SouthWest Quilting Stores and FAQ
Jenny Farnham
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Quilt Stores in the South Western United States
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado,
Utah, Arizona, Nevada, California, Hawaii
Arizona
Flagstaff
Pine Country Quilt, 1 Riordan Road,(520) 779-2194
Florence
The Country Mouse, Main Street
Globe
The Country Corner, 383 S. Hill St.,(520)425-8208
Phoenix
The Quilted Apple, 3043 N. 24th St., (602) 956-0904
Prescott
The Quilt Crossing, 207 N. Cortez, (520) 776-1823
Sahuarita
Remnant Patch, 16121 So. Country Club, (520) 602-648-3729
(Josette), (520) 602-648-1533 (Phyllis) 9-5 weekdays, Sat 9-12;
summers open Fri & Mon 9-5 or by appt.
Sedona
The Quilter's Store 3075 W. Hwy. 89-A, (520) 282-2057
Tempe
Quilter's Ranch, 107 E. Baseline Rd.,(520) 838-8350
Tucson
The Quilt Basket, 6538 E. Tanque Verde Road,520-722-8810
California
Albany
New Pieces 1597 Solano Ave.(510) 527-6779 10-6 Mon-Sat, 12-5
Sunday
Anaheim
M & L Fabrics 3430 W. Ball (corner of Knott and Ball), (714)
995-3178 10-8 M-F, 10-6 Sat.
Berkeley
Kasuri Dyeworks 1959 Shattuck Ave.(near UC Berkeley),(510)
841-4509 Tues-Sat 11-6, closed Sun and Mon.
New Pieces 1597 Solano Av, 415-527-6779, (fabric and music store
combined--mostly quilts, tho)
Stone Mountain and Daughters on Shattuck and Dwight, open days
and Saturdays, they close somewhat early (like 5 or 6) and are closed on
Sundays.
Sweet Potatoes 1716 4th Street, 510-527-5852 Mon-Sat 10-5, Sun
12-5
Campbell
The Needle's Eye 2435 So. Winchester Blvd., 408-866-1181 M-Sat
10-5:30, Sun 12-4
Cerritos
Leah's Fabric Gallery Cerritos Mall,(310) 860-2711
Clovis
Quilter's Paradise 339 Pollasky,(209)297-7817 Mon & Fri, 10-8;
Rest of week, 10-5; closed Sun
Costa Mesa
Piecemakers Country Store 1720 Adams Ave.,(714) 641-3112 Until
9 most nights
Cupertino
The Granary 10899 N. Wolfe Rd. Phone (408)973-0591, M T W :
9:30am to 6:30pm ,Th: 9:30am to 7 pm ,F: 9:30am to 5pm ,Sat: 10am to
5pm ,Sun: 12N to 4pm (open 9-4 last Sunday of the month)
Whiffle Tree Quilts 10261 S. De Anza Blvd. 408-255-5270 10-6
M-F, 10-5 Sat
Davis
Pincushion University Mall, open every day
Hawthorne
SAS Fabrics corner of Hawthorne Blvd. and (maybe) 138th St.
310-978-8985
Hayward
The Unique Needle 539 Blossom Way, 415-727-9130
La Mesa
The Country Loft 8166 La Mesa Blvd., (619) 466-5411, M-F 10-6,
Sat. 10-5, Closed Sun.
Stitch In Time 6119 Lake Murray Blvd., (619) 466-0977
Lafayette
Cotton Patch 1025 Brown Ave. (510) 284-1177 Open in the 10-6
range, daily
Lake Forest
Material Possessions 22600-C Lambert St., Suite 905, (714)586-3418
Lomita
Treadleart 25834 Narbonne Ave., (310) 534-5122 Mon-Sat 10 - 5:30,
Sun 12 - 5
Long Beach
Fabric Barn 3111 E. Anaheim, 310-498-0285
LA
Africa By the Yard 4319 Crenshaw Blvd., (213) 291-1517
Michael Levine 920 S. Maple (between 9th and Olympic), downtown,
(213) 622-6259 M-F 9-5:30; Sat. 9-4:30; Sun. 11-4
Mammoth Lakes
The Gathering 94 Old Mammoth Rd. (619) 934-4696
Manhattan Beach
Luella's Quilt Basket 1822 N. Sepulveda Blvd.,(310) 545-3436
Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 11-4
Montclair
The Fabric Patch 5436D Arrow Hwy., (909) 985-9000 Mon-Sat.
9:30-5; closed Sunday
Montrose
Quilt 'n' Things 2411 Honolulu Ave., 818-957-2287
Mountain View
The Quilting Bee 357 Castro Street, 94043 415-969-1714 9-8:30
M-F, 9-5:30 Sat, 11-5 Sun
Oakland
East Bay Depot For Creative Reuse 1027-60th street, Oakland.
Phone 415-547-6470. Hours are 1:30-4:30 on Tues., Thurs, and
Saturday only.
Poppy Fabrics on Broadway between College and 51st street, open till
8pm on weekdays, and all Sunday afternoon.
Ojai
Heartwarmers Mercantile 310-C E. Matilija Street, (805) 640-1187
Wed.-Sat. 10am-6pm, Sun. 11am-4pm
Pasadena
Bearly Stitchin Fabric Center 2245 East Colorado Blvd.,(818)
796-2118 M-S 10-6; Sunday noon to 5
Petaluma
Quilted Angel 200 G St., 707-763-0945 M-Sa 10-5:30, Su 12-4, Th
until 7:30
Pleasanton
Going to Pieces Mission Plaza, 1989F Santa Rita Road, 510-462-9340
Poway
Zook's Warehouse for Quilters
Redondo Beach
The Cotton Shop 1922 Artesia Blvd., 310-376-3518
Roseville
Stitching Station on Sunrise (Close to I-80)
Sacramento
Quilt Rack Carlson St
Quilters Corner (complete quilt shop) 3020 H. Street, Lindy Munday,
Proprietar, (916) 442-5768
San Carlos
Laurel Leaf 648 Laurel, 415/591-6790
San Diego
Fabriholics Discount Fabric and Quilting Supplies, 3205 Midway
DR., #D, (619)221-1203, Hours: Mon-Sat: 10-6, Sun: 12-5
Rosie's Calico Cupboard 7151 El Cajon Blvd., (619) 697-5758
San Francisco
Britex Fabrics 146 Geary, 415/392-2910 9:30-8:00 Thurs - 9:30-6:00
M-W, F, Sat - Closed Sun
Far Out Fabrics on Haight near Ashbury, open days and Saturdays,
till 6, closed on Sundays.
Satin Moon on Clement between 1st and 2nd Avenue, closed Sundays
San Marcos
Fabrics Plus 332 Rancheros Dr. #106,
Quilt in a Day 1955 Diamond St., (619) 591-0929
Santa Clarita
My Next Quilt 26111 Bouquet Canyon Rd, #G0, 805-254-1296
Santa Monica
Crazy Ladies and Friends 1606 Santa Monica Blvd, CA
310-828-3122 Mon-Sat 10:30-5:30
McGuire's Quilt and Frame 521 Santa Monica Blvd, 310-395-7753
Mon-Sat 10-5:30
Seaside
H & H Home & Craft Center 1525 Canyon Del Rey, 408-899-2451
8-8 M-F 8-7 Sat. 9-6 Sun.
