Just the type of store we needed! Walk in the front door and…read moreyou are immediately greeted by friendly volunteers. The store is packed with anything and everything you would need to complete your craft projects, and much more. They sell: * Sewing machines that have been serviced in-house, so you can be confident they work. * Vintage items like costume jewelry, toys, decorations, jewelry boxes, comic books, miniatures, dolls, magazines, patterns, and more. * Quilts in various degrees of completion, all the way to completely finished. * Highly organized walls of fabric, ranging from jelly rolls and fat quarters to bolts. * Buttons in bulk (fill a bag) as well as smaller prepackaged and carded vintage amounts. * Notions. * Beads (new and vintage) organized by color. * Yarn. * Thread and embroidery floss. * A kids' section with games, puzzles, toys, and other miscellaneous items. * Rubber stamps, ink pads, and embossing supplies. * Acrylic paint, watercolor paint, and paint brushes. * Scrapbook supplies, paper, embellishments, washi tape, and stickers. * Books on crafting, quilting, sewing, paper folding, embroidery, and crochet. * Jewelry-making supplies and tools. * Picture frames. * Much, much more. If you can't find something, just ask. The volunteers are friendly and knowledgeable. They accept donations by appointment, except for fabric and yarn, which are accepted daily during business hours. They're a nonprofit and donate to other nonprofits. Great prices on everything! I highly recommend stopping in.

Price point is a A+++++ Lots of cute fabric patterns to…read morechoose from. They even have a basket of free fabric scraps outside by the entrance. First off I walked in there feeling inspired already because of all the different materials to choose from. They got beading, fabric, cute paper for scrapbooking, wood work and etc. They got refurbished sewing machines for sale as well. Also, if you have any questions the ladies are pretty helpful.

As an avid quilter who drove over C 200 miles on a quilt shop hop recently, it was nice to find the…read moreCotton Patch Quilt Shop. It is filled with tons of beautiful quilting fabrics to choose from, as well as quilting books. My Tesla car did not fully self drive directly to the shop, it got me stuck in the back of a parking lot next door, from which I had to carefully back out from the long driveway with assistance from a passerby. However, I arrived in one piece to the Cotton Patch. The quilt shop had anything you might need for quilting, either as an early quilter or an experienced quilter. They offer quilting classes that you can sign up to take. They have a fine selection of BERNINA sewing machines and embroidery machines in a separate room inside the shop. I needed some recommendations about finishing a Hawaiian t-shirt quilt that I finished the blocks, and an experienced quilter that happened to be there, gave me some wonderful ideas written on a piece of scratch paper as to how I should do the sashing around my blocks in the quilt. She also helped me to pick out two complementary colors that would work well with all the colors of my 25 finished quilt blocks. I purchased 5.5 yards of cotton quilt fabrics and went home happily, with an idea as to how to put all of my blocks together in a finished quilt. I signed up for their store newsletter, and I look forward to getting tips and tricks from the quilt shop personnel who write it up monthly. The staff mentioned that they also participate in a quilt hop as well later in the year, and I look forward to hearing more about it. Do check out this shop, there are many sample quilts on display to look at for ideas. Parking is available in the back of this store, it's going down an alley right next to the shop.

Unfortunately my experience is non-existent. My mother bought me an $800 sewing machine for my…read morebirthday and when I picked it up I was told free instruction as long as I like. A cancer diagnosis put me off for a year during treatment and then not being able to get someone to call me for another couple months. Today I am finally told the policy has changed and instruction is $75. per hour. I am so disappointed that I was told lessons were unlimited when the machine was purchased..

While this location is clean, organized and has an extensive selection it is Hope's excellent…read morecustomer service that deserves recognition. She courteously greets every guest and consistently has a pleasant demeanor. It also bears noting that she promptly assists whenever there are questions or issues and she does so ensuring that every Hobby Lobby customer feels valued. Thus, the five stars are for Hope as she exemplifies customer service excellence.

This experience was disappointing enough that I felt compelled to share it…read more On a Saturday evening around 6:50 p.m., I stopped by Hobby Lobby with my 4-year-old daughter and my elderly mother-in-law. We were preparing for an upcoming funeral, and I needed help with an expensive gold frame I had purchased from Hobby Lobby. One of the corners had separated, and I wanted to know whether the framing department could repair or reinforce it. Because the frame was large and heavy, I left it in my trunk until I confirmed that someone could help. My mother-in-law waited nearby so she could rest while my daughter accompanied me to the framing counter. I approached the employee working in the framing department and asked if he could assist me. His first response was, "I'm off in six minutes - what do you need?" The tone immediately caught me off guard. As I began explaining that the corner of the frame had broken apart and needed reinforcement, he interrupted me and said, "Stop. Just hurry up and tell me what you need." I was surprised because I was simply trying to explain the issue so he could determine whether it was something the framing department could fix. I told him the frame was needed for a funeral and asked if it could be repaired. Instead of addressing my question, he asked why my husband couldn't fix it. I explained that my husband is currently deployed, so he wasn't available to help, and that while I would try to repair it myself if necessary, I also work full-time. His response was simply, "So do I." At that point, it was clear that helping me was not a priority. What made the interaction even more upsetting was that my 4-year-old daughter asked afterward, "Mommy, why was that man so mean? Why didn't he want to help us?" Hearing that from my child was heartbreaking. I told her that maybe he was having a difficult day because I wanted her to understand that we should still try to show kindness to others. I shared my experience with the manager, who told me that this employee often tells others how important it is to be friendly with customers. Unfortunately, that was not reflected in the interaction we experienced. Thankfully, we went to Ace Hardware afterward, where an employee immediately took the time to help us. He recommended reinforcing the frame with small metal corner brackets, nails, and gold spray paint. His advice worked perfectly, and we were able to save the frame in time for the funeral. This review isn't about expecting perfection. Everyone has stressful days. It's about the importance of treating people with basic courtesy and respect, especially when they may already be going through a difficult time. A little kindness can make all the difference. Unfortunately, that was missing from our experience at Hobby Lobby.

