{"id":52993,"date":"2021-06-03T07:09:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T14:09:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=52993"},"modified":"2021-05-28T22:40:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T05:40:03","slug":"calico-creations-mt-vernon-wash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/calico-creations-mt-vernon-wash\/","title":{"rendered":"Calico Creations, Mt. Vernon, Wash"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Calico Creations, Mt. Vernon, WA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you thought Sew Creative<\/a> was good, you will love Calico Creations. We found Calico Creations accidentally on our way to the post office. I had seen the listing on Google, but thought it was a chain upholstery shop. There is a decorating\/soft furnishing shop with a similar name near me so I ignored the listing. I am so glad we ran across it. This is a GREAT shop.<\/p>\n

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Calico Creations: front to back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was great for a number of reasons. The shop had A LOT of bolts of fabric. Their shelves were mostly 3 bolts high and then bolts were stacked in front of the shelving about 6 deep. They had just gotten Curiouser and Curiouser in as well as the new Anna Maria line, Bright Eyes. I haven’t seen that number of KFC bolts in one place in a long time. I saw Philip Jacobs fabrics that I have never seen on the bolt in person. There were bolts everywhere and then there were more bolts. I saw a lot (A LOT) of fabrics I wanted, but I tried to keep the yardage numbers down.<\/p>\n

They had a large number of notions, rulers and other quiltmaking tools.<\/p>\n

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Calico Creations: Book Nook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There was a book nook with a comfy chair nearby. My Mom sat there for a minute and browsed some books. For the first time ever, I saw some Tilda<\/a> books. I have wanted to see one for awhile, but CC had them and I was able to take a peek. One I looked at was Quilts from Tilda’s Studio<\/a>**. I also took a quick look at Sewing by Heart<\/a>**, which had small projects like pincushions. I like the soft colors, but the books are mostly projects and I need more out of a book than more projects. I saw an issue of Simply Moderne, but didn’t take the time to see if it was worth $20. I have an issue at home and one quilt I want to make from it.<\/p>\n