Inside Passage Quilting, a new shop near the cruise ship dock in Fort Seward, opened last month.

Owner Linda Axsom said her business offers long-arm quilting service, Alaska-themed fabrics, greeting cards and unique gifts pertaining to quilting and to Alaska, and sewing kits.

Her sewing machine, which features a 12-foot table and a 30-inch throat, is one of only two in the valley for stitching together the layers of a quilt after the pieces are…