Grandmother’s fabric sale 2016

The main area with tables of fabric – and a LOT of people!

In my earlier post I mentioned the grandmother’s fabric sale… well it’s almost here! For all of my local Calgary friends who have asked me to remind them when this sale is coming up – consider this your reminder!

This year the sale takes place at the Woodcliff United Church, 5010 Spruce Dr SW, Calgary, AB. It starts 3:00 p.m. on April 15 (running until 7:30 p.m.) and repeats on April 16 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

My tips:

Bring lots of re-useable shopping bags
Bring a partner to shop with – one of you can stand in to pay while the other shops.
Leave the coffee cup, etc in the car – you’ll need both hands free to shop, and it gets really crowded in the church.
Poster for the event (direct link)

Be prepared to stand in line for a while, and to park far away – wear good shoes!
Likewise, consider what you’re wearing… it can be cold in line outside, and then gets really hot in the crowded church.
Pay attention to what you really want, and go to those areas first. Magazines, patterns, etc are USUALLY (but not always) upstairs, while everything else is downstairs – there are usually different rooms for quilting, notions, yarn/knitting, crafting, and fancy fabrics, as well as a separate room where they have full bolts of fabric.
Have fun, and know you’re spending money building your fabric/yarn stash for a great cause!