I had an excellent experience with Kathy (aka KC) at the Calico location in Pleasant Hill. Many…read moreyears ago we purchased Hunter Douglas plantation shutters from Home Depot. We love the shutters, but a few pieces had broken off and one plastic rear tilt bar was missing completely. I contacted Hunter Douglas directly, and although they were able to replace the connectors, they were unable to help me find a replacement rear tilt bar. I went to Home Depot only to get the runaround from several people. I then contacted Calico since they are authorized dealers of Hunter Douglas shutters and although Kathy was surprised by my request initially, she took the time to investigate and got back to me as promised to inform me that the rear tilt bar had been ordered. It is so rare to receive the type of customer service I received from Kathy. She was helpful and knowledgeable and did exactly what she told me she was going to do! I'm so impressed & my beautiful Hunter Douglas plantation shutters are like new again! Thanks Kathy!

We went to Calico to purchase some upholstery fabric as we were going to recover some worn out…read moredining room chairs. We had great assistance from Amy, who walked us through options and recommendations. She let us take home some samples to see how things looked next to the furniture and in the room/lighting. Super accommodating and friendly. Even extended us a discount (when it was supposed to have ended the day before).

Great store with a lot of various items such as arts and crafts, decorations, etc. Service is…read moreexcellent, items are sold at a very reasonable cost, and the store is kept tidy. Special thanks to: Lydia Maggie For providing friendly customer service! Regards, William K.

Though I found what I was looking for and the store itself is nice, the Service there was beyond…read moredisappointing. There were 6 Customer Service Girls/Women standing around the check out registers (doing nothing but chatting) When I approached one of the younger girls directs me to a Self Service Register, to check out myself. My first item didn't scan and I asked her if she could just check me outz She walked away saying, let me know if you need any more help. Not only was there no counter space to place the items, and falling on the ground at my feet, what I was purchasing was difficult to scan. The store was not busy yet none of the customers service girls came to my aid. Last time I checked I am not an employee there and shouldn't be expected to do their job! Such a frustrating and rude experience. I will take my business to Hobby Lobby or another location.

I met the owner at the Orinda Holiday Bazaar a few weeks back. She was very helpful in opening many…read moredifferent tablecloths that I wanted to see. I ended up buying a cotton sunflower print tapestry which I'm using it as a table cloth. It goes very well with my existing home decor. I would definitely give her 5 stars for the collection of shawls, scarves and quilted jewelry organizers she has. She sells her stuffs online too @ sweetus.com.

From the owner: We specialize in beautiful tapestry table cloth bedspread shawl scarf guestbook jewelry organizer…read morehandmade recycled paper products and handicrafts gift bag gift pouch coin purse

Over the years, we have purchased many items from Cole's Interiors. The furniture was higher…read morequality at a reasonable price. Customer service is outstanding. Our last purchase was a comfortable one recliner. About a weak after receiving it, we noticed one of the legs was broken. We then called Cole's to report it. The Manager decided to replace it with a brand new chair.. That's what I call Great service. Thanks again.Chuck S .

Needed shutters repaired that I purchased 10+ years ago from Cole's. Service tech was terrific…read more Fair price and job well done.

Contacted Shawn after reading reviews here on Yelp and after seeing photos of his work on Houzz. I…read morewanted to update my kitchen to make it brighter and fit in with the style of the rest of the house but needed help with what to do. Shawn took a look around, listened to what I had in mind, and thankfully told me what would or wouldn't work. He picked a beautiful quartz counter top, gave me options to choose from for the paint, faucet and hardware. He has a great team working for him. They were respectful and trustworthy. The refinished cabinets look like new. They do high quality work. He made his best effort to get things done within the time frame discussed but, as with any renovation, there were some unexpected issues that led to minor delays and affected cost. I really appreciated how his main concern was that I was happy with the end result. Before and in process photos attached (forgot to take a picture of the final product and don't want to clean the kitchen right now).

We had discussed a major remodeling of our outdated original master bathroom for a few years but…read morefelt overwhelmed with a project of this size. We just did not know where to begin. A thorough search LED us to Shawn and Create Interior Design. He came and met with us several times to explain his process and guide us through the entire project step by step. He drafted several design concepts based on our input and refined them until we were happy. After the basics had been locked down, it was much easier for us to choose specific tiles, colors and fixtures. The lifelike 3D renderings provided a clear vision of what the finished bathroom would look like, and removed all the guesswork and stress from this project. Shawn provided us with an extremely detailed list of every item and exact cost for the project including scheduling, permits, demo, construction, inspections and every material and fixture. It was clear that we were in experienced and competent hands. We chose to have Shawn and his team handle the project and complete all of the work period his crew was incredible. Each craftsman who worked on different parts of the remodeling was clearly a skilled professional with attention to detail and pride in their workmanship. They accommodated small changes and dealt with unforeseen issues as they occurred. Despite the scale and duration of this total remodel, they kept the work area much cleaner and more organized than we had expected. The finshed result is truly amazing. We now have a totally new bathroom which is the highlight of the entire house. We would highly recommend Create Interior Design and Shawn's thorough approach to designing, documenting, organizing and implementing your home remodeling dream project.