Quilt Shop: Cabin Quilts & Stitches

On the first full day of our ill-fated trip to Rocky Mountain National Park, the rain had us deciding to drive the Trail Ridge Road through the park to Grand Lake, Colorado. (It turned out to be a good thing because our familiarity with the road allowed us to feel confident about making our escape the next day.) We were hoping to find the quilt shop that my app promised us, and we were not disappointed. 

Cabin Quilts & Stitches turned out to be a delightful shop to visit. 

The main street through Grand Lake is a boardwalk, and the shop is close to the beginning. Here's how it looks as you approach it.

There was plenty of on street parking, and we were able to park right out front. When you step through the door, it is pleasantly decorated with beautiful quilts. I love that tree quilt in the middle. It was available as a kit. By the way, I've provided you with a link to their website and many of their fabrics and kits are available online.

To the left of the front door is a staircase that leads to the quilt shop proper. Cabin Quilts & Stitches is half quilt shop, half gift shop, with the lower level being mainly gifts for the home, gifts for children, Jim Shore figurines, and other collectibles.

As you might expect in a mountain community, flannels were well-represented, and there was one whole wall devoted entirely to flannels.

Their selection of fabric was not large, but it was to my liking. There was something for everyone here.

There was a good supply of notions, books, threads, and patterns from some of my favorite designers, including Crabapple Hill Studio.

Downstairs there was a good supply of yarn on the back wall, and in another section of the store, lots of embroidery floss and other stitchery supplies.

In the front part of the lower level, you can see the many gift items that were available, and I can imagine there would be something for every person on your list. The woman working the store was friendly and provided good service without hovering.

As I've said before, I'm a fan of regional fabrics, especially when I'm traveling. Having just seen a herd of elk that morning, this fabric appealed to me. I got a yard of this one,

and a yard of this one with Columbines that grow in abundance in Colorado.

For grins, here's an image of the actual flower. Looks like my fabric, doesn't it?

So, I enjoyed this quilt shop very much, and it was like an oasis in a desert of quilt shops. The two listed on my app for Estes Park were out of business, and the one remaining shop was closed because of the flooding. 

I would definitely recommend Cabin Quilts & Stitches to anyone visiting the area. It is a unique shop with anything one might need for stitching on the road or elsewhere. The fabrics were of good quality, and there were many to choose from. I give this shop my highest rating of five rotary cutters out of five.

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