Yours from
start to
finish.
Own your quilting journey. Start finishing every stitch at home.
Mimi's Creative Concepts is your Alaska source for Grace Company longarm machines and frames, perfectly sized for any studio. Learn free-motion quilting, sharpen your ruler work, or jump straight into automation for next-level precision. With the right accessories, your ideal quilting setup isn't just possible. It's waiting.
Special Event Pricing & Monthly Promotions
Special Event Pricing: SureStitch Elite
Special event pricing on the Grace Company SureStitch Elite is on now through August 20, tied to a collaboration Tanya filmed with the Grace Company team. Reach out for current pricing.
Why quilters
work with us
Freight at a Fraction of the Cost
A longarm machine is freight, not a small package. Order one shipped individually from outside Alaska and you're paying FedEx, UPS, or USPS rates for something that size. Mimi's Creative Concepts brings inventory up by the pallet on a barge instead, so the freight on your invoice is real, just a fraction of what shipping it yourself would cost.
Authorized Grace Company Dealer
Genuine machines and manufacturer support, sold direct from an Alaska dealer. Not a reseller, not a marketplace listing.
Home of the SureStitch Elite
Regulated stitching with a full-color touchscreen, built for consistent results on real projects.
How It Works
What Changes When You Move to a Longarm
A domestic machine makes you feed the quilt through a small throat space, which is fine for a table runner and miserable for anything queen-size or bigger. A longarm flips the setup: the quilt stays rolled and still on the frame, and the machine head glides over it on rails.
Stitch regulation is what makes that head reliable. The SureStitch Elite reads how fast you're moving and adjusts, so a slow curve and a fast straightaway come out with the same stitch length. Without it, your hand speed is the stitch length, and that shows on the finished quilt.
Featured
The SureStitch Elite
Regulated stitching with a full-color touchscreen. Start, adjust, and lock in your stitch length without leaving the frame.
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An Alaska dealer,
not a catalog.
Mimi's Creative Concepts is run out of Alaska, for Alaska quilters. You get a real person to call when you're choosing a machine, not a shipping label.
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Before You Buy a Longarm
What's the difference between a longarm and a regular sewing machine? +
On a domestic machine, you feed the fabric through a stationary needle, which gets awkward fast once a quilt is bigger than a placemat. A longarm flips that: the quilt stays still, rolled onto a frame, and the machine head moves over it on rails. You're not wrestling forty pounds of fabric through a nine-inch throat space anymore.
What does "stitch regulation" mean, and why does it matter? +
Without a regulator, your stitch length depends on how fast you move the machine by hand. Slow down going around a curve and the stitches bunch up. Speed up on a straightaway and they stretch out. A regulator like the SureStitch Elite tracks your speed and fires the needle at a fixed distance regardless, so the stitching stays even whether you're going fast or slow.
Do I need experience with a longarm before I buy one? +
No, but the learning curve is real if you've only used a domestic machine. Ask us about getting comfortable with the machine before you take it home.
How much does it actually cost to ship a longarm to Alaska from outside the state? +
It depends on the carrier and the season, but the honest answer is: more than you'd guess. A longarm frame and head is oversized, heavy freight, not something that ships in a standard parcel box, and FedEx, UPS, or USPS all price that steeply for Alaska. Mimi's Creative Concepts brings machines up in bulk by barge instead, at business rates, so you still see a freight line, just a much smaller one.
Does Mimi's Creative Concepts offer financing or assembly? +
Ask us. See the Services page for what's currently available.