Sebastopol
Eastwind Art - Japanese Patterns, Fabrics, Crafts, P.O. Box 811,
707-829-3536
Studio City
Bearly Stitchin Fabric Center 11239 Ventura Blvd., (818) 752-9640
Sunnyvale
Carolees's Knitche
Trinidad
Ocean Wave Quilts, P.O. Box 977, 529 Trinity Street, (707)
677-3770, Owner: Sandi Globus
Torrance
Quilts Unlimited, 2202-F W. Artesia Blvd., (310)532-9203. M-F
10-5:30, Sat 10-4pm closed Sunday
Sew Fun Fabrics, Crafts, Quilting and Bridal Store 16908 Prairie
Ave, 310-542-7838 Mon-Wed 10-6, Thurs 10-8, Fri 10-5, Sat 9-5,
Sun noon-4
Walnut Creek
ThimbleCreek 1536 Newell Ave, 510-946-9966 M W Th F
9:30-5:30, Tu 9:30-8pm, Sat 9:30-5, Sun 12-4
Watsonville
Stone Mountain and Daughter
Woodland
Fabricland Raley's shopping center,open every day
Woodland Hills
The Quilt Emporium 4918 Topanga Canyon Blvd., 818-704-8238
Mon 10-8, Tues-Sat 10-5
Yorba Linda
The Calico House 4801 Park Ave. (714)993-3091
Colorado
Boulder
Elfriede's Fine Fabrics Canyon and Folsom, Arapahoe Village
Shopping Center, 303-447-0132
Colorado Springs
High Country Quilts 4771 N. Academy Blvd. Phone: (719) 598-1312
Ruth's Stitchery 3517 N. Carefree Circle, Phone: (719) 591-1717
Denver
Denver Fabrics 2309 Federal Boulevard, 303-934-7415 open Easter
Sunday
Great American Quilt Factory 8970 E. Hamden Avenue,
303-740-6206 open Easter Sunday
Lunn Fabrics 357 N. Santa Fe Dr, (303) 623-2710 W-Sa 10-6
Quilts in the Attic 1025 So Gaylord, (303) 744-8796 M-F 9:30-5:30
Sa 9:30-4:30
Fort Collins
The Fig Leaf 232 E. Monroe Dr., (303) 226-3267
Grand Junction
Quilt Junction - Gifts & Gallery, 412 Main Street, 970-245-6700
Littleton
Fabric Expressions 5950 S.Platte Cyn Rd D4, (303) 798-2556 M-F
9-5 Sa 9-4
Longmont
The Patchworks 700 Florida Ave, (303)772-3002 M-Sa 10-5
Snowmass
Quilts Unlimited Silvertree Plaza Mall, 100 Elbert Lane, Snowmass,
CO
Wheatridge
Harriet's Treadle Arts 6390 W. 44th Ave, (303) 424-2742 M-F
9:30-5 Sa 9:30-4
Hawaii
Hilo
Dragon Mama Futons and Fabrics,Hawaii
Kailua-Kona
Kona Kapa, P.O. Box 390136, Kailua-Kona, (808)326-7119
Kaimuki
Calico Cat, Koko Head Ave., Hawaii, Oahu
Hawaii
Kaimuki Dry Goods, 10th Ave., Oahu
Musashiya, Ala Moana Shopping Center, Oahu
Nevada
Las Vegas
Fabric Boutique, 4717 Faircenter Pky (& Decatur)
Reno
Cloth Cottage, 221 Vassar, (702) 348-0086 10 - 5:30 Tuesday through
Friday
Windy Moon Quilts, on Kuenzli close to Wells Avenue on the
downtown side
New Mexico
Albuquerque
The Quilt Works, 11117 Menaul NE,505-298-8210
A Quilters Affaire, 12500 Montgomery Blvd. NE, Suite #113, (505)
292-8925, Hours: Mon-Sat 9am to 6pm, Thur- 9am to 8pm, Sun-
12pm to 5pm
Las Cruces
La Boutique, 275 North Downtown Mall, (505)526-2632 closed
Sundays
Lee's Quilt Corner, Triangle Shopping Center, 2133 N. Main, M-F
10-5, Sat 9-3; Mon. Senior day, 25% off; Demo day 1st Sat. of each
month.
Socorro
Bobbie's Bobbin, California Street NE, (505) 835-1094, closed
Sundays
Texas
Arlington
Nostalgia 1210 W. Abrams St., (817)277-4749
Quilted Hearts 1205 S. Bowen Rd., (817)860-1295
Austin
Gem Fabrics 13776 US Hwy 183 North, Anderson Mill Shopping
Center, (512) 258-8061
The Quilt Store 3309 Hancock Drive,(512) 453-1145 10-5
Monday-Friday, 10-4 Saturday
Byran
Pollyanna's Quilt Cottage, 3707 E 29th St., PH: 409-846-7735,
FAX: 409-822-0769, Hours Tues thru Sat 10a.m. thru 6 p.m.
Clear Lake City
Sew Contempo 18123 Egret Bay Blvd, (713) 333-5322
Colleyville
Calico Cupboard 6409 Colleyville Blvd.,(817) 481-7105
Dallas/Richardson
Kay Fabrics , Arapaho
Quiltmakers 9658 Plano Rd. just south of LBJ, 214-343-1440. Hours:
Mon. 10-7 and Tues.-Sat. 10-5
Fort Worth
THE BERRY PATCH, 4995 S. Hulen, 817/346-6400
QUILTERS EMPORIUM, 3526 W. Vickery Blvd., 817/377-3993
Friendswood
Quakertown Quilts 607 S. Friendswood Dr. (713) 996-1756
Galveston
Quilts By The Bay (409) 740-9296
Houston
Nan Thumbs Vietnamese sector
Great Expectations 14520 Memorial Dr (713) 496-1366
Southern Importers San Jacinto
Keller
Grandma's Quilts, 111 W. Vine, 817/731-1348
La Port
The Painted Pony 1000 S. Broadway, (713)471-5735
McKinney
Sharon's Quilt Depot 215 E. Louisiana St. (214)855-5040
San Antonio
Las Colchas (Spanish for The Quilts) 110 Ogden, 210-223-2405
Tues, Thurs 10-7; Wed, Fri-Sat 10-5 (closed Sun-Mon)
Page's Quilt Shop 5860 Highway 87 East, 210-648-1381 M-F
9-5:30, Sat 9-3
South Lake
2-sisters' quilts, 1625 east southlake blvd., 817/488-0144
Webster
Fabrics Etcetera 571 W.Bay Area Blvd, (713)338-1904
Utah
Holladay
Gentler Times Quilt Shop, 4880 S. Highland Circle
Midvale
Two Dollar Fabric, 73 W 7200 S
Provo
Stitiching Corner
Salt Lake City
Quilter's Patch, 1632 S. Redwood #A
Sandy
Bernina, 688 E 9450 S
Cotton Shop, 9441 S 700 E
Fabric Warehouse, 9251 S 700 E
House of Fabrics, 865 E 9400 S
Quilts, Etc., 11 East Main St. (8691 South at State), 801-255-2666
Tu-Wed-Fri-Sat 10-5, Mon & Thurs 10-9
West Jordan
Fabric Center, 1629 W 9000 S
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Quilt Stores FAQ - South West United States
ARIZONA
Store Name: Pine Country Quilt
Address: 1 Riordan Road, Flagstaff
Phone Number: (602) 779-2194
Comments: This is
a small store. Has some fabrics, books, nice thimbles, etc. Also has
some antiques
and crafts. Not the best quilt store, but has some interesting things.
(come in on the 17, when
you get into town go 1 1/2 blocks past McDonalds and
Riordan is on the left.)
Name: The Country Mouse
Address: Main Street, Florence
Comments: Florence is not so
big that you'd have trouble finding this place. It is
housed in an old
drugstore that was refurbished for James Garner and Sally Fields to
shoot the movie
"Murphy's Romance." The supplies are good and the owner is a very
active quilter who even goes to the Quilt Mart in Houston.
Name: The Country Corner
Address: 383 S. Hill St., Globe
Phone Number: (602)425-8208
Comments: This is also
an antique store and sort-of hardware place. They have a
terrific variety of good quilting
cottons and quilting supplies. Globe is somewhat
southeast of Phoenix; northeast of Tucson.
