The Sewing House Ottumwa Iowa

The Sewing House Ottumwa Iowa Janome and Elna Sewing/Quilting/Embroidery/Serger machines, sales & service. Riccar and Sebo Vacuums

Check with us first for all your sewing/quilting/embroidery needs. We carry a large selection of top quality quilting fabric, sewing supplies, quilting tools, embroidery supplies, books and patterns, bag notions, long arm supplies and much more!

Skyline Anniversary Edition S7📏 9-inch sewing area👣 Auto Presser Foot Lift🚶‍♀️Accufeed Walking FootSkyline Anniversary E...
04/05/2025

Skyline Anniversary Edition S7
📏 9-inch sewing area
👣 Auto Presser Foot Lift
🚶‍♀️Accufeed Walking Foot

Skyline Anniversary Edition S6
❌ Similar to S7, but without the Auto Presser Foot Lift

Not Your Grandma's Doily Quilt - Quilting WorkshopThis workshop provides guidance for participants to create a wall hang...
04/04/2025

Not Your Grandma's Doily Quilt - Quilting Workshop

This workshop provides guidance for participants to create a wall hanging, pillow top, or table runner using doilies and/or a variety of other textile pieces. Participants will need to provide their own doilies, hankies, linens, recycled quilt blocks, and other textile items as well as background fabrics and sewing supplies. Samples of projects will be shown.

Date & Time - Saturday, May 31, 10am - 4pm
Cost & Payment - Mahaska Stitch & Quilt Guild Members - $20 (Nonmembers - $30)
Send check to Mahaska Stitch N Quilt Guild - 606 N. A St, Oskaloosa, IA 52577
Or Venmo -Graham-1
Questions please email: Vera Graham [email protected]

Have you wanted to try machine embroidery? Check out this pre-owned embroidery/sewing combo machine, Janome MC 9850 SE....
04/03/2025

Have you wanted to try machine embroidery? Check out this pre-owned embroidery/sewing combo machine, Janome MC 9850 SE. It comes with our Sewing House warranty. We have several pre-owned, serviced sewing machines available now.
Come see us from 10am - 4pm Tuesday - Friday and from 10am - 3pm on Saturdays. 220 East Main, Ottumwa, Iowa

Looking for a non-computerized sewing machine, that is heavy-duty? Meet the Jamone HD9. Here are a few things you'll lov...
04/02/2025

Looking for a non-computerized sewing machine, that is heavy-duty? Meet the Jamone HD9. Here are a few things you'll love about this machine:
💪 Heavy Duty
📏 9-inch Sewing Area
⚡ Up to 1600 Stitches per minute
✂️ Auto Thread Cutter
Visit us at The Sewing House in Downtown Ottumwa and come take it for a test drive!

We will be open! We are participating in Main Street Ottumwa's Ladies Night Out!*Open till 8pm.Enter the drawing in our...
03/28/2025

We will be open! We are participating in Main Street Ottumwa's Ladies Night Out!
*Open till 8pm.
Enter the drawing in our store for a Simplicity S-67 Hand Held Battery Powered Vac!
Come see us on April 11th, from 2:30pm - 8:00pm.

03/27/2025

It is only noon and it has already been a good day. A 95 year young lady came in with her daughter. She commented on the fact that I was wearing flannel and bibs. That gave me the excuse to recite my poem about the bib wearing sewing machine man. She laughed at that which encouraged me to share these lines about the beauty of bibs. You need to know that laughing at my poems is kind of like saying, "sic 'em" to to a puppy dog.

The Beauty of Bibs

When jeans no longer stay
At the proper latitude,
When you reach that age
With a more relaxed attitude,

When you need more pockets
To hold many a gadget,
When you get that itch
And it is difficult to scratch it,

When you need more room
For pie that became your middle,
There comes that perfect time
When Bibs just fit the fiddle.

When learning to quilt, you need expert help. That's why we are here. Visit us at The Sewing House in Downtown Ottumwa! ...
03/27/2025

When learning to quilt, you need expert help. That's why we are here.
Visit us at The Sewing House in Downtown Ottumwa!

