Two Chicks Quilting

Two Chicks Quilting sits in Ganado, right along the stretch between Houston and Corpus Christi, which makes it a natural stop if you're making that drive and want to break it up with some fabric browsing. South Texas doesn't have quilt shops on every corner, so a genuine one-stop shop out here is worth knowing about.

And one-stop is the right description — they carry 108-inch wide-back fabric for quilters who don't want to piece a back for a large quilt, offer long-arm quilting services for finishing your tops, and sell machines along with the education to actually use them well.

That combination of sales, service, and instruction under one roof is the kind of setup that tends to build real relationships with regulars rather than one-off customers — the shop that sold you your machine is also the shop that'll teach you to use it and finish your quilts when you're done piecing.

If you're driving the Houston-to-Corpus Christi corridor, Two Chicks Quilting is worth the stop.