Monstookie

My DH and I are heading up north for a quiet weekend and we will be in the Portland, Maine area.....anyone know any quilt shops that I MUST see

Lucky for me, I have a very patient and understanding husband. Poor man has been dragged into every quilt/fabric store we pass by.

Thanks for any suggestions

erstan947

Wish I could go too. This Spring weather makes me want to go!Of course you gotta stop and see the LQS as you go:)

mamaw

Sew Portland 306 Warren Ave. Portland
Cotton Weeds Quilt Shop 541 US Route 1 Freeport, Me. A lovely shop and worth the ride up. Only about 20 mins. Then if you go right into Freeport, it is a lovely town and that is where LL Bean is also.
There is a new Mardens in Portland and one in Scarborough. It is a surplul and salvage store with great buys on fabrics...alot of them brand names too. It is a store that is ever changing and you don't know what goodies you will find.
Have fun!!

Monstookie

Mamaw,

Thank you so much for the valuable information. I will definitely check out Mardens....sounds like fun.

quilter1943

Thanks. We'll be going through there in June. While DH spends his day at LL Bean, I'll have something to do. How many canoes can you look at??? I know, how many fat quarters can you look at?

lots2do

I love Cottonweeds and the Marden's selection is great, too!

lots2do

The Marden's closed in South Portland and moved to Scarborough near the S. Portland line. (It's close to the Maine Mall).

mamaw

I apologize for the error on the Portland Mardens. Scarborough isn't far from there.
Cotton Weeds is quite a distance from LLBean, cannot walk between the two though they are in the same town. You can go across the street to the branch of LLBean with homegoods, foods, and cooking stuff.