Harper's Fabric & Quilt Co.

Harper's Fabric & Quilt Co. sits in Historic Downtown Overland Park, and the fabric wall covers more ground than most — Civil War reproduction prints on one end, the newest modern quilting fabrics on the other, which means whether you're piecing something that reads like an heirloom or something that reads like it came out this year, you're covered.

It's also a Husqvarna Viking and PFAFF dealer, so machine sales and service are part of the shop, not an afterthought. And the class schedule is genuinely substantial — more than a hundred classes run every quarter, which is enough that a regular could probably take a different one every week and not repeat for months.

For quilters in the KC metro who want both range in fabric and a real education program, Harper's is worth building into your rotation.