⌛ Time is Running Out! ⌛Our Red Tag Sale is ending this Saturday, March 29th at 3 PM. We've just lowered prices again! F...
03/26/2025

⌛ Time is Running Out! ⌛

Our Red Tag Sale is ending this Saturday, March 29th at 3 PM. We've just lowered prices again! Find us at 220 E Main Street in Downtown Ottumwa.

Tips & Tricks from Tracey! Before you cut, make sure your fabric is squared up and your hand is firmly in the center of ...
03/25/2025

Tips & Tricks from Tracey!
Before you cut, make sure your fabric is squared up and your hand is firmly in the center of your ruler.

When pinning points for your quilt together, use the straight pin trick to line them up perfectly. Be sure to leave room for your 1/4" seam allowance. Then, secure the two pieces with another pin.
Thanks to Tracey for these tips and tricks!

30% Off CouponYou have one last chance to get a 30% Off coupon valid for any one cut of regular price, in stock fabric a...
03/22/2025

30% Off Coupon

You have one last chance to get a 30% Off coupon valid for any one cut of regular price, in stock fabric at The Sewing House. Tracey has these coupons at The Honey Of A Quilt Show. Go ask her for one. Many customers use this coupon to buy a wide quilt back. The quilt show ends today at 2PM.

Honey of A Quilt Show
Centerville Faith Church
23851 Hwy 5, Centerville, Iowa

The sewing and quilting community lost a friend and mentor recently. Janice Van Gorp passed on March 18, 2025. I have ...
03/21/2025

The sewing and quilting community lost a friend and mentor recently. Janice Van Gorp passed on March 18, 2025. I have included a link to her obituary https://www.rfh-ia.com/obituaries/Janice-Van-Gorp?obId=39751620 #/obituaryInfo.

I met Janice in 2008. I had recently remodeled the original Sewing House located at 255 N. Davis Street. We had been filling it up with fabric. Then our current location, the Brown Shoe Store had become available. I was working nights and weekends remodeling it while working days at The Sewing House. Suddenly customers just stopped coming to the store. I was not even aware that the great recession had started on the coasts and traveled to the midwest.

One day my wife, Linda, said we needed to talk. She said, "I hate to bother you with this because I know you are working very hard to get the new store ready. However, you need to know that the store account has $50 left. When that is gone there is no money to pay store bills. I had already laid off two fine workers. It looked like we would close the doors of The Sewing House within a few days.

Then five ladies came into the store. I did not know them. They all bought fabric and I was cutting and selling as fast as I could. One of them said, "It looks like you could use some help." I said, "I sure could." I did not tell her that I had no money. She said, "I will be in to talk to you next week."

The next week she came in and introduced herself. She said, "Hi, I am Janice Van Gorp and I know how to build this store." She told me how she had owned her own quilting store in Osceola called Jan's Patchwork. She did not want all the responsibilities of ownership, but she would show me how to run a quilting store. There were two things she would not do. She would not vacuum the floor and she would not clean the bathroom. Also, she wanted the toilet paper in the bathroom to be installed so that the loose end hung down in front.

One little voice inside my head told me that I had no money to hire anybody. Another still small voice said that I needed to hire her immediately and that is what I did. Janice was a past leader in the Ottumwa Quilting Guild. After a few weeks she told me she knew a lady who was a past leader in the Bloomfield Guild named Bobbi McClure. We hired Bobbi to come in one day a week. Later we hired Tracey Campbell who was a past officer in the Albia Guild. Now we had connections to the local guilds. Business took off.

If The Sewing House has been a blessing to you, I want you to say a prayer of thanksgiving for Janice Van Gorp who saved our store in 2008 and 2009.

03/21/2025

These fabrics are going upstairs. Come get them before they are gone!
You may find what you were *exactly* looking for! 😉

Check out our collection of pre-cut fabrics! Soft Dawn, Old Glory, and Into The Woods.Come see us at The Sewing House, 2...
03/20/2025

Check out our collection of pre-cut fabrics!
Soft Dawn, Old Glory, and Into The Woods.
Come see us at The Sewing House, 220 E Main Street, Ottumwa
Our Hours are Tuesday - Friday 10am - 4pm and Saturday 10am - 3pm
Closed Sunday & Monday

🏷️ Red Tag Sale - Final Days! 🏷️ Prices just now reduced again on the following sewing machines: 🧵Janome M17 Continental...
03/19/2025

🏷️ Red Tag Sale - Final Days! 🏷️
Prices just now reduced again on the following sewing machines:
🧵Janome M17 Continental
🧵Janome M8 Continental with ASR
🧵Janome MC 9480 with ASR
🧵Janome MC 9410
🧵Janome MC 550E
🧵Janome MC 6700P
🧵Janome HD9
🧵Janome MB-4S
🧵Elna eXpressive 970

The lowest prices ever on these models.
Some other models are on Closeout.
The sale ends Saturday, March 29, at 3PM.

