This shop is located right where state highway 1 connects to state highway 61, the North Shore…read moreroad. Technically, this is shown as Illgen City on the map, but it is really this quilt shop, and a motel. While it is a tiny shop, it has a huge selection of batik fabrics, and many quilts displayed on the walls and ceiling.

Very nice variety of fabrics! Large selection of batiks and Grunge fabrics. Shop is small, but…read morenicely displayed to make the most of the space without being crowded. Now carrying select yarns as well, which is a bonus.

From the owner: We have individual fat quarters cut for all of our fabrics displayed alongside its yardage so easy…read moreto find. We also carry yarn and supplies and a small consignment section. We have a large selection of $8 fabrics.

Love the selections! Pretty fabulous fabric u need in your stash! Helpful staff and great service-…read moreanswers any and all questions you might have!!

From the owner: Full service quilt shop with fabric, patterns, notions, sewing machine + longarm sales and repair…read more Longarm quilting service.

Service is amazing. Also does longarm quilting. Very friendly and helpful…read more Great on helping pick out fabrics for quilts. Super cute shop.

Fun fabrics, great atmosphere! I wish I lived in Duluth so I could hang out here all the time.read more

The selection of yarn is great! The owner is helpful and has many patterns to choose from. The…read moresetting on Lake Superior is not to be missed.

We had just pulled out of the parking lot at Russ Kendall's and were back onto scenic route 61…read moredriving north when I saw a large sign with the words "YARN." Yarn? "YARN," I shouted and immediately spun to my right and into the driveway of what looked to be someone's house. Now, you probably think I'm some sort of hardcore knitting addict but that isn't the case. I just got back into knitting and am in the middle of knitting a pair of hand warmers for my brother's girlfriend. I bought yarn that was slightly thinner than the yarn I used to make my first pair of hand warmers, so it looked really "loose" on the needles. I wanted a slightly smaller set of needles but ran out of time before our trip. I sort of/definitely planned to stop at whatever yarn place there was to scratch that itch of feeling unprepared. So that's how we ended up at Playing with Yarn. I immediately found a set of size 2 bamboo needles for the insanely low price of $4.70. Granted these were not Clover's Takuma needles but they were bamboo and under five dollars. I took a look at the yarn - there is a pretty wide selection- before paying. I knit mostly in my school years, so any skein of yarn over $9 is pricey to me even if it's super nice merino wool, hand dyed, blah blah blah. It's a very small shop to be sure, but the owners are nice and the selection is good and decently priced. Also, if you go up to the second floor, there is a great view of Lake Superior!