I LOVE this quilt shop. The owner is friendly and always has great suggestions as to what will…read morecoordinate with what you're working on. Great prices and they have great pricing on their in-store longarm services.

Quiltthis is a handy local shop but does not yet match the shop that use to be there. People are…read morehelpful and they do offer classes

Husband and I were in Jefferson for business and as we were going down the highway I screeched,…read more"quilt store!" Now I was driving, so really, Husband had noacquaint me with the store and w choice in the matter, but even if I hadn't been, I've trained my car to automatically stop at quilt stores. And bookstores. And yarn stores. So it's win-win all around, yeah? Purple Frog. First of all, I love the name. It's so whimsical. And there are purple frog decorations inside, too. I was greeted (Husband decided to stay in the car and nap or something) by two extremely friendly ladies, who took time from what they were doing to show me where things were located. Including the restroom. Which, by the way, was extremely clean. Unfortunately I didn't have as much time to browse as I'd wanted, because who should come through the door but Husband! Dang. I'm sure he came in to prevent too much financial damage. I doubt he was interested in the fabric, though he did pretend to kind of look around. Hah. He thought he looked so innocent, but I know better. The classroom is huge, and there's a long-arm quilting machine in there too. There's lots of room to spread out, and taking a class here would be a real pleasure. I really wish I'd had more time to look around. I wanted to see all of the batiks and just see all the wonderful other fabrics. But yeah, okay, it was a business trip and I did need to be considerate. I did end up buying some wonderful fabric for a Christmas project, though. The ladies were really wonderful helping me figure out how much fabric I needed for that, and I left feeling extremely glad that we'd stopped by. Final score: Lighting and appeal in general: 5 stars Customer service: Ditto Cleanliness of the shop and the bathroom: Ditto again. Fabric choices: Ditto yet again. Attractiveness and layout: Another 5 stars. I've been in a number of quilt stores, and The Purple Frog is at the top of my list. It's easy to find and is a great pleasure to shop in. Thank you ladies (I'm sorry I didn't get your names) for a truly enjoyable shopping experience. It's worth the drive down!

Notice that residents of the Portland and Salem metropolitan areas are reviewing Hobby Lobby in…read moreAlbany, some 15 minutes south of Salem, and that most are content with the store.. Never in my life would I have thought I'd be going to a Hobby Lobby in Albany, Oregon. However, it's the closest one to our area if you look at the store locator. First of all, yes, Hobby Lobby is a Christian run organization but that aspect of it need not hit you over the head. They also have generic "feel good" messages of all types. Some of it can be kitsch and more in tune with a grandmother's style of decking out her house. They have stuff of all types and for just about every indoor type of hobby, as opposed to outdoor ones. What took me there was that they were the only ones who had a frame for an odd size print I had with metric dimensions that needed to be converted into Imperial ones. The customer service is very pleasant throughout the store, with their framing department providing exacting and thorough help, almost as if it was a labor of love. I was really impressed. Hobby Lobby also has specials and discounts on many things, possibly making a needed excursion to Albany cost effective. And, if you haven't been there before, Albany might as well be on a different planet from the city of Portland. Be sure to walk around the entire store. There will be stuff that will be carried in voluminous quantities, stuff that will make you shake your head, and stuff that will make you laugh. Hobby Lobby is in Heritage Mall. It's a small indoor mall just south of the main drag as you come off I-5 at exit 234. What's interesting about it is that the anchors are stores like Target and even this Hobby Lobby. There is a small food court inside and some stand alone merchants you may have never heard of. However, it is interesting because it's not something you're used to seeing if you're used to the 4 major malls around Portland-Vancouver. Hobby Lobby, ordinarily, would garner 3 stars from me. Because of their service, reasonable (enough) pricing, and the extra mile they went in the framing department, they get bumped up to 4 stars. Also, if planning to make the jaunt down south I-5, be sure to check their hours, especially on holidays and religious holidays, since their hours might not be typical retail hours. They are closed on Sundays, and definitely closed on Easter Sunday.

