Natural Expressions in Los Gatos is my favorite for the South Bay. The shop also sells beads – they don’t have a huge area devoted to fabric, but they have a high proportion of modern fabrics from designers like Amy Butler, Anna Marie Horner, Denyse Schmidt, Joel Dewberry, etc.
Also in the South Bay are The Granary, (slightly more traditional fabrics, but lots of colors if you need to pick up an additional fabric for a quilt) Prairie Queen (haven’t enjoyed the customer service at this store, fabric ok), and Beverly’s (fabric is superior to Joann’s but price is similar. Some fabrics are “quilt-shop quality” and some are not).
I don’t know how far south you are wanting to go, but a great shop for modern fabrics is Harts Fabric in Santa Cruz. Definitely worth the drive! They also have quite a few organic fabrics as well as trims and other fun notions.
Thank you so much for creating this list! I am brand new to sewing and this website has been so helpful. I honestly did not know there were fabric stores beyond JoAnn. I appreciate the time and effort you took to create this list.
I haven’t been to any of these, but a few to add in the North Bay:
Quilted Angel
200 G Street
Petaluma
Stitch Craft
133 Kentucky Street
Petaluma
Picket Fence Quilts
6090 B Redwood Blvd
Novato
There used to be a store on Fourth Street in San Rafael–around 4th & E–but I can’t find it anywhere via Google. Also, found this when looking for Stitch Craft’s info: http://sarahbeata.wordpress.com/shopping/
So where would be the best (i.e. least expensive) place for yardage of white flannel? It’s for the design wall in my new place, so cheap is fine, but it’s not on sale at Jo-ann’s right now, and I am totally new to the area (been in Oakland for 6 days after 13 years in Los Angeles).
Hi Alison – welcome to the area! You could try Discount Fabric on San Pablo in Berkeley. I used a king size flannel sheet that I got at a second hand sale. I don’t think you can get any cheaper than that!
Great Map…and so sad how sparse the San Francisco fabric shops are!! Unfortunately, Urban Burp has closed its Columbus Ave doors, but will hopefully be reopening in a yet to be decided location soon. There is also a Discount Fabric at 2315 Irving Street – (415) 564-7333.
How can one read the reviews of the stores? I double clicked on a review but nothing happened. Beverly’s in Alameda has great quilting fabric (quilt store quality). They also have a monthly flyer with a coupon for 25% off the price of one piece of fabric which helps! They do have some lesser quality fabric but that is normally on a table set apart from the quality fabric. I have gotten LOTS of great fabric there for a very reasonable price! The fabric manager is wonderful as well as the two women who normally work Saturdays! Love this store for fabric!
The map doesn’t have reviews left by us as a guild. It’s only a listing that we’ve compiled of known fabric shops in the Bay Area. You can read the reviews through Google by clicking on the name of the store, but it’s not something set up through our map.
Know a good fabric store that we forgot? Leave a comment here and I’ll add it to our map. Thanks!
Natural Expressions in Los Gatos is my favorite for the South Bay. The shop also sells beads – they don’t have a huge area devoted to fabric, but they have a high proportion of modern fabrics from designers like Amy Butler, Anna Marie Horner, Denyse Schmidt, Joel Dewberry, etc.
Also in the South Bay are The Granary, (slightly more traditional fabrics, but lots of colors if you need to pick up an additional fabric for a quilt) Prairie Queen (haven’t enjoyed the customer service at this store, fabric ok), and Beverly’s (fabric is superior to Joann’s but price is similar. Some fabrics are “quilt-shop quality” and some are not).
Thanks, Ruth! They’ve been added to the list.
I don’t know how far south you are wanting to go, but a great shop for modern fabrics is Harts Fabric in Santa Cruz. Definitely worth the drive! They also have quite a few organic fabrics as well as trims and other fun notions.
Thanks for the recommendation, Marcella. I just added it to the map!
Thank you so much for creating this list! I am brand new to sewing and this website has been so helpful. I honestly did not know there were fabric stores beyond JoAnn. I appreciate the time and effort you took to create this list.
I haven’t been to any of these, but a few to add in the North Bay:
Quilted Angel
200 G Street
Petaluma
Stitch Craft
133 Kentucky Street
Petaluma
Picket Fence Quilts
6090 B Redwood Blvd
Novato
There used to be a store on Fourth Street in San Rafael–around 4th & E–but I can’t find it anywhere via Google. Also, found this when looking for Stitch Craft’s info: http://sarahbeata.wordpress.com/shopping/
Wowza! Thanks, Margaret. Just added a bunch of new shops to the map!
This map is great, but it would be nice if you had phone numbers also.
Bobbin’s Nest Studio — 1171 Homestead Road, Suite 130, Santa Clara, CA
Done! Thanks, Amy!
Satin Moon, 32 Clement St, San Francisco
Urban Burp, 170 Columbus Ave, Suite 110, San Francisco, http://urbanburp.com/
Satin Moon was on there, but not Urban Burp! Also, now I’ve alphabetized the list!
Once Around is a new shop in Mill Valley. In addition to quilting supplies/fabrics, they also carry supplies for many ofther crafts.
Thanks, Adrienne!
So where would be the best (i.e. least expensive) place for yardage of white flannel? It’s for the design wall in my new place, so cheap is fine, but it’s not on sale at Jo-ann’s right now, and I am totally new to the area (been in Oakland for 6 days after 13 years in Los Angeles).
Hi Alison – welcome to the area! You could try Discount Fabric on San Pablo in Berkeley. I used a king size flannel sheet that I got at a second hand sale. I don’t think you can get any cheaper than that!
Great Map…and so sad how sparse the San Francisco fabric shops are!! Unfortunately, Urban Burp has closed its Columbus Ave doors, but will hopefully be reopening in a yet to be decided location soon. There is also a Discount Fabric at 2315 Irving Street – (415) 564-7333.
How can one read the reviews of the stores? I double clicked on a review but nothing happened. Beverly’s in Alameda has great quilting fabric (quilt store quality). They also have a monthly flyer with a coupon for 25% off the price of one piece of fabric which helps! They do have some lesser quality fabric but that is normally on a table set apart from the quality fabric. I have gotten LOTS of great fabric there for a very reasonable price! The fabric manager is wonderful as well as the two women who normally work Saturdays! Love this store for fabric!
The map doesn’t have reviews left by us as a guild. It’s only a listing that we’ve compiled of known fabric shops in the Bay Area. You can read the reviews through Google by clicking on the name of the store, but it’s not something set up through our map.