Store Name: The Quilted Apple
Address: 3043 N. 24th St., Phoenix
Phone Number: (602) 956-0904
Comments: They have lots of fabric,
sometimes too much to choose from. They are
helpful but not very intimate
if you're not a regular. On 24th St. between Thomas &
Osborn on the east side of the road.
Comments: Lauren Sinema (sp?) is part
owner of the shop. She has several applique
books out, the latest
being "Applique, Applique, Applique." If you stop by in the
afternoon, you
might get to meet her. She teaches a lot of the classes there. She will
autograph your book if you have
one - and all of Laurene's books they sell in the shop
are autographed.
Store Name: The Quilt Crossing
Address: 207 N. Cortez, Prescott
Phone Number: (602) 776-1823
Comments: This is a very small shop but it has some unusual fabrics and pat- terns.
(N on Hwy 69, as soon as you get into the center of town you'll see an old fashioned
town square with the court house in the middle. Turn right on Cortez, pass Willis and
it's on the right, two doors down from Murphy's restaurant)
Store Name: Remnant Patch
Address: 16121 So. Country Club, Sahuarita
Phone Number: (602) 602-648-3729 (Josette), (602) 602-648-1533 (Phyllis)
Hours: 9-5 weekdays, Sat 9-12; summers open Fri & Mon 9-5 or by appt.
Comments: This place is actually a double-wide trailer out in the country. To reach it
you take the Helmet Peak exit off I-19 (about 5 miles north of Green Valley and 20
miles south of Tucson) and head west (up over the interstate to the left) and go about
two miles to Country Club Road. Just around the corner is a rickety sign that says
"Remnant Patch." The reason all of the quilters in Arizona go there is that Phyllis, the
owner, has a deal with RJR and she buys bolt ends by the thousands of pounds. While
she does not have every color or pattern, she gets big pieces of many RJR fabrics for
which we'd pay $7 or $8 in town. She charges $3.39 a yard! Phyllis has been in the
midst of an out-of-state move but plans to keep the store open. I'd recommend
calling her or Josette before you go.
Store Name: Quilter's Ranch
Address: 107 E. Baseline Rd., Tempe
Phone Number: (602) 838-8350
Comments: They have wonderful quilts hanging on all the walls. They will spend
hours helping you if that's what you need. Everyone is very sincere and pleasant.
(They also have some crafts for sale.) (Just outside Phoenix on the S/E corner of
Baseline & Mill Ave.)
Store Name: The Quilt Basket
Address: 6538 E. Tanque Verde Road, Tucson
Phone Number: 602-722-8810
Comments: This is a very classy quilting shop. A former employee who still teaches
classes there is Mary Dillon, who wrote the Cathedral Window Quilt book several
years ago, also has a book of southwestern designs out, and is 1993 Tucson Quilt
Guild President. Their fabric selection is exquisite but not cheap. They have the latest
in supplies and books. They also have classes on a variety of subjects with great
teachers. I have seen them spend a lot of time with women who were trying to find
just-right colors/ patterns for that special project.
CALIFORNIA, NORTHERN
Name: New Pieces
Specialty: Quilting fabric, supplies, and classes
Address: 1597 Solano Ave. Albany
Phone Number: (510) 527-6779
Hours: 10-6 Mon-Sat, 12-5 Sunday
Comments: Great selection of quilting fabrics and supplies, though the store is a bit
constrained by its size. Has a large gallery/classroom with quilt shows that change
monthly and usually feature contemporary "art" quilters. Also sponsors monthly
chamber music concerts. Has a play area for chil- dren. Good, varied classes in all
kinds of techniques and design areas. Knowledgeable staff (all quilters) who are very
helpful. Large selection of books. Emphasis on art quilting rather than traditional,
though of course they serve all quilters.
Comments: a quilt shop/chamber music store. Interesting selections of fab- rics, nice
music and they always have an exhibit of quilts going on. On Friday nights they have
chamber music concerts in the quilt exhibit room.
Comments: I went to New Pieces in Berkeley for the first time. Those in the know
told me that a woman that works there, I think named Lily (short, gray haired) is the
best at helping you match fabric for your projects. It is small, stuffed to the gills with
fabric, and had different fabrics than Quilting Bee. They put different fabrics on sale
all the time, and they aren't discontinued fabrics. They also put books on sale for no
apparent reason, and I saw 1992 quilting books on sale at 25% off! While I was there,
in the back room there was a quilt display by one artist (it's a gallery too), and a bunch
of women were back there working on AIDS baby quilts. It is a very nice place.
Comments: get off at downtown Berkeley BART, transfer to F bus going North (or
take F bus from East Bay terminal in SF).
Name: Kasuri Dyeworks
Specialty: Japanese cottons
Address: 1959 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley (near UC Berkeley)
Phone Number: (510) 841-4509
Hours: Tues-Sat 11-6, closed Sun and Mon.
Comments: Expensive but well worth it. Get off at Berkeley (downtown) BART,
walk North a few blocks on Shattuck, it's between University Avenue and Hearst.
One of the best selections of authentic Japanese fabrics in the country, including
antiques, hand-dyed, silks etc... Cheapest are new cottons, but they're also beautiful.
Roberta Horton and Mary Mashuta shop here.
Comments: It is a great place (though the fabric isn't cheap!). Over the years they've
gotten more quilter-oriented as quilting has become more popular. They have
hundreds of fabrics of different types, all the classical Japanese stuff, as well as old
kimono, dyeing supplies, and beautiful wooden boxes and such.
Comments: Take University Avenue exit from I-80 (available east or west- bound),
head east (toward UC Berkeley, toward the hills). Go up University about 2.5 miles to
Shattuck (cross-street before Shattuck is Milvia) (you're about 2 blocks away from
campus at this point), turn left on Shattuck. Kasuri is in this first block of Shattuck,
on the right (east) side, almost at the far end of the block.
Name: Stone Mountain and Daughters
Address: on Shattuck and Dwight, Berkeley
Hours: open days and Saturdays, they close somewhat early (like 5 or 6) and are closed
on Sundays.
Comments: ~ 1/2 mile from Chez Panisse
Comments: A very good variety, originally a quilting store but now also a general
fabric store specializing in natural fabrics. Good prices, good quality. Get off at
downtown Berkeley BART and walk South on Shattuck half a dozen blocks, it's
between Haste and Dwight.
Name: Sweet Potatoes
Address: 1716 4th Street, Berkeley
Phone Number: 510-527-5852
Hours: Mon-Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5
Comments: This is a discount outlet for children's clothes, and they sell left-over
fabric from the clothes lines, at LOW prices. I have found some wild, bold prints.
Maybe half of it is cotton knits. Not a big selection and one must drop in periodically
to find treasures, but for non-tradition- al cottons, it is worth a visit.
Name: The Needle's Eye
Address: 2435 So. Winchester Blvd., Campbell
Phone Number: 408-866-1181
Hours: M-Sat 10-5:30, Sun 12-4
Comments: Very nice selection of current fabrics (not many calicos, etc.). Good
selection of books and patterns. Also carries crossstitch books, pat- terns, and
supplies. Usual classes offered. We have a quilting bee on Friday mornings (10 - 1)
where we are working on quilts for the American Museum of Quilts and Textiles in
San Jose. Anyone who like to quilt can join in. (This just not benefit the shop -- she
just provides us with the space (and some coffee).)
Name: Quilter's Paradise
Specialty: fabrics, classes
Address: 339 Pollasky, Clovis
Phone Number: (209)297-7817
Hours: Mon & Fri, 10-8; Rest of week, 10-5; closed Sun
Comments: The bad thing is most of the classes I would really like to take are during
the day, although they do have some on Saturdays. Also, if I haven't been able to get
in during regular hours, they have been known to open the shop for me after hours if
they are there for a class or sewing night.
