Mary took me to a new-to-me quilt shop called Stitched. It is a little hard to find, because it is directly behind an Army and Navy store! They have a big sign on the road so look for that when you visit, as well as the Army Navy store. The shop has its own parking lot so you don’t have to share with any Army Jeeps. 😉
Apparently, this is a new location for the shop. We drove there through Medford. I think Central Point is part of Medford or near Medford. If you look up “quilt shop medford” you will find the address and directions.
The sign says Sewing Works and Mary made a reference to “part of that brand”, but I have never heard of Sewing Works, so I looked it up. Apparently, the shop is now part of the organization. I am not sure if it was before, but the Sewing Works website is interesting and I like the name.
I am also not sure what this building was before – something like Medieval Times? Those gothic windows are definitely a unique feature I have never seen in a quilt shop. Isn’t it great how shops take over a space and make it their own?
The overall feeling of this shop was light and bright. The walls were very clean/white and there was a lot of nice light in the main, front room. The ceilings were very high, which, I am sure, helps.
This is a BIG shop. There is a new,or recently filled, area in the back that smelled new and with which Mary was not familiar. It provided a lot of space for more fabric, books and quilts!
The back room had a lot of fabric, Accuquilt dies and a few notions and books. They had a huge rack of the Fabric Cafe 3 yard quilt books. I haven’t tried one of these quilts, but I see the books more and more. I am not sure what the magic is about 3 yards?
There were a couple of cutting tables. I could see also that they were trying out different displays. The space is large and they have room to grow.
I might have seen a crib as p[art of a display at other shops before, but I don’t remember specifically. I thought the look was good. There is a lot of space for creativity using the crib as a center focal point, especially because a lot of people start quiltmaking in order to make a baby quilt.
The shop also had a longarm. It wasn’t running (thank you!), but that indicates s full service shop where you can get your quilts quilted as well. On the other hand, it could have just been another innovative display! I didn’t check the website very thoroughly to see if they run a longarming service.
The front of the shop has fabric and an extensive notions wall. For the most part, however, front of house is all things Bernina. Mary goes there for classes. In the photo (left), you can see the way they continued the castle window theme at the top of the wall. Fun, huh?
I also wanted True Grips** for my Sheffield acrylic templates, but the shop only carried InvisiGrip**. InvisiGrip** is not a favorite, though it is ok if you have nothing else. YMMV.
One of the things I like about visiting shops is seeing the different items that are available. Mary told me, and I noticed, that Aurifil is not widely available.
The ‘classroom’ is small. It is an open space in the front of the shop and can seat about 6 people. I am not sure how I would feel knowing that I was in the middle of the sales floor and trying to learn.
I love the quilt to the left of the ‘classroom’. It was quite vibrant in person.
There was a ton of thread and Bernina longarm supplies. I didn’t look much at them, but I am sure it is good to know about a location that has such supplies.
I bought some nice fat quarters. I couldn’t resist the rainbow selection. I threw in a couple of low volume text fabrics. As mentioned, it was hard to find Aurifil, but this shop had a small selection of Aurifil neutrals in the large size (not the cone) including my favorite Grey 2600. I also bought some Iron Off** for Mary, though I think the brand was Magic Iron Cleaner** or something. We got some goop on her iron and cleaning it was the impetus for the trip.
All in all, Stitched is a good shop I would visit again.
5104 Crater Lake Ave
Central Point, OR 97502
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