Quilt Shop Hop--greater Portland region

9/28/2024

Since a year ago when a friend and I toured Providence Academy, I was anxious to take my sister on that tour, and to see the enchanting Enchanted Rose with its vintage wares and decor. It was there we learned of the Spools & Stitches Quilt Shop Hop. We thought we might only be able to get to perhaps 4 shops, but as it turned out, we managed to make it to every one, beside a couple of Joann Fabrics and Crafts. The 6" square kits were free, it was $5 for the extensions that would make them into 12" blocks. We chose to do just the 6" squares, for the most part, but that doesn't mean we didn't spend quite a lot of money. 😉

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The Enchanted Rose Emporium—inside the Historic Providence Academy, 400 E Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver WA
The new main entrance to Providence Academy is at the back of the new parking lot off Evergreen Blvd. From that entrance one must wind around a bit to get to the quilt shop. Classes, vintage clothing repairs and alterations, etc. Fort Vancouver is just to the east: for more info about it, scroll down at the 2nd link below.

Fiddlesticks--2701 NE 114th Ave, Vancouver WA 98684
A fun place for quilters, with fun quilter events.

http://www.fiddlesticksquiltshop.com/

Paint Chip Challenge display & judging Sept 27-28, 2024 at Fiddlesticks Quilt Shop

Kitten in a Pumpkin pattern for the Spools & Stitches Quilt Shop Hop from Fiddlesticks Quiltshop.

Quilted Treasures--6400 NE Hwy 99, Vancouver WA 98665 (Hazel Dell)
This shop is committed to accessibility (wide aisles), having an employee in a wheelchair. The shopping strip owner is not quite as committed to providing convenient handicapped parking.

https://quiltedtreasuresstudio.com/

Just For Fun Quilting--1503 NE 78th St, Vancouver, WA 98665 (Hazel Dell)
A dazzling array of samples, kits, and pattern books for embroidery machines is like a carnival of colors and seasons, and for every month of the year, events, and special occasions.

https://www.justforfunquilting.com/

JoAnn Fabric & Crafts--7907 NE Hwy 99, Vancouver, WA 98665 (Hazel Dell)
Hwy 99 is a major commercial artery in Vancouver, as in other towns of the Pacific Northwest.

https://stores.joann.com/wa/vancouver/2394/

Feather Your Nest Quilt Shop--130 N Main Ave, Gresham, OR 97030
This quilt shop is right in walkable, shoppable, historic downtown Gresham with lots of restaurants, lovely murals and sculptures, and the history museum. Parking can be at a premium at times; I have parked at the Main City Park before, which is not far. The Main City Park has a Japanese garden as well as playground, heroes memorial, skate park, as well as picnic tables, shelters, and ball park. Post about Gresham coming.

https://featherednest97030.patternbyetsy.com/about

My Quilting Loft--253 E Historic Columbia River Hwy, Troutdale, OR 97060
Located in historic downtown Troutdale, down the street from the Depot Rail Museum & the Visitor Center with a small park along the Sandy River. Within a short walk to the west of the shop is the pleasant Mayor's Square City Park with its beautiful mural, picnic tables, fountain, and sculptures. All along the street are places to shop and eat. The Outlet Mall is off I-84 as you travel toward historic downtown, and driving west through town the Columbia River Hwy takes you past the Harlow House Museum, Glen Otto Community Park on the Sandy River, and across the Sandy River is the Lewis & Clark State Rec Park and access to the Sandy River for fishing and playing in the water. Just on the east of the bridge across the Sandy River is a pull-out with signs of early Oregon History. For more about those, scroll down at the 2nd link below.

Sewlarium--3236 N Lombard St, Portland, OR 97217
Very interesting fabrics, personable owner. I didn't get a good pic of the quilting machine. There are a few parking spaces in the rear, including a handicapped one (though not enough room for my ramp to deploy when someone parked next to us). Mike's Drive In (burgers etc) is across the street, Goodwill 3 short blocks east.

https://www.pdxsewlarium.com/

Sharon's Attic Quilt Shop--2950 SE Cornelius Pass Rd #100, Hillsboro, OR 97123
A large shop with a nice variety of fabrics, accessories, tools, patterns, and kits. I loved the way the fabrics were organized, by colors and themes (natural, holiday, etc). Road "improvements" have made this shop difficult to get to from certain directions.

https://www.sharonsatticquiltshop.com/

Joann Fabrics & Crafts--7270 NE Butler St, Hillsboro, OR 97124
Located at The Crossroads at Orenco Station, off NE Cornelius Pass Rd & NE Butler St, one of 40 places to shop, eat, explore. This is a huge store, not perhaps at its tidiest when we were there.

Quilting Delights--14811 SE Webster Rd, Milwaukie, OR 97267
This quilt shop is indeed a delight. It’s at the intersection of SE Webster & Thiessen Rd among services for the surrounding large residential area. Next to the quilt shop is a little coffee shop, a Subway, and a Shell station. Across the way are Valvoline, Safeway, Starbucks, Papa Murphy’s, a salon, a nail place, dental clinic, State Farm and a laundromat.

https://www.quiltingdelights.com/

Cedar Ridge Quilts--19045 S Beavercreek Rd, Oregon City OR 97045
Far from historic downtown Oregon City, Berry Hill Shopping Center offers various businesses and services, restaurants, military recruiting, and Hobby Lobby, beside the quilt shop. Cedar Ridge Quilts has a lot of retro fabrics, as well as a nice variety of other tempting wares and samples. The minimum cut is 1/8th of a yard, but after that they let me add inch by inch, so that I could get just what I needed for 6 1/2" squares.

https://www.cedarridgequilts.com/

Montavilla Sewing Center--429 1st St, Lake Oswego, OR 97034 (south of Portland)
One of 4 locations on their website, this in the quaint walkable, shoppable historic downtown of Lake Oswego, with plenty of interesting places to eat. Lake Oswego city is along the Willamette River (check out Willamette Shore Trolley--311 N State St, Lake Oswego, OR 97034), and includes Lakewood Bay as well as Oswego Lake. Lake Oswego offers intriguing parks.