The New Eddie's Quilting Bee

I promised to show you all some pictures of the New and Improved Eddie's Quilting Bee, and here we go.  I should have gotten a photo of the outside of the building, but forgot to do that.  You cannot miss the building, as Eddie painted it bright gold with purple trim.  Located in a former bank building, the new store provides a heck of a lot more floor space, loads of free parking, terrific lighting and *two* classrooms upstairs.  See the big shiny thing on the back wall of the picture above?  That is an elevator!  So convenient for all of us schlepping our sewing machines, wheelie carts, and project boxes.

The store's grand opening was last Saturday.  It has been a summer long project to get the shop moved from its previous location in downtown Mountain View to the new site in Sunnyvale.  For the opening gala, Eddie and his wife Dawn arrived by limosine and were given a red carpet greeting by the Vice Mayor of Sunnyvale.  Believe me, this was a very big deal!  Eddie and Dawn are justifiably very proud of their accomplishment.

The shop is full of nooks and crannies holding all sorts of different treasures.  Here is a picture of a portion of the thread section:

The notions room:

The book niche:

Best of all, have a look at our two new classrooms!   Eddie got us brand new big tables and comfy chairs, and the walls are festooned with fabulous inspiration quilts.  This is the small classroom:

This lovely quilt was made by Eddie's mother, and is on display in the larger classroom, where my UFO group meets:

Eddie's mother is the well known quilt artist Diana Leone, who is the author of the quilting book The New Sampler Quilt, a start-out basic book for every quilter.  She has designed many lines of fabric and is the author of other books, such as Fine Hand Quilting and Attic Windows.  She is now interested in fabric painting.

Our larger classroom is quite large, so I had trouble getting a good picture of it, but here is half of it.  Notice the connecting room in the back?  That is where our cutting table is.

Here is a picture of our cutting area for the classroom.  You can see the fabulous natural light streaming in the window.  My friend Irene has one of her quilts laid out on the table.

Lastly, here is a picture of Eddie himself:

Comments

[Lisa D.]

OMG, that quilt store is HUGE! Wow, I could spend a DAY there. Looks fabulous, oh my, the thread wall and those big gian classrooms? Swoon!

[Pam]

Wow, that is a huge improvement on the old location! Even on the one they had when Diana owned it. Looks like he has it all!

[Vicki W]

What an awesome store!

[Nancy Stevens]

It would appear that you have died and gone to heaven.

[Floss]

WOW what a fabulous store, you could spend hours in there.

[The Wine Makers Wife]

WOW, great post. I feel like I have been for a visit now. classrooms are awesome, and who did that STUNNING blue bargelo in the back of the class room?????

[Rose Vintage]

How lucky are you? Wish we had something similar here in the UK but I have never found a store even a little bit similar!

I'm soooo jealous!!

Jane

[Patti]

What a marvelous looking new store! Oh, how lucky you are to be close to a store like this. Those classrooms are a teachers dream.

[Susan Ramey Cleveland]

Eddie sure keeps a neat store. The classroom area is especially nice.

[Susan Ramey Cleveland]

Eddie sure keeps a neat store. The classroom area is especially nice.

[Wendy]

Wow...that's one huge well stocked store. Looks like a great place to take a class with all that space and comfy chairs.

[Darlene]

Wonderful store!

[mar]

Thanks for the tour, I guess I'm going to have to take a little road trip! Looks nice and bright with alot room.

[Mary Wood]

What a great store I dont think we have a store as big as that in Brisbane we only have a few small shops.

[Vivian Love]

Thanks for the tour. Great pics! What a nice place! --VivianLove

[chookyblue]

wow this shop looks great...wished I had somewhere like that near me to go sewing at.........very nice

[Toni]

WOW! What a great shop!!! Thanks for sharing all the pictures!

[Tracy]

Oh, I'm in tears...that place looks like HEAVEN!! I've been offline, another cold...So great to come here and see what you'be been doing. Enjoyed your previous post and those delicious clothes! Happy weekend to you ((HUGS))

[Thimbleanna]

HoleeeCow! Wouldya look at that store? I so wish my parents still lived in Sunnyvale just so I could visit!

[sharon]

Now that is what I call a "full service" quilt shop for goodness sake. And talk about thread. If you can't find your color there you aren't going to find it. LOL
Thanks for the pictures. Makes me wanna go shopping. But then I wake up feeling like that. LOL

[Angela]

OMG -- that is one beautiful store. Um, my dh has informed me I am never traveling to Sunnyvale. Hmmmn...I've always liked a challenge!

[karen]

Now that is some quilt store. Wowzers they must have everything a quilter could ever need. Hope I'm in that area someday :)

Hugs - Karen

[Nan]

Hello Nicole! I am finally catching up with my blog reading. I was gone for far too long - there's so much to read (not that I'm complaining, mind you!)!! Eddie's looks like a beautiful place to spend lots of time and money - thank you for sharing!!

[diana Leone]

Hi all, just read all the nice notes. Thankyou all for making the new shop a reality! I am proud of Eddie and Dawn and you! Make many quilts and other warm things. happily retired, diana leone