Comments: This shop has the largest, most wonderful selection of fabric I've ever
seen, along with books, magazines and helpful advice. This shop is one of the best in
the United States, according to several well known quil- ters. It is located just outside
of Fresno, California (central California)
Name: Whiffle Tree Quilts
Specialty: quilt supplies, classes
Address: 10261 S. De Anza Blvd., Cupertino
Phone Number: 408-255-5270
Hours: 10-6 M-F, 10-5 Sat
Comments: This is smaller than Quilting Bee, but it is also right next to a Florentine
Restaurant, so come at lunchtime!
Comments: 10 year anniversary sale, June 10, 1992, 10-4: 30% off fabric, notions,
patterns; 10% off books, fur. July 13-8, 1992 3 classes for $50 or $20 apiece; $25 all
day machine quilting workshop.
Name: Pincushion
Specialty: quilt fabrics
Address: University Mall, Davis
Hours: open every day
Comments: This is a tiny store with a huge selection of cottons, lots of Jinny Beyer
and Hoffmann. Better selection of brights and darks, and poorer selection of pastels,
than Fabricland in Woodland. They charge about 1/3 more than Fabricland and are
much more precise about cutting yardage (Fab- ricland gives you 1/2 to 1 inch over
when you ask for 1/2 yard; Pincushion gives you 1/8 to 1/4 inch over, if that). They
have limited trims and tools, and no buttons. Their cross-stitch pattern selection is
much bet- ter, but charge too much for floss. No batting or extra-wide fabric for
backing visible, but they might have it in a back room. No dress fabrics. This store is
very hard to visit without buying anything: the sheer quanti- ty in such a small space
makes you feel like bolts are leaping into your arms right and left. Give 10% discount
to quilt club members, but you have to mention it -- they don't ask. Near UC Davis,
west of Sacramento, about 10 miles due south of Woodland.
Name: SAS Fabrics
Specialty: fabric by the pound
Address: corner of Hawthorne Blvd. and (maybe) 138th St., Hawthorne
Phone Number: 310-978-8985
Comments: If you are coming to visit the SOUTH bay area, it is a big place,
absolutely FULL of 'stuff', some fabrics really neat and some really not, but you have
to go a-lookin' and a-pickin'. I found some decent fabric which I used for the
backings of the two tie-quilts (card tricks) I made for my two grandchildren last
Christmas time. One novelty was all the different neck scarves sold, all types of color
combinations, stars 'n' stripes, batik/tie-dyed look, purple, red, blue, white with
black, waving American flag-looking scarves, etc.
Name: The Unique Needle
Address: 539 Blossom Way, Hayward
Phone Number: 415-727-9130
Comments: She does have a mailing list, altho all I've gotten is a once-a- year
announcement of her beginning heirloom sewing class. I took that one last year and it
was excellent, I was wishing she'd have an intermediate class this year. (I should call
and ask her, she'd probably start one -- the beginning class had just three students!)...
Very good value and she's a nice person to know. However, the "shop" is just in her
living room so don't expect a huge variety of fabric ...
Name: Cotton Patch
Specialty: Quilting fabric, supplies, and classes
Address: 1025 Brown Ave., Lafayette
Phone Number: (510) 284-1177
Hours: in the 10-6 range, daily
Comments: They just opened a store in Antioch, California, for which I don't have the
address. Very large fabric selection, including a whole room of just solids, as well as
some Japanese and unusual fabrics. My favorite place to buy fabrics for a whole quilt
at one time, since the selection is so good. Large book and periodical selection; all the
latest supplies and doodads. Friendly staff, some more knowlegable than others.
Somewhat craft- oriented (rather than being oriented towards "art" quilting). Lots of
classes, though I haven't taken any there. Has a play area for children.
Comments: huge selection of fabrics, they also are affiliated with C&T pub- lishing
so they have lots of books
Name: Quilting Bee
Address: 357 Castro St., Mountain View
Phone Number: 415-969-1714
Hours: 9-8:30 M-F, 9-5:30 Sat, 11-5 Sun
Comments: my personal favorite
Comments: Best Quilt shop in South Bay
Comments: This is a great shop!
Comments: lots and lots of fabric, large book section, all the quilting supplies
Comments: That is a great store!!! It has a better fabric selection than any of the
quilting stores in upper Westchester County - although the prices were higher (some
of the fabric was up to $1/yd more at the Quilting Bee than in NY).
Comments: Quilting Bee has moved from Los Altos to a new space on Castro Street
in Mountain View. Still as nice as ever - the classroom space looks to be larger.
Comments: GREAT fabric selection, helpful salespeople, lots of books and classes.
Sales about every couple of months. 25% off anything in the store (except the high
end sewing machines) on your birthday.
I believe the store is owned by Diane Leone, author of a bunch of quilting books. Her
quilts (among others) are on display, and are fantastic! TQB sells machines also:
Bernina, Viking, Others
Name: Poppy Fabrics
Address: on Broadway between College and 51st street, Oakland
Hours: open till 8pm on weekdays, and all Sunday afternoon.
Comments: (2 blocks from Berkeley) ... one of my favorite old hangouts, and even
though they're not specifically a quilt shop they do have a good selection, it's worth
checking out if you have time.
Comments: Good quality natural fabrics, interesting book selection, great notions.
From downtown Berkeley BART, take 51 bus going South, or take it going North
from MacArthur BART.
Name: Quilted Angel
Specialty: classes; stretch support gloves
Address: 200 G St., Petaluma
Phone Number: 707-763-0945
Hours: M-Sa 10-5:30, Su 12-4, Th until 7:30
Comments: this is where you can order those stretch support gloves for $12.50....
Their flyer says they will also be at the Marin show and the Pacific International
show. If you live anywhere nearby, call and ask them to mail you their flyer, it lists
sales and classes and shows for the next several months.... if you are in the
neighborhood be sure to drop by. The flyer has a little map, they are just a couple of
blocks off hwy 101.
Name: Going to Pieces
Address: Pleasanton
Phone Number: 510-462-9340
Comments: small, nice people
Comments: I have heard good things, but I have never been there.
Name: Laurel Leaf
Address: 648 Laurel, San Carlos
Phone Number: 415/591-6790
Comments: not as good as the Quilting Bee.
Name: Britex Fabrics
Address: 146 Geary, San Francisco
Phone Number: 415/392-2910
Hours: 9:30-8:00 Thurs - 9:30-6:00 M-W, F, Sat - Closed Sun
Comments: (near Union Square in downtown SF) ... a 4-story extravaganza of fabric
well worth a trip to the city. Not all quilting stuff, of course. One floor of wool, etc.;
Britex Fabrics is great - a skinny building with four floors of fabrics. The best part is
the remnants floor.
Comments: The best part is the remnants floor, 1/3 off pieces up to 4-5 yds.
Outrageously expensive, with the occasional find, all great quality. Right near Union
Square, any bus to downtown or Powell St BART.
Name: Far Out Fabrics
Address: on Haight near Ashbury, San Francisco
Hours: open days and Saturdays, till 6, closed on Sundays.
Comments: If you can make it to San Francisco, don't miss Far Out Fabrics (yes, it
opened in the 60's) one of my all-time favorites.
Comments: Wonderful natural fabrics for general sewing, a great collection of prints
and solids for quilting, the store of choice for theater/costume supplies. Good
selection of notions and trims, and check out Mendel's, the art store in front, for dyes,
fabric paints, and misc supplies. Good prices in general. From any downtown BART
(up to Civic Center), take the 7 Haight.
Name: Satin Moon
Address: on Clement between 1st and 2nd Avenue, San Francisco
Hours: closed Sundays
Comments: The favorite shop of the Sewing Workshop people. Great selection of
beautiful classics, like Italian wool gabardine, at corresponding prices. More
interesting and current colors than usual, good selection of solids, great notions. Small
and crowded, as good as the NY garment district. From downtown SF, take the 38
Geary, walk one block North.
