Well I'm pretty late to the party, but for future reference... I love Cool Cottons. It's a small shop, but has the most wonderful collection of fabric. The owner is a super nice lady. I was thrilled to find a Japanese fabric that I had been eying on the internet, but wanted to see in person. Another nice shop is Bolt in the Alberta neighborhood. If you visit Bolt, be sure to eat at Pine State Biscuit (Cool Cottons is near the other Pine State location on Belmont St).
Cool Cotton
2417 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 232-0417
Bolt Fabric Boutique
2136 NE Alberta St
Portland, OR <nobr>
(503) 287-2658</nobr>