Lots of decorations made by poor people. Seems pretty rotten of the corporation but there were a…read morefew people shopping here despite this. The music playing was pretty awful and I needed to leave before checking out all the goods that can be made by exploitative business practices.

Highly skilled quilters teaching others. An impressive variety of fabric styles, unique gadgets,…read moreand some fun things just for, well, fun. If you quilt and are in the area, its worth the stop.

Grandma's Attic is a wonderful quilt shop with very helpful and knowledgable staff. They have a…read moregreat selection of batiks, 1930's, civil war representations and children's fabrics. Its always worth the trip to Dallas to stop there.

Absolutely wonderful quilt shop!…read more Great selection of yardage, fat quarters, cakes, gems and jelly rolls. The notions wall is filled with a huge assortment of quilting necessities. Staff is very friendly and helpful. They offer machine quilting - and do a fabulous job of it. Classes are fun and well taught. The classroom is great - plenty of room, comfy chairs, irons and ironing stations, cutting tables with rulers available for use. Just a great place to visit, shop and learn!

I love this shop. They have a huge selection of fabric and quilting accessories. They have a great…read morevariety of long arm patterns to choose from for their Long Arm Quilting service. The owners are the nicest people you could meet and the employees are super helpful.

Went into WillnBeez a few weeks ago as a few friends from the Mid-Valley Quilt Guild recommended…read morethem for friendly personal service. I wasn't to be disappointed, Jeff and Mary are the "real deal" nice, personable and helpful. The rest of the staff is just as friendly as the owners. Beautiful fabrics and what can be better than coffee!! If you need a longarmer for a quilt, Jeff is your man. They have a longarm in the back room and he stays busy back there when he's not helping out in the shop. Mary is knowledgeable and friendly and keeps a lovely stock of beautiful fabrics, notions and patterns for your quilting pleasure. You can even see them at some of the local quilt shows with a smaller selection of fabrics and the same cheerful, helpful service in their booth. If you are interested in making some charity quilts, WillnBeez is a member of the Quilts of Valor quilt shop program. You can join them for meetings, sew groups, kits to make blocks, a place to drop off finished tops and orphan blocks, heck you can even drop off a finished QOV and they will see that it is awarded to a deserving Veteran. Contact Mary if you would like more info on how you can help. Since first going in all those weeks ago, I have had a chance to chat further with the owners and become friends with them. You won't be disappointed.

I 'm from California and stumbled on this treasure during a visit to Portland. In all of the…read morequilt stores that I've visited over the last 10 years, this is by far my favorite. The fabric selection was amazing. They had such a great selection of pre-assembled kits. The customer service was outstanding! Mary was so friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. Her husband who does the long arm quilting was also great! I had planned to visit several shops during my trip but didn't. I got everything I wanted (and more.). I am looking forward to visiting again!

My favorite place for quilt fabric. They have great fabric in primitive, 1930's, flannel, and wool…read more Lots of books and great classes. I've spent a lot of time here and find something new every time.

I have been looking for a go to Fabric Store since I have moved to Eugene. I came here and it was…read morereally hard to find. My DH and I circled around for about 30 minutes before we found it. In an unfamiliar area to us, it was well hidden. Once we found it, future visits would be ok if we come back. The stock is great for civil war and the decor was quite charming but the customer service was very lacking. We were not impressed.

I love this place! I order all my jeweler saw blades from here. I can pretty much find everything I…read moreneed and they have great prices on all their items. I have gone online to compare prices, yet this has become my online store of choice. Every order I have made has come on time and I am able to track my packages. Thank you Widget Supply, Matt

I recently purchased a set of watchmakers screwdrivers and a four loupe set. These items are…read moreabsolute junk. The lenses are made so badly that they are unusable and the tips on the screwdrivers are soft and machined incorrectly. Beware of the "Slotted Jewelers Screwdriver Set - 7pc - Premium". This item is from India and defective. Do not purchase the "4pc Plastic Eye Loupe Set". These are from China and are junk. Two mails were sent to these people regarding returning the items but I was ignored both times.