Name: Carolees's Knitche
Specialty: combination knitting/cross stich/fabric store.
Address: Sunnyvale
Comments: They have a small but neat selection of fabric.
Name: Sweet Child of Mine
Specialty: heirloom sewing
Address: 139 East Fremont Avenue, Sunnyvale
Mail Order: 3720 Miramesa Ct. Bldg 116, Santa Clara CA 95051 (will change to shop
address)
Phone Number: 408-720-8426
Hours: Mon, Tues, Wed from 11-4:30; Sat. 12:30-3:30 pm
Comments: The prices are better than Carolea's ... I am going to have the nicest
underwear on the planet if I ever make all of mine ... everything in the store is 20%
off ... Kathie stuck to patterns for her little girl, who will soon make the "best
dressed" list.... She also sells everything mail order and will order anything she
doesn't have in the store. A new catalog is in the works so get on the mailing list now.
Name: ThimbleCreek
Address: 1536 Newell Ave, Walnut Creek
Phone Number: 510-946-9966
Hours: M W Th F 9:30-5:30, Tu 9:30-8pm, Sat 9:30-5, Sun 12-4
Comments: Northwest corner of Newell and S. Main, the Newell Promenade Shop-
ping Center. It is nice, very big and open. A large selection of plaids (a la Horton,
although not her line) that were 60" wide. Also, they have precut fat quarters of every
bolt on the shelf, displayed on a tiny shelf directly under the bolts. Another plus is the
large space for classes. The newsletter that they were giving out said that the space is
available not only for classes, but also for private use. For example, if you want to
baste a large quilt and need a place to lay it out, call them up. Or if a group of quilters
want to hold some private quilting function, give them a call. It wasn't clear from the
newsletter what charge, if any, there would be for the space. I do hope that they get
blinds for the windows, though, as some of the shelves were in direct sunlight. They
have the 'solid' whites and beiges on those shelves currently. The ceilings are high and
all the wall space is hung with quilts showing off the classes they have sched- uled.
To get there, take the So. Main Exit off of 680 (going north or south). Turn north
(left) on So. Main and left on Newell street. Turn into the second driveway on the
right. They are in the back of a little shop- ping center on the Northwest corner of the
intersection of Newell and Main.
Comments: Owners are Janey Edwards and Roxie Wood. Has traditional-type
quilting fabrics and all Mission Valley plaids. Also has large selection of fat quarters,
available where the bolts are stored. they have a large selection of books and is a
bright, airy store, not cramped and no tripping over bolts like some (however they're
new).
Comments: oooh, oooh, this store is fantastic! It's large, open, lots and lots of fabric.
They have the bolts on shelves that have a small shelf un- derneath -- all of fat
quarters of the fabric that's on that shelf! If you were ever shy wanting fat quarters of
a zillion different fabrics, but hate to ask the store to cut them, this is a wonderful
solution. Just scoop 'em up and head to the cash register.
Comments: This is a wonderful store! My credit card is still recovering from fabric
purchase meltdown!
Name: Stone Mountain and Daughter
Address: Watsonville
Comments: (see Stone Mountain and Daughters, Berkeley)
Name: Fabricland
Specialty: calicos
Address: Raley's shopping center, Woodland
Hours: open every day
Comments: Take route 5 to Woodland, get off at Main St., take Main St. to the west
end of town. Fabricland is at the westmost end of the shopping center there. This store
has an amazing supply of calicos, about 1/2 of the supply of dress fabrics. A good
range of just about every color. Also has lots of lovely silks, wools (in winter), and
polyester. Also home dec- oration, fake furs, enormous rolls of quilt battings, craft
supplies. Fair on books. Generally the sales people are helpful and friendly. Beware of
weekend sales and immense crowds! Woodland is in an area containing 5 dif- ferent
quilt clubs, so look also in the paper for exhibitions. Near Sacra- mento. A sewing
machine store is a couple of stores away; also at least 2 teachers in storefronts
elsewhere in town.
CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN
Name: M & L Fabrics
Specialty: Fabrics
Address: 3430 W. Ball (corner of Knott and Ball), Anaheim
Phone Number: (714) 995-3178
Hours: 10-8 M-F, 10-6 Sat.
Comments: This place is HUGE! It's got the most fabric I've seen in one store by a
long shot. Lots of 100% cottons. Discount prices, too.
Name: Leah's Fabric Gallery
Specialty: Fabric
Address: Cerritos Mall, Cerritos
Phone Number: (310) 860-2711
Comments: This may be a chain, I don't know for sure. It's a lot like HoF, but has a
better selection of fabrics and carries lots of quilting stuff (books, patterns, etc.)
They've got classes, too.
Comments: It's definitely a chain. Also located at Santa Anita Mall, Arcadia (near
Pasadena). Recommended by members of QuiltNet, the online international quilt
guild. Comments are based on personal experience and should not be taken as a guar-
antee. Name: Piecemakers Country Store
Specialty: Quilting supplies and fabrics, quilts, craft supplies and finished products
Address: 1720 Adams Ave., Costa Mesa
Phone Number: (714) 641-3112
Hours: LATE. Until 9 most nights
Comments: Not cheap, but fun to go through. It was begun and remains a
Christian-based group. Members work on crafts in store, go out for kitchen cabinet
installation jobs, etc. Two story building, 6,625 sq. ft. Big downstairs area, display
lobby, side rooms for classes. Separate small rooms upstairs display different finished
products or supplies, all for sale: 1. doilies and dolls and more, 2. Various holidays 3.
potpourri and candles 4. Tea room, serve tea and fresh cookies 5. hair styling room! (I
didn't see this) 6. original designer clothing, jewelry and accessories 7. Village
Crafters room for demos 8. various classrooms. I walked in on a wood carving class!
They have to charge for newsletter - mailing list is 20,000! One last thing: men's and
ladies rooms on both floors!
Comments: A must see store! This is my "dream store" - the Nordstrom's of quilt
stores. You must see this store to believe it! It's not just a quilt store. It's a place to get
inspired and let your creative juices be stirred! They have classes, and part of the
upstairs you will see samples of their classes, it's so much fun too see! They also have
a wholesale warehouse(?) I'm not sure because I don't have a resale license, I just saw
it on the flyer. They also have a wonderful calendar that I buy every year. Their block
of the month patterns are wonderful applique blocks. The calendar also includes the
patterns.
Comments: Wonderful shop - lots of fabric and lots of blocks & quilts on display for
inspiration.
Comments: I love the place - you can wander around in there for hours! (Not to
mention spend many $$$ :-) ) The staff was always very helpful and friendly, and in
no way did I ever feel uncomfortable.
Name: Quilts Unlimited
Specialty: Quilts
Address: Corner of Artesia and Van Ness, Gardena
Comments: Nice smallish store. More books than Luella's (see Manhattan Beach).
Plenty of classes.
Name: Stitch In Time
Address: 6119 Lake Murray Blvd., La Mesa
Phone Number: (619) 466-0977
Comments: Lovely little store with nice selection of fabrics and patterns. I enjoy this
store because every month they have a teacher exhibit of their quilts in the store. They
also have a block of the month contest.
Name: Treadleart Address: 25834 Narbonne Ave., Lomita
Phone Number: (310) 534-5122
Hours: Mon-Sat 10 - 5:30, Sun 12 - 5
Comments: Directions: at corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Narbonne; take
Harbor (110) Freeway south from central LA to Pacific Coast Highway, turn right
(west) on PCH a couple of miles to Narbonne, left on Narbonne, left into the first
driveway.
Comments: they're in Torrance, I was just there last week. They have every- thing
there! Also, there is nothing like going to downtown LA to shop for fabrics, trims,
etc. You can really get some good deals there. I usually go once a month or so.
