Just dawned on me to ask ones that would know! :lol: We'll be going to this area next month to visit relatives. If I can steal away for a bit it would be fun to take in a nice quilt shop. Are there any must-sees?

You're too close to San Francisco to not check out some really psychadelic places there, get some groovy threads man!!! Then cut them up into squares and make a groovy quilt dude!

Seriously tho, I'm jealous and wish I could go there too! Enjoy your visit, and really take a trip to the city and see what you can turn up.

when m dml would go to SF or walnut grove she would alawys go to china town and get some of the most beautiful fabric

The Cotton Patch in Lafayette is nice.

Unfortunately our time will not be ours out there. We recently found out that my mil has alzheimers so we're trying to get out there while she still knows us. Most of our time will be doing what needs to be done.... but I was just hoping if there were a neat shop close by I could ask if we could stop. My mil might even enjoy it too - she'd been in fiberarts for many many years.

Thanks for mentioning the Cotton Patch, Debra - that doesn't look too far away. I'll keep that in mind and see how things go!

I agree that the Cotton Patch is the place to go in the Walnut Creek area.
I hope you are able to visit the store since they have wonderful fabrics.

There's also a great place in Concord - Thimblecreek. There are some great places in Berkeley.

Here's a good one....www.thimblecreek.com.....in Concord. Easy to get to and good parking.

Some of my family lives in Walnut Creek and I know the downtown area use to have alot on "one of a kind" shops.
Good luck

The Cotton Patch in Lafayette is good!

Thimblecreek
★★★★★ 2 Reviews
1536 Newell Ave, Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Cotton Patch
★★★★★ 4 Reviews
1025 Brown Ave, Lafayette, CA 94549

Thimble Creek
★★★★★ 1 Review
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"Thimble Creek is full of beautiful fabrics, quilts and much more. The people who work there are charming and professional. It is one of the best shops of ..."

Bolt's End Fabrics Inc
★★★★★ 2 Reviews
2743 Castro Valley Blvd, Castro Valley, CA 94546

"What a fabulous experience going through all of the wonderful fabrics and notions that are available in this shop. The variety is endless, and all at fantastically low ..."

Stone Mountain
★★★★★ 3 Reviews
2518 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704

"This place has really helpful staff. Huge section of fabrics and it's an easy BART location. The prices are reasonable. They offer sewing classes to help those that .

Come over the hill to Antioch and try Queen B's on Second St.
Great place, atmosphere is wonderful.

I'm from that area...Sally Collins, my mentor in miniatures, nat'l known author and teacher had her start at the Cotton Patch...lives in that area, used to work at that shop.

I'm from that area...Sally Collins, my mentor in miniatures, nat'l known author and teacher had her start at the Cotton Patch...lives in that area, used to work at that shop.