QuiltTrends

If you’re a quilter who appreciates COLOR, or BATIKS, you will love QuiltTrends in Columbus. The shop is located in a warehouse-​looking center next door to a bicycle shop, and from the outside it’s hard to judge how big the store might be.
Go on in — you’ll be glad you did! Upon entering the shop you find yourself in a rather cavernous space just *loaded* with beautiful fabrics, quilts, bags, long-​arm quilting machines, patterns, notions … you name it, I bet QuiltTrends has it.
I was welcomed immediately by Rita and really appreciated her doing so – not just welcoming me to the shop, but introducing herself and asking me questions that made me feel she was genuinely interested in me. And who doesn’t like that? She was quick to give me a brief tour of the shop, tell me some of the things the shop had going on (classes, upcoming events, etc.), and then let me wander around.
QuiltTrends has the biggest color wall I’ve ever seen. Anywhere. In addition to a mind-​boggling selection of batiks (my personal favorites), they have other (mostly quilting) fabrics ranging from reproductions to thoroughly modern designs from Amy Butler and other younger-​generation designers, as well as a wonderful selection of patterns and ideas for using all the fabrics they stock.
Since that initial visit, I’ve been back a few times — I joined the Columbus Modern Quilt Guild that meets at QuiltTrends (great group!), and I’m taking a several-​months-​long class (of sorts) that meets once a month. Sue and David (the owners) are friendly and welcoming and quick to share their quilting knowledge.
Even if you’re not a quilter, if you love fabrics and color, I encourage you to visit QuiltTrends — you’ll be glad you did.