Name: Fabric Barn
Address: 3111 E. Anaheim, Long Beach
Phone Number: 310-498-0285
Comments: They have an average supply of fabric, but it's heavily discount- ed,
which is the nice part. You can save an average of $2.00 a yard off of Hoffmans. They
don't carry a full range of every fabric or color, but you can find some really good
bargains. They also carry a lot of ribbon and trim at very good prices as well.
Name: Africa By the Yard
Specialty: authentic West African fabric and clothing
Address: 4319 Crenshaw Blvd., L.A.
Phone number: (213) 291-1517
Comments: While I haven't been to the store, they come to a lot of the quilt shows
that I attend and the fabric is wonderful. I always make a point of looking for them
and I've never gone away without buying something that I loved.
Comments: This guy has wonderful fabric. I bought some pieces from him last year at
the Pacific International Quilt Festival. I think he will ship stuff, too. He goes over to
Africa once or twice a year and buys some really beautiful, high quality fabrics. I only
wished I had more $$ be- cause I could only afford a couple of different pieces.
Name: Michael Levine
Specialty: Fabric
Address: 920 S. Maple (between 9th and Olympic), downtown L.A.
Phone number: (213) 622-6259
Hours: M-F 9-5:30; Sat. 9-4:30; Sun. 11-4
Comments: I have not been here, but have been told by several people that it has a
HUGE selection, including great selections of ethnic fabrics.
Name: The Gathering
Specialty: "fine gifts and fabrics"
Address: 94 Old Mammoth Rd. Mammoth Lakes
Phone number: (619) 934-4696
Comments: Quilting and craft supplies and fabrics, plus gift items
Name: Luella's Quilt Basket
Specialty: Quilts
Address: 1822 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Manhattan Beach
Phone Number: (310) 545-3436
Hours: Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 11-4
Comments: Nice smallish store, friendly people. Supposedly very good classes with
long waiting lists.
Comments: Good selection of 100% cotton fabric, classes
Name: The Fabric Patch
Specialty: quilting
Address: 5436D Arrow Hwy., Montclair
Phone number: (909) 985-9000
Hours: Mon-Sat. 9:30-5; closed Sunday
Comments: "The biggest quilt store in Southern California."
Comments: I don't know about the claim of the 'biggest' but they do have a bigger
selection of fabrics than most - maybe even bigger than the Piece- Makers at Costa
Mesa. They have a lot of Hoffmans (both prints and hand painted) fabrics, a nice
collection of Japanese, plaids, current fashion fabrics such as the Baltimore Beauties,
Victorian Wheeling, Aunt Gracie's scrap bag, etc. They have a pretty good selection
of books, notions, doll/ quilt/mini-quilt/clothing patterns as well. Best of all, they
have one of those VIP cards that entitles one to $25 worth of free store merchandise
whenever $250 is spent.
Directions: exit Central Ave. off 10. Head towards the mountain (and past the
Monclair plaza), turn right at Arrow, it's in a small shopping plaza with Sears
Automotive, a needle & yarn shop and Kelly Paper.
Name: Quilt 'n' Things
Specialty: fabrics, books, classes
Address: 2411 Honolulu Ave., Montrose
Phone Number: 818-957-2287
Comments: They have a very good selection of different fabrics, and are con- tinually
adding to their selection. They also carry a good selection of discounted fabrics, some
up to 50% off. They offer classes and the two ladies who own the shop are always
very friendly and helpful.
Comments: Large supply of fabrics and books. Really friendly staff. A bit unusual,
but you get your choice of a free charm square with purchase. Di- rections from
Pasadena: 210 West, exit at Ocean View Blvd, take a left at off ramp. Go down Ocean
View until it intersects with Honolulu, take a right. The shop is about 2 blocks from
the intersection.
Name: Heartwarmers Mercantile
Address: 310-C E. Matilija Street, Ojai
Phone: (805) 640-1187
Hours: Wed.-Sat. 10am-6pm, Sun. 11am-4pm
Comments: This is a new store and as a result has only about 50-70 bolts of fabric.
BUT, the fabric they carry is _WONDERFUL_. Beautiful Hoffmans, Nancy Crow,
Jinney Beyer, VIP, and others. The prices are very reasonable. They carry quilting
supplies, mats, thread, pens, etc. They also display quilts, and they are beautiful. The
owner took the time to give me a tour and tell me about all the quilts she was
displaying. She doesn't mind children looking and touching things. She also has a
puzzle exchange (bring a puzzle and take one home) and has a puzzle in progress on
the table for SO's, children, etc.
Name: Bearly Stitchin Fabric Center
Specialty: quilting
Address: 2245 East Colorado Blvd., Pasadena
Phone number: (818) 796-2118
Hours: M-S 10-6; Sunday noon to 5
Comments: Quilting supplies and classes. Also services sewing machines.
Name: The Quilt Shop
Specialty: antique print fabrics
Address: 12642 Poway Road C-14, Poway
Phone Number: 619-748-2244
Comments: A local quilt shop near where I live. She has some nice different fabrics
that I don't see, not a great selection. I take classes here.
Name: The Cotton Shop
Specialty: fabrics
Address: 1922 Artesia Blvd., Redondo Beach
Phone Number: 310-376-3518
Hours: Mon-Thurs 10-7, Fri-Sat 10-6, Sun 11-5.
Comments: Large selection of 100% cotton fabric
Comments: They also carry a large selection of decorator fabrics.
Name: Rosie's Calico Cupboard
Address: 7151 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego
Phone Number: (619) 697-5758
Comments: Rosie's has the best selection of calicos and other fabrics by color. Her
prices are good too! I would say she has the largest selection of quilt fabrics here in
SD.
Name: Fabrics Plus
Address: 332 Rancheros Dr. #106, San Marcos
Comments: Great little shop with 30% off of fabrics, including Hoffmans. Those fly
out of the store, the owner (a guy) tells me! They have the entire Jinny Beyer line too.
Comments: about 10 minutes away from QIAD. Very different shop, all 100% cotton
fabrics and the entire Jinny Beyer line as well as the best selec- tion of solids and
white and ecru tone-on-tones I've seen around.
Name: Quilt in a Day
Address: 1955 Diamond St., San Marcos
Phone Number: (619) 591-0929
Comments: Eleanor Burns is the originator of the Quilt-In-A-Day books, etc. She
also produces Quilt demos for Public TV.
Comments: If any of you are traveling to LA or San Diego this summer, and can
manage to get to San Marcos (it is about an 75 minutes or so from Los Angeles and
30-45 minutes from San Diego, be sure and make this shop a stop. For one thing, it is
much like going to a quilt show -- there must be 30-50 quilts on display at all times.
For another, El hangs out there a bunch and you can meet her and even get her to sign
one of her books if you bring it along or buy one there. She's a neat lady.
Name: My Next Quilt
Specialty: fabrics
Address: 26111 Bouquet Canyon Rd, #G0, Santa Clarita
Phone Number: 805-254-1296
Hours: Tues-Sat 10-5, Wed 10-8:30
Comments: Nice selection of fabric
Name: Crazy Ladies and Friends
Specialty: fabrics
Address: 1606 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica
Phone Number: 310-828-3122
Hours: Mon-Sat 10:30-5:30
Comments: store owned my Mary Ellen Hopkins, author of quite a few quilt books.
Very large supply of 100% cotton fabric.
Name: McGuire's Quilt and Frame
Specialty: classes
Address: 521 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica
Phone Number: 310-395-7753
Hours: Mon-Sat 10-5:30
Comments: Great classes here.
Comments: Nice people, very small space. Will occasionally have signed books.
Name: Bearly Stitchin Fabric Center
Specialty: quilting
Address: 11239 Ventura Blvd., Studio City
Phone Number: (818) 752-9640
Comments: See Pasadena listing.
Comments: Is not open yet (May 1994). I took a look at the empty space, and it should
have loads of room for goodies, but we will have to wait a bit before we know.
