Island Quilter’s last day in business will be this Saturday, and owner Anja Moritz says she intends to go out with a bang by throwing a farewell party for friends and customers that evening.

The band The Rum-blestrips will play from 6 to 8 p.m., when deejay Marcus Fellbaum will take over and play 1970s disco music, and refreshments will be served.

Moritz opened Island Quilter in her home in 2007, and the business has grown considerably since then. She moved into town in 2009 to the space that now houses Spider’s Ski and Sports. In 2011, she and her partner Paul Robinson moved to their current location.

Earlier this year building owners Bob Hawkins and Chuck Robinson sold the building to an island couple who plan to use the space for an exercise facility and retail space.

While Moritz had hoped to keep her business on the island, she said last week that no available space on Vashon would allow her to continue offering a large selection of fabrics, as well as what she enjoys most about her store — special exhibits and classes. As of Monday, she had not found a space for the store off-island either, and she and Paul intend to put their inventory in storage while they continue looking.

Moritz said that she has begun the application process to work for the post office, and also shared a more lighthearted daydream involving an old ferry.

“The Fabric Ferry is coming soon to a port near you,” she joked.