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<\/a>On the way north, we stopped in Ashland, Oregon. It is a beautiful city and I took some time to venture to a quilt shop.<\/p>\n
Sew Creative was crammed full of everything quilty: fabric, kits, patterns, notions, etc. I thought the shop was a tiny bit overcrowded and a little dark, but I liked the overcrowding because there was so much stuff! Also, it was a little dark because the walls had beautiful wood. Neither made me not want to go there again. I had to decide if I was going to visit again on the way back!<\/p>\n One of the things I saw (but didn’t buy) were a couple of interesting bag patterns. The shape of the bags were pretty normal, but they had some interesting detail. One had a diagonal pocket (like the shape I cut with the Simple Folded Corners<\/a> ruler). It is in the middle of the counter in the photo. The other, which is hanging in the photo, right, has a scalloped top edge.<\/p>\n This section had some Figo Linen\/Cotton blend fabrics that were a little like canvas. I bought two 2 yard pieces and plan to make some bags out of them. I have heard of Figo fabrics and seen them in quilt shop newsletters, but hadn’t seen them in person. Since this was the first quilt shop in which I had set foot in 18 months or so this should come as no surprise.<\/p>\n I also saw a large selection of books (photo left). They had about 3 full racks of books. I didn’t look closely at them, but I noticed several I have not seen at other quilt shops or had never seen. The shop had a GREAT selection of embroidery stitch books.<\/p>\n In the books photo you can also see a sample quilt. The shop had a number of sample quilts around the store. I am not sure if the samples were for classes. There was a straight list of classes, but there were no photos, so I’m not sure what types of classes they were and I didn’t ask.<\/p>\n This photo is looking from the back of the store towards the front window. You can see the beautiful wood on the ceiling.<\/p>\n There were several tables scattered throughout the store with various displays. Many of them held a project or kit. I didn’t look very carefully at the kits, but I did notice there was a huge selection, so anyone who didn’t want to make decisions was in the right shop.<\/p>\n I bought a couple of gifts and the shop staff was very helpful with them.<\/p>\n The back of the store was a little brighter. The ceiling was white and that helped. Don’t you love the black and white floor? I do!<\/p>\n There really was a lot of stuff in this store and looking at the photos, I realize how much I missed. Most of the bolts of fabric by color were housed in the back of the store. I found some turquoise dot dash fabric. They had quite a bit of Philip Jacobs for KFC prints and I spent a long time looking at them and dreaming. I also found a few red-violet prints to replace the ones I have used up.<\/p>\n In this photo, you can see how many patterns are available. There were a wide variety of non-quilt patterns. I saw placements, a number of different bags, some garments. I also noticed that many of the patterns were from designers I didn’t recognize. I didn’t find it difficult to see the patterns, in terms of lighting. That is one of the things I enjoy about visiting quilt shops in different areas.<\/p>\n In the photo, left, you can also see the shelves of fabric at the back of the photo. That is where I found the dot dash fabric.<\/p>\n The other thing I noticed was the shop was very clean. I don’t know what they have been doing during COVID restrictions, but it looked like they turn over their stock quickly.<\/p>\n The grey stripes and the black stripes are the Figo fabrics. I am going to use the white, which I think is Grunge fabric, to redo my inspiration board. The Laurel Burch fabric will be a gift. The shop had a great selection of Kaffe fabrics. I bought that shell (?) sea urchin (?) print. I also replaced some of my red-violets.<\/p>\n I highly recommend this store. I will definitely stop again next time I drive through Ashland.<\/p>\n Sew Creative<\/a> After 18 months, I am on the road again. I drove almost 1000 miles north to see my YM who has had two bouts of non-COVID illness in the last month. I needed to see him for myself – see that he was getting well, see that he was taking care of himself. 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\nAddress: 115 E Main St, Ashland, OR 97520, United States
\nPhone: +1 541 482 1665<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"