I was at a quilt show last weekend and found that Monica's shop that used to be in Palm Springs is now in Palm Desert (just down Hwy. 111 from Palm Springs). Have fun on your trip! Judy in Torrance

Wow! You are all just the best! Thank you for taking the time to share your wonderful information with me. I am going to have a good time just looking at the links you gave me, to say nothing of actually visiting the shops!

FFF, I forgot to tell you that there is a quilt shop in the Palm Springs area and there used to be a shop in Yucca Valley, which is close to Joshua Tree, but I haven't been up there in several years. Judy in Torrance

FFF, I was at the following quilt shops last week and I think you'll enjoy them. Flying Geese Fabrics, 307 El Camino Real, Tustin, CA 92780; Quilter's Garden, 2007 E. Orangethorpe Ave., Placentia, CA 92870; The Calico House, 1279 E. Imperial Hwy., Placentia, CA 92821; Cozy Cottage Fabrics, 740 N.Brea Blvd., Brea, CA 92821; The Quilt Cupboard, 5246 Lampson Ave., Garden Grove, CA 92845; Timeless Quilts, 1135 E. Lincoln Ave, Anaheim, CA 92805 (this one is closed on Mondays). Hope this helps--have fun! Judy in Torrance

I was in CA last Oct. and went to 3 quilt shops. Google the Central California Quilt shops site , scroll up to find it in one of Rorimer's messages. They were in Paso Robles and Atascadero. If you are heading over to Morro Bay, there is the Cotton Ball. Have fun and take lots of money. Judy in AZ

Diana, we are hoping that the Material Possessions store is just temporarily light on inventory. I've never been there but I've ordered from them a few times. Their newsletter says they have made the place smaller and closed the downstairs classroom. I just read part of it.

I hope you enjoy your visit to San Luis Obispo!
JoAnne

Joanne in California,
I am so sorry to hear about them. I guess we should all be calling ahead to stores on our travels in these tough $$ times. I know that more than one of the shop in our Michigan area is having a tough time filling classes.

I am heading to the San Luis Obispo area next week and will call ahead to confirm.

Diana

dianaupp wrote:
A friend of mine was at Material Possessions on Wednesday, last week. Their shelves were rather bare and my friend was very disappointed after having made the trip. They ended up going even further, to Rosies in San Diego, a most incredible place!
http://www.rosiescalicocupboard.com/ It is quite a distance from Anaheim though.

JoAnne in southern California

One of my favorite quilt shops, bar none, is Material Possessions in Lake Forest. They are tucked in a sort of light industrial area (very safe, just off the beaten path). Be sure to print directions but just a mile or two from the 405/5 freeway interchange. Lots of everything and she works hard to turn her inventory. Very bright & open. I stop in there with every trip that I can.

Website http://www.quiltessentials.com/

fabricFabricFABRIC wrote:
FFF, there are at least six quilt shops within about 20 minutes of Anaheim, one of them in Anaheim. Take a look at this map, click on the stars for information about each shop. I shop regularly at three of them, in Placentia and Brea. I plan on visiting the other three in about two weeks. There's info about their location, days and hours. This is a great site. http://www.quiltersrun.com/qr//map.html

I hope you enjoy your visit to southern California and that we have nice weather for you when you are here!

JoAnne

I'll be in Anaheim for 5 days next month, and then in Joshua Tree for 2 days. Can you tell me of any "must see" quilt shops that I will be near?

jbtaz36 wrote:
The Cotton Ball is where I bought my first piece of fabric. It is a fabulous shop. I love to go there when ever I am in that area. I live in between San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara, not quilt shops in my town. I hope you have a great trip. My father lives in Cayucos and his wife loves the shop there too.

Claire, you will find a dozen shops listed on this site:

http://www.centralcoastquiltshops.com

These shops are all between Santa Barbara and Monterey. It's really fun to see how different each shop is. This site has links to several of the shops' sites so you can learn information about those shops.

I hope you enjoy our state, it's quite wonderful! You have chosen a very nice time of year for your visit.

Eleanor Burns' Quilt in a Day is quite a long way south of Los Angeles but it is a great shop!

If you were coming south to Orange County or inland Los Angeles County I could direct you to several other terrific shops.

Have fun!

JoAnne

Northern California is brimming over with Quilt Stores. Here are just a few that I know of.
1. Laurel Leaf in San Carlos (South of San Francisco)
2. Always Quilting in San Mateo
3. Black Cat Quilts in San Francisco
4. Quilted Angel - Petaluma
5. Quiltmaker - downtown Napa
6. Cloth Carousel - Winters
7. Quilted Heart - Vacaville
8. Cornerstone Quilt Shoppe - Fairfield

Depending on the route you take to Yosemite:
9. Quilter's Corner - Stockton
10. Thimblecreek - Concord
11. Main Stree Quilts - Martinez
12.Quilter's Cabin - Oakdale
13. In Between Stitches - Livermore (Alex's city)
14. The Cotton Patch - Lafayette
15. Sew Country - Sonora
16. Bunny rose - Groveland

I hope you enjoy our beautiful state.