03/18/2025

Here's a close-up video of our new springtime collection called 'Love Me More' from Riley Blake Designs.
Come visit us at The Sewing House in Downtown Ottumwa!

03/18/2025

While the exhibit is no longer up at the International Quilt Museum, these pieces are amazing, and Ken Burns has collected them.

Address

220 E Main Street
Ottumwa, IA
52501

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm

Telephone

+16416824995

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These fabrics are going upstairs. Come get them before they are gone! You may find what you were *exactly* looking for! 😉 #TheSewingHouse #thesewinghouseottumwa #quiltingismytherapy #quilting

Here's a close-up video of our new springtime collection called 'Love Me More' from Riley Blake Designs. Come visit us at The Sewing House in Downtown Ottumwa! #thesewinghouseottumwa #TheSewingHouse #quiltingismytherapy #quilting

RED Tag SALE!
RED Tag SALE!

RED Tag SALE! Going on now through Friday, February 28th at 4pm! #TheSewingHouse #quiltingismytherapy #quilting

Cynthia and Phyllis, from Mercer, Missouri, found the honey hole.

We here at The Sewing House know that a clean machine is a happy machine. Call 641-682-4995 to get your machine scheduled for cleaning today. We are located in beautiful downtown Ottumwa! #embroiderymachine #TheSewingHouse #quilting #quiltingismytherapy #thesewinghouseottumwa #sewingmachineservice

These wide back bolt ends were taken up to the Fabric Closeout Dept. One of each only. Come and get them.

Thanks for sharing your beautiful quilt, Laura! #thesewinghouseottumwa #TheSewingHouse #quiltingismytherapy #quilting

“It Takes A Village” felt panel. Connie sewed up this kit featuring first responders.

Valentine Fabrics!
Valentine Fabrics!

Come inside our store and check out our Valentine's fabrics, patterns, and more! We are located at 220 East Main in Downtown Ottumwa. #thesewinghouseottumwa #TheSewingHouse #quiltingismytherapy #quilting

Love Blooms, from Moda Fabrics. 🥰 Check it out. Shop Online 24/7: https://www.iowasewinghouse.com/iishop?form_version=2&showSearchResults=1&search_keyword=love+blooms&image=Search #thesewinghouseottumwa #TheSewingHouse #quiltingismytherapy #quilting

January White Sale All white background fabric - 25% Off! * Regular price and Closeout. *Solid white & white-on-white. *White selvage does not count😄. *In-store only. *Sale ends January 31.

Check out this collection, called Cottage Charm, from Poppy Cotton. You can find this on our website or at 220 East Main in Downtown Ottumwa. 💻 https://www.iowasewinghouse.com/iishop?form_version=2&showSearchResults=1&search_keyword=cottage+charm&image=Search #embroiderymachine #embroiderywork #embroidery #thesewinghouseottumwa #TheSewingHouse #quiltingismytherapy #quilting

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Fabric - Sewing Machines - Vacuums

We sell top quality Janome, Elna & Necchi sewing machines. We sell Riccar vacuums from St James, Missouri. Riccar - “The First Name in Vacuums that Last.” We sell Sebo vacuums made in Germany. We service the sewing machines and vacuums we sell. We service others as well. We maintain vacuum bags and belts for many major vacuum brands.

We stock approximately 6000 bolts of quilting fabric. Our fabric is always changing. Buy what you need to finish your project. If you need more later, it could very well be gone. Check out our large Fabric Closeout Department.

We maintain the largest thread display in southeast Iowa. When you need thread, come to The Sewing House.

We want to be your source for machine embroidery supplies. We maintain the most complete supply of embroidery stabilizers in southeast Iowa.