and Baby Lock machines with real service behind them, longarm quilting, and regular classes and sit-and-sews.

But the retreat houses are what make it worth a special mention. Just minutes from the shop, Cardinal Cottage sleeps a full group across five bedrooms, with cutting stations, ironing stations, and sewing tables already set up — you bring the projects, not the equipment. Pelican Patch does the same for smaller groups. That means a guild or a handful of friends can book a whole weekend of sewing with the shop right down the road for whatever you forgot or suddenly need.

If you're anywhere near Lafayette and thinking about a sewing retreat, this is one of the rare shops where the retreat comes built in.