I had only just found out about this store recently, having been discouraged by how little craft/fabric/cute maker shops Edmonton has in relation to every single other city I've been to. I was frantically searching online, trying to find places I might not have heard before that would restore my faith in my hometown's ability to keep up with the new makers movement my generation is taking part in.
After discovering Quiltessential, I made plans with my mom to check it out. I basically repeated "oh my god look at this one!" to her every 15 seconds, as this place is jammed full of cute fabrics. I didn't even know how to look through it all. There were piles of the normal quilting cottons you can find at any quilting store, however there were also piles of Cotton+Steel and Rifle Paper Co and other brand names I can't find anywhere but the internet most of the time. I was super impressed by the amount of fabric and the quality of fabric.
In addition to fabric, there are tons of patterns for quilts, bags, accessories and children's toys. They also have a good selection of books and even a small corner of knitting notions and yarns. I could have spent way longer in the store just looking through everything.
They staff was warm and welcoming, even explaining things to my mom who had never heard of "jelly rolls" before. There is just simply so much to look at here, that I will definitely be back. Hopefully with a plan so I can purchase something! read more