Fabric Stores?

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Permalink Reply by dolores on May 10, 2008 at 8:05am

Forget about unique fabric stores in ABQ....you will have to go through withdrawal just like the rest of us that moved here from somewhere that had fantastic fabric stores. There was one in SF, at San Busco Plaza, beautiful stuff but $$$$. Sorry to break this dismal news to you it to you.

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Permalink Reply by RiRiSynCyr on May 13, 2008 at 11:16am

oh Jill....you are preaching to the choir!

if you find anything - LET ME KNOW!

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Permalink Reply by Booboo la Rue on May 14, 2008 at 8:36am

Alas, the choice of fabric stores in ABQ is limited. However, if you are in Taos, do not miss "Uncommon Threads" just a bit north of the plaza area. It's worth the trip! Take plenty of cash though, it's not inexpensive, but your senses will appreciate the experience.

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Permalink Reply by Amanda Jackson on May 18, 2008 at 12:17pm

Jill-- there is a quilt shop on Juan Tabo and Menaul, next to Harbor Freight that is pretty nice. They have all the great designers and they are really helpful. Other than that, nothing. I am forced to order Amy Bulter by the bolt and then I sell what I don't use on etsy. If I could only find a reliable partner I'd open a hip craft shop in town-- there is really a place for that in this city and we have NOTHING like it.

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Permalink Reply by Sara on May 27, 2008 at 2:38pm

Amanda,

thats a great idea! Are you a business minded gal? could this really happen?

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Permalink Reply by Jill on May 25, 2008 at 6:31pm

I went to the quilt store on Juan Tabo & Menaul this weekend. I was pleasantly suprised - I thought they had a good selection. Better than the mainstream stores, anyway. They had some Amy Butler, Joel Dewberry, Free Spirit, and lots of moda fabrics. It was definately not the kind of quilt store I am use to. Check it out if you haven't already.

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Permalink Reply by Sara on May 27, 2008 at 2:35pm

all these folks are right, sadly.

Bernina has some fabric, but they are some crusty old biddies and usually rude (in my experience). Really, uncommon threads in toas is your best bet. Also the fabric store in santa fe is friendly with some funky and modern prints.

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Permalink Reply by Sara on May 27, 2008 at 2:40pm

you know,

the other thing i do is go to thrift town. they have a great linens section and i pick up old printed sheets and whatnot for 2 or 3$. its good when you really have to have a project and you don't really have any money.

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Permalink Reply by Sara on June 5, 2008 at 10:43am

Is anyone interested in venturing to uncommon threads in taos with me? splitting gas$ ?

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Permalink Reply by Jill on June 6, 2008 at 6:58pm

Oooo, Sara, I want to go! But, as you know, I'm out of town for a while....
But maybe sometime when I get back?

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Permalink Reply by Robyn on June 15, 2008 at 7:57pm

I want to go! I have lived in N.M. for 31 years and never been to Taos. Freaky, I know.

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Permalink Reply by rf on June 23, 2008 at 9:43pm

The annual Roadrunner Shop Hop is happening this week. This is a great way to find out about eight fabric stores in Albuquerque and northern NM. I went last year and it was really fun! I would love to go this year, but unfortunately I cannot.

I think everyone here hit on all the "cool" stores for the most part. For all of those hip fabrics, your best bet is probably online. Quilt Works does have some pretty hip fabric, as does the Santa Fe store. I was impressed with Southwest Decoratives. I expected that store to be entirely southwestern fabric, but they had some unique things that I didn't find in any other store.

The Taos quilting store is pretty lame, but Common Threads is awesome! They have a lot of foreign fabric offerings, but so so expensive. =(

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