McKinney | November 2025

Business

BY KAREN CHANEY

What started as a way for McKinney resident Linda V. Taylor to pay o the longarm quilting machine she bought to make her handmade quilts, has turned into a multi-building quilting destination. Established in 1995, Linda’s Electric Quilters includes a retail space, warehouse and studio in McKinney. The set up The retail space is stocked with threads, patterns, notions, sewing machine accessories, batting and fabric. The shop carries over 1,000 fabric options and specializes in wideback fabrics, which can range between 108-120 inches in width. The store is an ocial Cuddle Center, a certi- cation that allows them to sell minky fabric from Shannon Fabrics. “We have a large selection of those really soft, cuddly fabrics in solids, prints and textures,” business Co-Owner and Chief Quilter Corey Pearson said. “People like to do those on the back of quilts to give them a nice, soft feel.” The business employs approximately 40 sta members, some of whom work in the warehouse fullling online orders. “In our warehouse operations, we have a large online presence,” Pearson said. “People from all over the world go on our website, lindas.com, and purchase products. Those orders get dropped into the queue downstairs and our warehouse team will pull the orders, fulll them and ship them out.” Zooming in In addition to traveling around the nation teaching quilting classes at quilting guilds, Pear- son also hosts a variety of video events including YouTube, Facebook and podcasts. “I run our social media education division,” Pearson said. “In a week, I could be doing two or three live videos. Whether it’s a live shopping experience where they’re seeing the fabrics or threads really up close and then adding it to their cart, or I do those sew-a-longs—teaching people how to piece or how to quilt online with our free education platform on YouTube.” Going forward Within a year, Pearson hopes to open an edu- cation center within the strip center which would Linda’s Electric Quilters provides quilting supplies, education

Over 1,000 fabric options from more than 20 brands are available at Linda's Electric Quilters.

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Linda’s Electric Quilters has increased their sewing, crafting, embroidery and knitting supplies inventory.

Linda’s Electric Quilters Co-Owner and Chief Quilter Corey Pearson does several weekly live events.

allow for in-person sewing classes. “Quilting saved me mentally. I am able to give that back to people and show the love of what I know and the love of what I learned,” Pearson said. “My favorite thing is being able to connect with someone and see that light bulb go o when they say, ‘Oh, I can do this too!’ To see that happen—there’s no better joy in my life, ever.”

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2001 Central Circle, Ste. 103, McKinney www.lindas.com

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