{"id":70254,"date":"2026-04-02T07:03:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=70254"},"modified":"2026-03-28T11:37:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T18:37:20","slug":"bay-area-coastside-quilt-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/bay-area-coastside-quilt-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"Bay Area: Coastside Quilt Studio"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Coastside<\/a>
Coastside Quilt Studio<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I finally made a trip to Coastside Quilt Studio<\/a>. I had no excuse for not going except that I just didn’t make the time. <\/p>\n

The shop started out as just a longarm studio where customers could meet Dana, the owner,and drop off quilts. Now that Always Quilting is closing Dana is adding a few more quilt shop type items. She has a little fabric, a few notions and she will add more slowly.<\/p>\n

The shop has more regular hours now, so I decided to stop by on my way to lunch with a friend. OMG! The place is not hidden up in the hills as I thought, but 10 minutes from my house on the way to the grocery store. Amazing! It will become a regular stop for better or for worse. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

\"Coastside<\/a>
Coastside Quilts free table<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Outside the shop, Dana has a free table. You can just walk up and take what you want: books, fabric, thread. Some of the items look like they came from the Pacifica Quilt Club free table. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

I have never seen this type of service in a shop before and think it is a nice idea.<\/p>\n

\"Coastside<\/a>
Coastside Quilts behind the counter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Inside the shop the walls are painted a nice butter yellow. The color is not a lot different than the color of my living room walls. It gives the space a nice warm feeling. <\/p>\n

The area in the picture is “behind the counter.” I have never seen so many computers in a shop! The picture makes it look really messy, but I didn’t get that impression from my visit. <\/p>\n

\"Coastside<\/a>
Coastside Quilts fabric area<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Across from the counter is a small area of fabric. There was actually more than I thought.<\/p>\n

She has some Tula fabrics, so I asked whether she was going to carry the Floral Reef vinyl, but she said no. It wasn’t a big surprise as Dana seems like a careful business person.<\/p>\n

She includes a bolt of the week, which is laying on the table in the middle. It was a nice blue and I thought about buying some. Dana isn’t going to have a huge amount of fabric, she says, but since Joann closed she is having to rethink her business model. That has included adding a bit more fabric.<\/p>\n

\"Coastside<\/a>
Coastside Quilts – Dana’s longarm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The business, as mentioned, started out as longarming only, so Dana’s machine – the one she only uses – is behind the fabric area.<\/p>\n

It is a Handy Quilter Amara and she now has three of them.<\/p>\n

The quilts she has around the shop are bright and cheerful.<\/p>\n