My Favorite Southern CA Fabric & Trim Stores
If you live in Southern CA, there are tons of amazing fabric stores around. Every single one of these fabric stores in LA County and Orange County puts JoAnn Fabric Stores to shame in selection and price.
LOS ANGELES
Mood Fabrics
6151 West Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90035
(323) 653-6663
When I had to move away from my beloved NYC Mood Fabric store, the only thing that gave me solace was knowing they would shortly be opening a LA Mood Store. Now, years later, it is still one of my favorite fabric stores to wander. The prices are high, but the diversity and quality in their selection of fabrics in unbeatable.
Michael Levine
920 Maple Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90015-1812
(213) 622-6259
You can wander around the LA garment district forever searching from store to store for what you are looking for at a good price. Or you can just go here where the store is huge and well organized. Not rock-bottom prices (and they are non-negotiable like surrounding small jobbers) but you can save a lot of time.
ORANGE COUNTY
M & L Fabrics
3430 W Ball Rd
Anaheim, CA 92804
(714) 995-3178
Great prices and a hugely random selection of fabrics and trim.
My Long Sewing Machines, Fabric & Trims Co.
11662 Trask Ave
Garden Grove, CA 92843
714-537-2408
Don’t let the exterior of this place turn you off because there are treasures to be found inside! Rock bottom prices on a completely random selection of fabric, trim, buttons and zippers.
J&C Fabrics
7130 Westminster Blvd
Westminster, CA 92683
(714) 799-5519
I stumbled upon this little gem totally by accident. It’s a small store packed with great pieces of knit fabric at crazy good prices. You can also find some trim and racks of random woven fabric as well.
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You should head up to my neck of the woods. We have a pretty good fabric store called the The Cotton Shop in Torrance. Beats having to schlep into downtown and brave the traffic!! I think you would like it. If your ever in the area, it’s a place to stop in and see
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Ah… M&L… I grew up there. I lived across the street when it was still on Magnolia. Then, carefully wandered the flat fold aisles during the early years of its Knott location. It’s safe now, but boy, before the fire inspector came though and gave them an ultimatum, you took your life into your hands in the flat folds. So much fabric towering over you precariously perched… The $1 wall is always fun to look through.
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Adrienne Reply:
April 28th, 2013 at 10:10 am
I remember that first location. I didn’t realize the M&L now was that same store I shuddered to shop through then and many times would not go there. Glad they got their act together, it’s fun now and much easier to find bargains.
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Hello,
I stumbled upon your blog and have been desperately looking for fabric stores that offer a bit more on the modern side…not grandma fabric. I saw your selections above and was wondering if you have found any more.
Thanks
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Kathy Reply:
April 27th, 2012 at 1:12 pm
Not a grandma store. We are on the modern side with such beautiful fabrics. It is very hard to work here without taking something home each night. Come for a visit. We are in Laguna Hills. We also have the OC Modern quilt guild that meets here.
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Nancy Rabbitt Reply:
January 29th, 2013 at 4:01 pm
which store are you? address?
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Alice Reply:
May 25th, 2012 at 7:52 pm
If you want to find fabrics and very reasonable prices go to the fabric district in LA. If you can’t find it there you probably won’t find it at all. There are blocks of stores with every kind of fabric and trim. Michael Lavine’s is well set up but don’t ignore the little shops. You exit in Los Angeles Street off the 60 West. It is a few exits down after the I-10 crosses it. The fabric district is around 9th and Maple. You will see the shope. It is safe during the daytime. You will have to park in a lot as street parking is almost impossible. It’s fun to go exploring. I go alone or with a friend or two. Good Luck, Alice—-Traffic is not bad if you go between 10 and 2.
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grem Reply:
February 9th, 2013 at 11:06 am
Intertnational silks and woolens on Beverly Bl. w. hollywood.
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Which shop was the picture you put on Twitter yesterday? I’ve been to M&L but not the others in the OC.
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anybody have any ideas about bargain fabrics in Connecticut?
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Michael Levine in LA is also M&L in Anaheim and Jenny’s Fabrics in Fountain Valley, each smaller than the next but, hey if you don’t want to drive to LA!
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Do you know if I can take a bus from Disneyland to M & L fabrics? Or how much a taxi would cost? do they have a great selection of quilting cottons? I will be at Disneyland in a couple of weeks. I have heard of great things about M&L. Is it worth a trip?
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BMW Reply:
September 23rd, 2012 at 10:06 pm
The Route 43 bus north on Harbor Blvd. (across the street from Disneyland) to the 42 bus west on Lincoln (go to the left when you cross the street for the transfer) way up Lincoln to reach M&L. It will be on the other side of the street. $4.00 for a day long round trip ticket that will get you on any OCTA bus. Watch out for the crazy homeless people with bus passes. Most are nice, but there are a few who you can’t wait to get away from. Glad my car works again.
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Hi! I’m moving to Northern San Diego County so it’s a little bit of a drive still to LA… Does anyone know of any modern fabric shops near Carlsbad or Oceanside? Even Fallbrook isn’t too far for good fabric
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Laurie Olson Reply:
January 27th, 2013 at 12:49 pm
Hi Katie, I’m traveling to Carlsbad this coming weekend and will have some time to go to quilt shops. Did you ever find any good quilt shops near the Carlsbad area?
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I know it is not IN Southern Cal but Fabric Street has a great variety of fabrics you can buy and browse online. And their project/blogs are really fun too!
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This is my fav. fabric store in San Diego.
It’s an old movie theater converted into a fabric store.
Discount Fabrics
3325 Adams Avenue
San Diego, CA 92116
(619) 280-1791
This is my second fav. fabric store in San Diego
It’s a bit pricey, but a awesome selection of fabrics.
Yardage Town
907 Plaza Blvd
National city, California 91950
Ralph’s Shopping Center
(619) 477-3749
This is my fav. fabric store in Rancho Cucamonga
Hasn’t been remodeled since it opened in the 1970′s and I love it!
Richard’s Fabrics
8663 Base Line Road
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Sunrize Center
(909) 987-6061
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I love this blog, can you name any fabric stores in my area San Pedro, Torrance or Redondo Beach? the Cotton Shop is closed. thank you so much
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This is Carrie
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January 26th, 2013 at 11:16 am
Have you been to SAS fabrics in Hawthorne? http://www.yelp.com/biz/sas-fabrics-hawthorne
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Fabricki Reply:
April 28th, 2013 at 12:07 pm
Momen in Torrance. Means cotton in Japanese. Also, a little bit north of there at 135th & Hawthorne is SAS Fabrics. Kind of a treasure hunt but GREAT PRICES!!! Happy hunting!!
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Fabricki Reply:
April 28th, 2013 at 12:08 pm
A little bit north of there at 135th & Hawthorne is SAS Fabrics. Kind of a treasure hunt but GREAT PRICES!!! Happy hunting!!
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Wow, thanks fabricistas. This is great. Downtown, Los Angeles sounds great, and MLs is always a winner. SAS in Hawthorne, can not wait to test the waters and will give us full report. Happy Mother’s Day to All.
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