Name: Sew Fun Fabrics, Crafts, Quilting and Bridal Store
Specialty: fabrics
Address: 16908 Prairie Ave, Torrance
Phone Number: 310-542-7838
Hours: Mon-Wed 10-6, Thurs 10-8, Fri 10-5, Sat 9-5, Sun noon-4
Comments: Good selection of 100% cotton fabric
Name: The Quilt Emporium
Specialty: fabrics, books, classes
Address: 4918 Topanga Canyon Blvd., Woodland Hills
Phone Number: 818-704-8238
Hours: Mon 10-8, Tues-Sat 10-5
Comments: Great classes, large supply of fabric and books.
COLORADO
Name: Betsy
Specialty: natural fabrics
Address: Broadway, Boulder
Comments: on Broadway between Pearl and Spruce (i.e., about two blocks from
Elfriede's). They carry all-natural fabrics - well, they fudge and carry rayon, too,
because it's derived from cellulose. A great selection of cot- tons, especially. Not
quilting cottons, but just fabulous colorful, high- quality, cool fabrics.
Name: Elfriede's Fine Fabrics
Address: 1936 14th, Boulder
Phone Number: 303-447-0132
Comments: very highly recommended
Comments: on 14th between Walnut and Pearl (just off the pedestrian mall
downtown). They have an amazing selection of wools, silks, and other fab- rics that
were a bit much for my (grad student) budget, but were luscious to look at.
Name: Denver Fabrics
Address: 2309 Federal Boulevard, Denver
Phone Number: 303-934-7415
Hours: open Easter Sunday
Comments: One block south of Evans. I really liked Denver Fabrics. They had
everything under one roof - upholstery, cottons, calicos, silks, wools, outdoor fabrics,
notions, books, you name it. The selection was good, service friendly, and prices very
reasonable.
Name: Great American Quilt Factory
Specialty: quilt fabrics
Address: 8970 E. Hamden Avenue, Denver
Phone Number: 303-740-6206
Hours: open Easter Sunday
Comments: a quilt fabric store and not as grand as the name suggests. They had a big
selection of calicos and cottons but I guess our tastes didn't click.
Name: Lunn Fabrics
Specialty: airbrushed and dyed fabrics
Address: Denver
Comments: The homebase for Debra Lunn and her amazing airbrushed and dyed
fabrics. Her store was quite a revelation to me -- it's a big open space with 4 smaller
"rooms". The front room with the cutting table also has the packets, quarter pieces,
and a great selection of interesting buttons, plus some notions. The second room is
wall to wall BOLTS of fabric, including all the amazing dyed stuff, some excellent
silk screened prints and a very select assortment of printed fabrics -- some wild
prints, lots of black and white prints, and some African stuff too. Oh yes, and dyed
silks too, and scrap bags, and dyed solids. Prices on the multicolored dyed cottons
were about $14-17-20 a yard. It was great to be able to buy just a quarter yard. There
is also a giant classroom -- they had samples for all the upcoming stuff on display,
and that was like a show in itself! There is also a big back room (the dye lab?) and a
small gallery space in front.
Comments: Further back are the airbrushing room, Debra's studio and several other
areas.
Name: The Fig Leaf
Address: 232 E. Monroe Dr., Fort Collins
Phone Number: (303) 226-3267
Comments: Country Furnishings downstairs but lots of quilting fabrics up- stairs.
Many books, some tools, some separate patterns. They offer clas- ses and usually have
quilts from those classes hanging in the store.
Name: Quilts Unlimited
Address: Silvertree Plaza Mall, 100 Elbert Lane, Snowmass
Comments: See Williamsburg, VA, branch.
HAWAII
Note: the last word on each address is the island name.
Name: Dragon Mama Futons and Fabrics
Address: Hilo, Hawaii
Comments: The owner is a Japanese woman who moved to Hawaii from Berkeley,
and I was getting some fabric at the shop one afternoon when she asked me what I was
doing with 1/4 yard bits of all these different fabrics. I told her I make quilts, and we
had a long chat about it. She told me she was getting in some more prints in a few
weeks, and showed me samples of all those lush Asian/Oriental fabrics (she just said
they reminded her of Japanese robes). I was devastated that she wasn't getting them in
until after I was leaving, and mourned that I didn't even need all that much. I offered
to buy parts of her samples, and she wouldn't hear of it -- she spent the next 20
minutes carefully cutting pieces of at least 15 different fabrics and giving them to me.
We parted on terms of mutual admiration, and I am using the fabrics in a scrap
Tumbling Blocks quilt top. The gold is perfect in small amounts this way, and I will
always remember her and her shop; it's better than buying the fabric, really, even
though it would have probably cost less than $10 for the yardage I ended up with.
Name: Calico Cat
Address: Koko Head Ave., Kaimuki, Hawaii, Oahu
Comments: There's Calico Cat, in an area of the city known as Kaimuki. It's on Koko
Head Avenue, just up the hill a bit from Waialae. The Kaimuki area is worth visiting
for the restaurants, of which there are many, and lots of inexpensive bakeries.
Name: Kaimuki Dry Goods
Address: 10th Ave., Hawaii, Oahu
Comments: Seawards of Waialae. A big store, much the same stuff as you would find
in a mainland store, but perhaps some Polynesian prints and Japanese fabrics that
would be interesting.
Name: Musashiya
Address: Ala Moana Shopping Center, Hawaii, Oahu
Comments: A not-too-exciting Japanese run fabric store, with some Japanese fabrics
and notions that might interest you.
NEVADA
Name: Fabric Boutique
Address: 4717 Faircenter Pky (& Decatur), Las Vegas
Comments: This store is a very progressive and offers classes and Newletter. I first
found the Quiltac and Color Bar fabric here. I never miss the op- portunity to shop
here. Fabric is about $1/yd cheaper than in my area (Bay Area Northern California).
Name: Cloth Cottage
Address: 221 Vassar, Reno
Phone Number: (702) 348-0086
Hours: 10 - 5:30 Tuesday through Friday
Comments: (Reno has almost *no* craft related shops) The folks there were nice &
helpful and they have a lovely big cat named George. The shop is in a reconditioned
house (there may be an apartment upstairs) and they offer classes. The selection of
fabric was decent and the stock was all well- ordered and clean.
NEW MEXICO
Name: Stitched Together Needlework
Specialty: Cross Stitch supplies
Address: 3750 Juan Tabo Blvd. NE, Albuquerque
Phone Number: 505-293-2221
Comments: Between Comanche and Montgomery Blvd. Wonderful selection of cross
stitch fabrics (not just Aida), books and patterns.
Name: The Quilt Works
Specialty: Quilting fabric and supplies
Address: 11117 Menaul, NE, Albuquerque
Phone Number: 505-298-8210
Comments: shopping center on northwest corner of Menaul and Juan Tabo. Sponsor
of New Mexico Quilt Fiesta; offers a variety of quilting classes
Comments: still going strong and keeping up with all the new gadgets and fabrics we
all love. They have about 2000 bolts of fantastic fabrics and offer tons of classes.
Name: La Boutique
Specialty: natural fiber fabrics, Pfaff machines
Address: 275 North Downtown Mall, Las Cruces
Phone Number: (505)526-2632
Hours: closed Sundays
Comments: Standard pricing of first quality fabrics. Owner, Matt the magni- ficent,
7 foot tall giant, sewer extraordinaire! Beautiful selection of ultra suedes, and evening
dress fabrics, raw silks, and linens. email Kath- rine Graham before you visit for a
personal guided tour! Beautiful first rate Hoffmans, Beyers, VIPS, etc. to designer
silks and linens.
TEXAS
Name: The Quilt Store
Specialty: 100% cotton quilting fabrics
Address: 3309 Hancock Drive, Austin
Phone Number: (512) 453-1145
Hours: 10-5 Monday-Friday, 10-4 Saturday
Comments: This is the only good quilt store in the Austin area. In addition to the
usual brands (Ginny Beyer, Hoffman, Alexander Henry, Terri) they also carry some
great batik and African fabrics. The people there are knowledgable quilters who are
helpful and patient. They will give sugges- tions or simply let you browse as long as
you want.
