Portland, Oregon trip
I am traveling to Portland, OR for a long weekend and want to know if there are any quilt shops near the downtown area, where I will be staying. I can rent a car or take public transportation if available, to get there from the Hilton. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
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I'm not sure how close it is to downtown but Fabric Depot is in Portland. It's in my list for next time we're there.
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They have good mass transit in Portland. The Max goes within a couple of blocks of Fabric Depot if you don't mind walking.
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Fabric Depot is a must but plan a couple hours for it.
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There are a couple in the downtown core area, but they're rather small and expensive. Might be fun to go just for the petting experience, though.
Whoops. Just looked online and realize that both shops have moved out of the downtown core area! Bummer! Well, here they are anyway. Josephine's Dry Goods, www.josephinesdrygoods.com. And The Whole 9 Yards, www.w9yards.com. I do also second the recommendation of hitting Fabric Depot. That store is the Mother Ship. Lol. www.fabricdepot.com |
Absolutely go to Fabric Depot. I love the way Peckish describes it. More fabric than you will likely ever see anywhere else, and lots of it always on sale.
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Another, that says Fabric Depot - A MUST!
Here is a list of Portland shops ~ A Common Thread 15230 SW Sequoia Parkway, Suite 100 Portland, Oregon 97224 503-624-7440 A Quilted Kitchen "Cluttergutter Extension Tables" 9938 SW Terwilliger Blvd Portland OR 97219 503 245-5158 Cool Cottons 2417 SE Hawthorne Bl. Portland, OR 97214 503-232-0417 Fabric Depot 700 SE 122nd St Portland OR 97233 503-252-9530 Fibers In Motion 7855 SW Capital Hwy Portland OR 97219 503-977-2758 Josephine's Dry Goods (liberty cottons, & silks) 921 SW 11th Portland OR 97205 503-224-4202 Mona's Ethnic Fabric 2322 NE MLK Jr Blvd Portland OR 97212 503-282-3068 Now a list of suburbs of Portland ~ (shops are about within 15-30 minute drive from down town) Beaverton Quilter’s Corner Store 12580 SW Broadway Beaverton, OR 97005 503--819-0214 Forest Grove Needles in the Grove 2134 19th Ave. Forest Grove, OR 97116 503 746 9348 Hillsboro Sharon's Attic Quilt Shop 2950 Southwest Cornelius Pass Rd Hillsboro, OR 97123 503-259-3475 Lake Oswego The Pine Needle 429 First St Lake Oswego OR 97034 503-635-1353 800-655-5632 Oregon City Let’s Quilt 19713 S. Hwy 213 – Suite 120 Oregon City, OR 97045 503-518-4321 That should keep you BUSY for your weekend. :) |
Originally Posted by grammy Dwynn
(Post 6721617)
Josephine's Dry Goods
(liberty cottons, & silks) 921 SW 11th And if we're listing shops in the 'burbs, don't forget HollyHill Quilt Shoppe! 1914 Willamette Falls Dr #160 West Linn, OR 97068 503.607.0600 http://www.hollyhillquiltshoppe.com/ Make sure you check the websites or call for hours. Fabric Depot is open 7 days a week, but the smaller shops are closed on Sat-Sun, Sun-Mon, and a couple are closed just Mondays. |
Fabric Depot! Definitely allot for 2-3 hours, it's huge! No sales tax in Oregon, good stuff here!
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Thank you all for your suggestions. One of the folks who may be there is a former quilting teacher, maybe I can convince her to come along and "chaperone" because I am flying and there is a weight limit for suitcases! I will make time for the Fabric Depot and if there is any other time available, maybe visit one or two of the others.
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I would suggest trying to hit Cool Cottons and Fabric Depot. At Cool Cottons you'll see some more obscure imported fabrics, but you'll have to bus instead of max. The Tri Met website will navigate pretty accurately.
At Fabric Depot you'll just find alot. If you're going n a weekend before 6 they have their outdoor sale now which has a bunch of $5 a yard fabrics. They're also open until 9PM so it should There are a couple of corners that its easy to miss. The batiques blend into the bridal section bad some of the quilt cottons do too. There's a Managers Special sale rack that I see as the dividing line that's easy to miss. The flannel and Minky are surrounded by quilting fabric. In the back corner by notions and home dec I the remnants section which has good stuff too. Can you tell I was there last weekend and used to live up the street? ;) |
You forgot to mention Mill End Fabric. the Milwaukie store also boasts at being the biggest fabric store in the nation. If you want to see Penelton's fabric line this is a good place to go. That said its in a really obscure corner of town so navigating is kind of a pain.
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Oh two other shops not mentioned are
Modern Domestic 1408 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR (503) 808-9910 Pioneer Quilts 12117 SE Stevens Ct, Happy Valley, OR (503) 654-1555 in case you end up in either of those neighborhoods. |
I'm taking notes from this thread too! We (DH & I) are road-tripping to Portland & back in July and stopping at 2 quilt shows on the way. I can't wait! We live in N.California so it's going to be a GORGEOUS drive. :)
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Okay since someone mentioned Pendleton.... There is a factory and store in Camas, Washington, just across the river from Portland. They give tours of the factory and have an outlet shop. I highly recommend it. You can get very nice wool yardage (mill ends) as low as $3, $4, $5 a yard.
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There's also a Penelton's outlet across the Highway from Mill End. I haven't been in yet.
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And don't let that weight limit stop you, USPS, UPS and FedEx run right to your door...some all the weight you can stuff in a box, others by size and weight. I shipped a box on my trip to Eugene area and paid $40 postage, the box was huge, I bought an iron and loads of fabric and the tax savings alone more than paid for the freight!
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