Amanda drove me down to Gresham to visit some other quilt stores. I added Portland to the post name for easier retrieval later, but Feather Your Nest is in a cute downtown in Gresham, Oregon.
The shop also has craft supplies, but looked like mostly quiltmaking and projects you can do with quilting fabric. I was amazed to see how many shops had umbrella project parts available!
Feather Your Nest had a LOT of notions. Every section was dedicated to a project or a type of technique. In that area were patterns, notions, supplies and fabric. It was a little confusing, but also a great way to capitalize on impulse buys.
One thing I heard was that she puts Odicoat on the umbrella fabric AFTER she puts the whole project together. This makes me feel better about my idea to try it on bags AFTER I make them. I have thought about it for awhile, but was concerned because Sara always says to put the Odicoat on the fabric before. The FYN owner/salesperson said that if you coat the fabric with Odicoat before the fabric won’t stretch. That makes sense and I am not sure why didn’t think of that before.
I bought some fabrics that I will use to make pillowcases. I have a nephew who just graduated from high school. He is not going to college yet, but I though he should get some pillowcases anyway. I will a use travel theme as he says he wants to travel.
As you can see, I also bought some steampunk sealife fabric. I thought it was funny, especially the octopus in the top hat. The Dia de las Muertos fabric will be used for gifts for a friend. I also bought a new pair of scissors for my Sew Day/Retreat bag. I looked on Amazon, but I wanted to actually see the scissors since they are ‘upgraded’ since I bought my last pair.
Feather Your Nest
130 N Main Ave, Gresham, OR, United States, Oregon
Tel: (971) 220-0936
E: feathered.nest97030@gmail.com