Comments: There are two quilt stores in Austin. The other is Quilts 'N Things, which
is not worth bothering with. It's tiny and the people are rude. The Quilt Store is quite
good, though. It has the usual quilt store collection of cottons: Jinny Beyer, Hoffman,
etc. And the people are very friendly and helpful. The only real problem is the hours:
no Sunday, no evenings, and closes early on Saturday afternoon.
Name: Sew Contempo
Specialty: Fabrics, Patterns, Books, Bernina & Elna Dealor, quilting, smocking,
sewing classes
Address: 18123 Egret Bay Blvd, Clear Lake City ,(Houston) TX. 77058
Phone Number: (713) 333-5322
Name: Calico Cupboard
Specialty: quilting fabrics
Address: 6409 Colleyville Blvd., Colleyville
Phone Number: (817) 481-7105
Comments: I haven't visited this shop for 5 years, but then the owners were very
friendly and helpful. They had lots of classes that really fostered friendship between
people.
Name: Kay Fabrics
Specialty: good-quality natural fabrics
Address: Arapaho, Dallas/Richardson
Comments: just west of the Central Expressway. Decent stock of good natural fabrics,
real men's cotton shirtings (not JoAnn/Hancock stuff, I mean sea island cottons for
$32/yard), large party dress fabric selection, and more belt buckles and sequined,
beaded appliques than I'd ever seen, even in Texas. The best wools in town. It's been a
few years, but I do hope they're still there! Good sales on holidays.
Name: Quakertown Quilts
Specialty: Lots of fabrics, patterns, notions, classes, and quilting books Address: 607
S. Friendswood Dr.; Friendswood TX 77546
Phone Number: (713) 996-1756
Name: Quilts By The Bay
Specialty: Fabrics, classes, and patterns
Address: Galveston, TX
Phone Number: (409) 740-9296
Name: "Nan Thumbs"
Address: Vietnamese sector, downtown Houston
Comments: (see Southern Importers, Houston)
Name: Great Expectations
Specialty: 100% cotton quilting fabrics, classes, supplies
Address: 14520 Memorial Dr., Houston
Phone Number: (713) 496-1366
Comments: The premier quilting shop in Houston. Has lots of fabrics, some old
favorites, many hot off the presses. They put together wonderful fat quarter packets,
and have lots of books and notions too. They seem to be the local anchor for the
International Quilt Festival held here every year. This is a store worth going out of
your way for. Wonderful helpful staff too!
Name: Southern Fabrics
Specialty: buttons, weddings, hat wire
Address: the Galleria, Houston
Comments: a sister store to Southern Importers
Name: Southern Importers
Address: San Jacinto, downtown Houston
Comments: Two neat places which are both NOT CHEAP but have nice stuff are
Southern Importers ... and a place which we call Nan Thumbs.
Name: The Painted Pony
Specialty: Fabrics, books, notions, classes.... Address: 1000 S. Broadway, La Port, TX
77571
Phone Number: (713)471-5735
Name: Las Colchas (Spanish for The Quilts)
Address: 110 Ogden, San Antonio
Phone Number: 210-223-2405
Hours: Tues, Thurs 10-7; Wed, Fri-Sat 10-5 (closed Sun-Mon)
Comments: In a darling little house in downtown SA. Many little nooks & crannies
filled with quilty stuff. My favorite shop based on "atmosphere" alone! Very helpful
staff. Good selection of fabric. Quite a lot of kits for small stuffed dolls,
country-type gifty stuff, etc. Neato newsletter published periodically. Many classes
offered: basic quilting, specialty quilts (crazy, lone star), lots of project classes (Santa,
sunflower vest, log cabin wreath, etc.). Fabric coupons offered (accumulate $200 in
regular-priced fabric, get $20 in fabric free). Have several kits of fab- ric they've put
together for various projects. Will mail-order fabric - send them $X, indicate type of
fabric (plaid, homespun, etc.), colors, & yardage & , after subtracting $3-5 for
postage, they'll use the remainder for the fabric). Quite a few patterns for clothing.
Some books. Many samples on display.
Name: Page's Quilt Shop
Address: 5860 Highway 87 East, San Antonio
Phone Number: 210-648-1381
Hours: M-F 9-5:30, Sat 9-3
Comments: A fairly new little shop. Very helpful staff. A fair amount of fabric, as
well a good selection of books & patterns. Publishes a news- letter every few months.
Numerous classes offered: basic quilting, spec- ialty quilts (watercolor, traditional,
miniature, etc.), gift items, clothing, etc. Now offering machine quilting with
Gammill hand guided quilting machine. Some samples on display. The coffee pot's
always on!
Name: Fabrics Etcetera
Specialty: Fabrics, notions, classes, Pfaff dealor. Address: 571 W.Bay Area Blvd,
Webster, TX 77598
Phone Number: (713)338-1904
Name: Yarn Center
Address: to be supplied, Wichita Falls
Comments: really fun. Some great finds. Gradually has converted over from knitting
to quilting. Good fabrics and some funky ones too. Some crafts. The address can be
found in the phone book.
UTAH
Name: Gentler Times Quilt Shop
Specialty: quilts, handmade crafts
Address: 4880 S. Highland Circle, Holladay
Comments: A quilt store in a neat old house. They sell quilts and other handmade
crafts. There is one room devoted to quilting fabric, but it's small and I didn't find
anything that I hadn't seen in Sandy.
Name: Two Dollar Fabric
Address: 73 W 7200 S, Midvale
Comments: Some interesting things.
Name: Quilter's Patch
Specialty: polyester/cotton sheet scraps
Address: 1632 S. Redwood #A, Salt Lake City
Comments: All they have is scraps cut from sheets. Everything I saw was a
polyester/cotton blend.
Name: Bernina
Specialty: sewing machines
Address: 688 E 9450 S, Sandy
Comments: A Bernina dealer that also has fabric. Not a large selection but I found
some really interesting things. They have a small but very nice department devoted to
quilts. The greatest density of fabric stores I have ever found anywhere in the world is
in Sandy, a small suburb south of Salt Lake City. If you have a car, you can visit at
least five worthwhile stores within a couple of miles of each other.
Name: Cotton Shop
Address: 9441 S 700 E, Sandy
Comments: Sort of a strange place. Some regular quilting fabrics, some cheap flat
folds of more off beat stuff.
Name: Fabric Warehouse
Address: 9251 S 700 E, Sandy
Comments: A branch of Hancock Fabrics, with the usual collection of cottons and
other things.
Name: House of Fabrics
Address: 865 E 9400 S, Sandy
Comments: A regular general purpose fabric store. The prices were very high, but all
fabrics were 30% off; some sale ones were 40 or 50%. I don't know if they always
have the 30% off policy. Without it, their prices are really out of line.
Name: Quilts, Etc.
Address: 11 East Main St. (8691 South at State), Sandy
Phone Number: 801-255-2666
Hours: Tu-Wed-Fri-Sat 10-5, Mon & Thurs 10-9
Comments: A wonderful quilt fabric store with tons of gorgeous fabrics. No bargains,
but lots of great stuff (Hoffmans, Alexander Henry, etc.).
Comments: Very LARGE selection - they have between 6000-7000 bolts of fabric
according to the employees. As usual the yellow and orange sections could use work
but they have stacks and stacks of everything else. They cut fat quarters for the normal
price of a quarter yard of fabric. Definitely worth looking up - especially if you're on
your way to Snowbird or Alta to ski.
Name: Fabric Center
Specialty: flat folds
Address: 1629 W 9000 S, West Jordan
Comments: Strange place. Mostly flat folds, but some of them are interesting.