Color Me Quilts

Super friendly and helpful. I’m not familiar with quilts or crafts, but the prices seemed good, and they helped me figure out what to buy as a gift for my crafty quilting friend, taking a good bit of time walking me through what was really a small purchase. And while I was browsing, I heard the owner direct a potential customer to the quilting store down the road, which she thought had fabric that sounded like a better match to the project. Class act all around!

Quilting classes here allow you to move at your own pace and to choose your own projects.
Store is under new ownership and has fantastic selections of quality quilt fabric and yarn. There are starter project kits, for example a pillow slip and wall hanging which I saw displayed in the window. Staff will cut fabric of your choice for your own pillow slip included in the cost of the fabric, there is a wide selection of fat quarters.
Drop by in Niles and say hello.

This place is amazing. The owners are very nice I always feel welcomed there. Diane helps me when I have a problem with a pattern or even deciding on what to get. I never feel like she is pushy or annoyed with my questions. She has a great selection of fabric and yarn and even offers knitting classes. I definitely will be back soon!

I am giving a bonus star because this store is a drop off location for Project Linus blankets!
The yarn selection is not huge, however, I found a beautiful, super soft cotton yarn from Universal Yarn Inc. and it was priced $ 2 cheaper than if I had purchased the yarn online directly from Universal. I am happily knitting my first pair of texting gloves.

Went here today to check out the yarn selection, which is somewhat minimal. They have some nice things, but not a whole lot of them. I found a skein of something I liked, but I was hoping to maybe find two skeins of complementary colors. Unfortunately, they seem to only have a few colorways of many different kinds of yarn. Some novelty stuff, but not as much as people seem to have previously said. And the store didn’t smell at all like cigarettes, which is good considering that was a major complaint from before.
My only big thing is that both times I came here, I wasn’t greeted by the people working there, nor did they offer me any help. I’m sure if I asked they might have been willing to help me find something, but I honestly didn’t get a friendly vibe from them, so I was hesitant.
May or may not return.

Was totally prepared for a fun shopping experience. Walked in and was the only customer in the store, both employees stared at me, no smile, no greeting. As I meandered further into the store, the smell of cigarette smoke got stronger. No thanks. I’ll just drive to Livermore or Danville to friendly shops.

Love this store! While the yarn selection is not big, they have selected well. They don’t carry the super high end yarns, but they also are not the super high end yarn snobs found at many yarn shops.
When I went to an unnamed shop to the east looking for yarn to use with a Lion Brand pattern, those people told me «(they) don’t know anything about Lion Brand, so couldn’t recommend a yarn.» So even though I had a gift certificate there, I came back to Color Me Quilts because she always has a recommendation and will joyfully help you substitute yarns.
Nice people, good product, good times.

Review for the yarn section only:
I went in not really knowing what I was going to find. Indeed, they do have quite a variety of novelty yarns but I’d done a lot of research about which stores carried what yarn brands before I went out looking.
They carry Brown Sheep, which is very respectable and exactly what I was looking for. They have the giant skeins of bulky weight yarn I was looking for, but I saw that there were only two skeins left. I asked the clerk if she had any more, but she said no. However, she immediately got on the phone to her brown sheep distributor and asked how many skeins I’d like.
Would give this place the fifth star, but they really do have only a few skeins of some things. If she had more space I’m sure she’d stock more.

This review is for the yarn section of the store ONLY.
This is the best LYS in Fremont… but it’s also the only LYS in Fremont.
I’ve only been here once, but the woman working behind the counter (I think she was the owner?) was super friendly and helpful, but not overbearing or hovering, which is my favorite combination.
The yarn selection was somewhat on the smaller side, but I guess that makes sense since this is a yarn AND fabric store. However, they carry a lot more acrylic yarns than I would expect a LYS to carry. It makes the prices a bit cheaper, but I don’t tend to go to a LYS for acrylic when that is so ubiquitous at the larger chain stores like Michael’s and Joann’s. They also have a proportionately large selection of novelty yarns, also not my preference for yarn. However, they do carry a few great yarns – Bristol Yarn Gallery Buckingham, Crystal Palace Mochi Plus, and Noro yarns, to name a few. Because of this, I am sure I will return to this store for yarn when I don’t feel like trekking it to Oakland, Pleasanton, or Santa Clara.

Definitely not what I’d consider a yarn store. Minimal selection of novelty yarns and not much else. Not a quilter so I don’t feel qualified to comment on that aspect of the store. I was completely ignored by the staff-​not even a hello. Store smelled like cigarette smoke.

Beautiful selections of materials and the staff is so friendly, talking about upcoming quiltshows. Some nice quilts on display on the walls.

This is my favourite shop in Fremont. I recently took a sock knitting class here and it was a wonderful experience.
The owner is very very very nice and super helpful. I’m a new knitter and she’s always willing to give me a hand when I get stuck. This shop is cozy and inviting. It’s filled with yarns, fabric, patterns and other knitting/​quilting supplies. The shop carries many yarns that are not available at your craft superstores and the quality is always top notch.
Stopping by this shop is a must!

This unassuming little store is a GEM!
I know that is a cliché but this store is unbelievable!
It is filled with knitting and quilting tools and materials.
There is a beautiful collection of yarns and 100% cotton fabrics.
There are also several notebooks with knitting patterns you can purchase. I picked up a couple of sheets with patterns for sweaters and ponchos for teddy bears plus a kid sweater with a cat design — ohhhh so cute! I gave them to a good friend who is a knitting queen.
But the crowning glory is a display of 8 – 10 quilts, all made by the owner.
Several of them are movie-​themed (the wonderful Essanay Film Museum and Theatre is just a few doors away). The Wizard of Oz quilt is fantastic.
The owner is so humble. I felt like bowing down to her for making such magical and marvelous masterpieces!
It is still my fantasy to make a quilt some day.
It’s on my list with learning how to surf and be a ventriloquist.
Ah, a girl can always dream can’t she?