Less than two months after the quilt shop opened in the former space of Vashon Family Practice, store owner Anja Moritz has announced she will close the shop at the end of this weekend.

Insurmountable problems with the lease are causing the unexpected closure, according to Moritz and her attorney, Barbara Rhoads-Weaver.

“This was not something done lightly,” Rhoads-Weaver said, adding that Moritz had attempted to rectify some of the lease problems with building owner Sjardo Steneker, but was not able to do so.

Steneker declined to comment, citing advice from his attorney.

Moritz has posted an announcement about the closure on the store’s website, indicating that the store’s last day will be Sunday, Aug. 16.

Currently, Moritz says she has pipe dreams, but no immediate plans to open a shop elsewhere. Online, the announcement says she and her partner, Paul Robinson, who also works at the shop, may attend quilt and trade shows and will work on the store’s website.

Moritz signed a five-year lease for the former clinic this spring, when she was faced with moving her shop off the island after the building the store had been in was sold.

Upon completing renovations, Moritz and Robinson opened the new store in late June with the intent of also holding quilting retreats there.

Island Quilter will be open daily through Sunday. Moritz has invited people willing to help with move out procedures to call the store at (206) 713-6000.