B J’s Fabric and Quilts

Wonderful little store! «BJ» was very helpful to this novice quilter. It’s a bit tricky to find, but carry on even if you think the route «doesn’t look right.»
I’ll recommend «BJ’s» to friends and family.

This ain’t your Grandma’s fabric store!
After learning my first grandchild was in the cooker, I started to think about making a baby quilt. I rarely sew, and had never attempted piecing. But now that I was about to enter a new level of passage, I figured it was time to do what Grandmas in my family have done for generations… make a grand baby welcome quilt!
I checked out a lot of fabric stores in my area, but liked BJ’s best. It is a small shop located out in the middle of almost nowhere, south of Tillamook. It is stocked with lots of modern and unique fabrics, trimmings, patterns, and notions. Their extensive display of sample quilts makes it easy to imagine the possibilities and sets them apart from other shops I visited.
And imagining possibilities was just up my alley. My DIL selected gray, white, and lavender for the nursery… and I could choose whatever accent color I wanted for the crib quilt. (Hunh? What happened to pink or blue?) Lucky for me, BJ and Kathy have an eye for contemporary fabrics and had what I needed to make the quilt I wanted to make. What a relief!
I also opted to take a quilt making workshop. It was a great investment! Kathy was patient, kind, and nonjudgmental. She guided me through the process and gently reinforced positive outcomes without focusing on my technical issues… like not sewing straight and having trouble with the math.
I highly recommend BJ’s Fabric and Quilts and the way they do business!