About

Yellow Creek Quilt Designs Building
Jill Shaulis helping a customer with fabric
Yellow Creek Quilt Designs quilts
Yellow Creek Quilt Designs Booth Design Award Winner
Yellow Creek Quilt Designs quilts

Our Patchwork History

Welcome to Yellow Creek Quilt Designs! I am the owner, Jill Shaulis, and I grew up in Pearl City, Illinois, the great little town where my quilt and gift shop has made its home in an historic turn-of-the-century bank building since 1992. When we were little girls, my sister and I walked to the same building – then the post office! – to pick up our family’s mail. Needless to say, the location holds precious memories for us and many other folks in our hometown. Over the past 28 years, the shop has evolved and grown dramatically. Today, Yellow Creek Quilt Designs offers:

  • My custom designed fabrics, inspired by Civil War era textiles
    and featured in numerous trade magazines
  • Personally design patterns/projects that lend themselves nicely to any type of fabric
  • Quality quilting fabrics, kits, and accessories
  • A broad variety of patterns and books
  • A great selection of wool
  • High quality Valdani threads
  • Classes and workshops
  • Unique gifts
  • Over 4,300 square feet of quilting heaven!
  • See a video about our shop.

Our shop has been featured in Better Homes & Gardens Quilt Sampler magazine and my patterns highlighted in several Primitive Quilts & Projects magazines. What an honor!

Our first book, Kindred Spirits, was published by Kansas City Star and my first fabric line under the same name, Kindred Spirits for Windham Fabrics, shipped in 2015. I’ve since designed several lines of Civil War Reproduction fabrics. I’m now designing for Robert Kaufman Fabrics as one of their first Civil War Reproduction designers. My newest line will be in shops August/September 2020. Check out the Mill Pond tab.

My Custom Designs

Windham Fabrics asked me to create a custom design for them in 2014, providing a big checkmark on my bucket list. I will be forever grateful for the opportunity and I haven’t stopped designing since! My passion for realistic Civil War-era patterns keeps me up at night, and I hope to generate the same inspiration to you. Join us and create beautiful gifts, unique décor for your home, and cherished family heirlooms. I now design civil war reproduction fabrics for Robert Kaufman Fabrics.

    Ask Jill

    Jill Shaulis' school picture
    “My mom and big sisters taught me to sew in second grade. One of my first projects? The shirt I am wearing in this school photo!”

    Our Pattern for Success? It’s Your Success!
    All of us at Yellow Creek Quilt Designs are dedicated to helping you meet your artistic goals. We know quilting, we recognize your challenges, and we understand your need to concept and create. Whether you are just starting out or are a seasoned seamstress, we can guide your choices and help you move your project forward.