Mill House Quilts

I had a VERY negative experince at this shop.
In reviewing the other comments I see that I am not the only one that has been greeted with the negative attitude.
Normally quilters are very friendly and engaging people. I have never met a quilter I did not like.
There was a particular quilt that I really liked and I asked if I could take a photo of the quilt. I was told, very tersely, that it was not allowed since many of the quilt patterns are copyrighted. Yet they post pictures of the quilts on their website. Go figure.
Not one employee engaged me in conversation. They looked extremely unhappy (and I can understand why, especially with the attitude I met at the door). As a matter of fact, they looked at me as though they were told to watch me.
The fabrics may be nice but with the atmosphere I wonder how they stay in business.

Beautiful shop! Staff was helpful without being overbearing. LOVED the selection of Batiks! If you’re a quilter, this place is a must stop! Everywhere I turned there was another alcove of fabric! BEAUTIFUL sample quilts hung everywhere, many of them had available kits put together by Mill House Quilts themselves. Prices are a little higher than a chain store, but $ 10 a yard for quality quilt cotton with this kind of inventory/​selection is reasonable. This will be a regular destination for me!

While on my way through Wisconsin, I searched for quilt stores. Mill House got rave reviews and 5 stars. Totally worth my stop. 5 miles off the interstate. I spent lots of $$ in this place. Loved the building, supplies, patterns, quilts on the wall, and the fabric. Absolutely, going back.

This place is a lovely and, for an independent shop, I wasn’t terribly put off by the higher-​than-​average prices on some lines.
High points:
— similar items placed together, but also collections largely placed together
— a handcut area of fat quarters that are different from the usual precut by the manufacturers selections.
— a very big clearance room
Low points:
— clearance prices only apply to 1 yard or more and I didn’t see this policy posted (though I might have missed it), so the savings if you’re getting a smaller cut, like many do for quilts and such, is fantasy.
–almost no modern-​type design lines. I would’ve loved to see more Free Spirit or Cotton & Steel or the trendier Moda lines, etc.
— some of the employees are not particularly friendly. In a small, independent shop, if you’re unwilling to at least look like you’re vaguely interested in the customers it’s a bit off-​putting.
All in, I’ll still be visiting again when I’m next in WIsconsin. Mill House is a nice shop with the possibility to be amazing.

Beautiful quilt store! Wonderful staff! I will admit, I am not a quilter, but my mom is. When we recently took a trip to WI my mom asked if we could make a stop here. I am so glad we did. Their large shop is filled with beautiful fabrics and notions. I found several fabrics for my mom to use for future projects! If you are interested in quilting, sewing or fabric arts, I highly recommend this store! Bonus: It is located in a very quaint town with fun restaurants and coffee shops!

Terrible customer service. Especially Irene? I won’t waste my time going back again.

Wow! This is a beautiful quilt shop. Thousands of bolts of fabric, lots of books, and tons of eye candy, you won’t be dissapointed by making the trip to come to this quilt shop.
The service was very friendly too!

This place is awesome. It is in an old mill, so it has these amazing old plank floors and soaring ceilings with wooden beams. I visit Waunakee once a year to see my family and I always make time to go to Mill House Quilts.
It is a huge store, so it has a great selection. Everything is really neat and well-​organized. They have bolts of premium fabrics and a wide variety of fat quarter packs. Plus, they have thread, buttons, quilt patterns, and books.
For any quilter, I highly recommend stopping into this store; it is only 30 minutes from Madison and is very easy to find – just off of Waunakee’s Main St. near the train tracks.

Located in a turn-​of-​the-​century mill, this quilt shop is a treasure. Tons of fabric (wide variety of colors as well as styles, from reproduction to traditional to batiks, including flannels, kid fabrics, plaids), lots of great samples to get your creative juices flowing, and a very friendly helpful staff. I will admit that I occasionally teach classes here (they have 3 classrooms upstairs), but even if I didn’t teach here, it would still be one of my favorite Wisconsin quilt shops. There is a large parking lot, and several fun places nearby to go for lunch, so you can really make a day of it. Be sure to check out their website as well, as it has several helpful links. Happy Quilting!