Saturday, June 14, 2014

Montreal's Sewing Meetup on St-Hubert Recap

Thank you to all for the wonderful sunny afternoon on St-Hubert! We had so much fun chatting that we didn't have time to see all the stores ; I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did! We were warmly welcome at Elle Couture and Tissus St-Hubert and delightfully looked at all their lovely silks! Unfortunately, I took only a couple of pictures as I was too busy enjoying myself!

We started with lunch at a Peruvian Rotisserie and pizzeria. My chicken was great! Then we did a patterns and fabrics swap.

RIGHT : Vicki, Terri, Julie

LEFT : Catherine, Anne-Marie, Shannon, Suzie

I scored some treasures : a superb nice bouclé in my favorite colors from Anne-Marie, a cool sparkly mauve/black stretch fabric from Julie, useful water proof fabric from Terri and a pattern of a dress with colorblocking capability and different cup sizes too! I will bring the remaining patterns and fabrics that didn't find a home during the swap to the next meeting in July...

My swap bounty!


Then we hit St-Hubert street to shop for fabrics :
En cherchant sur Couture Elle en ligne, j'ai trouvé une série d'article en Français à propos des métiers de la couture à Montreal. Ils sont vraiment très intéressants : Reportage - Le fil d'Ariane, étudier le passé pour mieux créer demain.

Reportage sur les métiers de la couture à Montréal


We finished with a drink at the Gainzbar in a super cozy lounging area next to the bay window. The ambiance was nice, the background music soft enough to continue chatting merrily about sewing, travel, food and life! I was again so taken by the conversation that I didn't have any pictures, but I found those on the Gainzbar website... 

Gainzbar - 6289 St-Hubert

Our lounging area!

I kept bothering Terri that she had so much in common with my mother ; travelling, spending time with her grandchildren, sewing, teaching people that doesn't know computer how to use them, etc... Everything except Belly Dancing! ;)

Pour Terri : ma mère, ma soeur et moi l'été passé. ;)


Thank you again for coming to all the lovely lady I met today :

See you on Chabanel next month!

Friday, June 13, 2014

Friendly Reminder for Tomorrow!

Fabric Shopping on St-Hubert

Here is just a friendly reminder for our date tomorrow at noon to have lunch, swap patterns/fabrics/notions, shop for fabrics and have a drink afterward to unwind :D



Pizzelli Coq - 7613 St-Hubert à midi

Saturday June 14th on St-Hubert

  • 12h - Pizzelli Coq, 7616 St-Hubert, 514-495-0111 (métro Jarry),
    Reservation under "Caroline Côté" (10 pers.)
    ** If desired : bring patterns, fabric or notions to exchange **

  • 14h - Start shopping at KAVA going South
    Kava, 7609 St-Hubert, métro Jarry.
     
  • 5@7 - Gainzbar, 6289 St-Hubert, 514-272-3753
    Reservations under "Caroline Côté" at 17h (10 pers.)
     
  • Saturday itinerary in google map.

On St-Hubert, it will be the best place to find :

  • Notions and threads (Kava, Notions stores, etc.)
  • High end fabrics (Couture Elle, etc.)
  • Vast choices of apparel, home dec, vinyl, quilting cotton, knitting yarns. (more than 20 stores)

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Samedi, 14 juin sur St-Hubert

  • 12h - Pizzelli Coq, 7616 St-Hubert, 514-495-0111 (métro Jarry)
    Reservation au nom de "Caroline Côté" (10 pers.)
    ** Échange de patrons, tissus et mercerie si désiré **
     
  • 14h - On commence par KAVA et on va vers le sud
    Kava, 7609 St-Hubert, métro Jarry.
     
  • 5@7 - Gainzbar, 6289 St-Hubert, 514-272-3753
    Reservation au nom de "Caroline Côté" à 17h (10 pers.)
     
  • Itinéraire du samedi sur google map.

St-Hubert est la meilleure place pour trouver :
  • Mercerie et fils (Kava, Notions stores, etc.)
  • Des tissus luxueux (Couture Elle, etc.) 
  • Un vaste choix de tissus mode, décoration, vinyl, cotton à courte-pointe, laine à tricotter (20+ magasins)

Confirmations :

Saturday / Samedi - 14 juin 2014
12h @ Pizzelli Coq, 7616 St-Hubert (métro Jarry)

  1. Caroline C @ Sew Eng. 
  2. Vicki @ Another Sewing Scientist
  3. Catherine @ Ramble on Cat 
  4. Julie @ SurMesure on Burdastyle
  5. Terri @ patternreview.com
  6. Shannon @ The Finished Garment
  7. Anne-Marie @ Le mani d'oro
  8. Suzie @ Fabric Maverick 

Monday, June 2, 2014

Summer 2014 - Fabrics Shopping in Montreal!

Montreal Sewing Bloggers Fabrics Hunts!


A group of sewing enthusiasts talked about how it would be fun to discover all the mystic and allegedly bargain fabrics stores in the Chabanel Street area... I poked around a little and came up with 2 dates for a trek adventure in the legendary Fashion District of Montreal and a stroll on the well stocked St-Hubert Street. Note that I am not an expert guide : So if you want to share your knowledge and favorite places in the comments (or in person), please do! The extend of my knowledge on the fabrics stores in Montreal is available on my fabric stores directory page.

Saturday June 14th on St-Hubert
Fabrics Store on St-Hubert

  • 12h - Pizzelli Coq, 7616 St-Hubert, 514-495-0111 (métro Jarry),
    Reservation under "Caroline Côté" (10 pers.)
    ** If desired : bring patterns, fabric or notions to exchange **
  • 14h - Start shopping at KAVA going South
    Kava, 7609 St-Hubert, métro Jarry.
  • 5@7 - Gainzbar, 6289 St-Hubert, 514-272-3753
    Reservations under "Caroline Côté" at 17h (10 pers.)
  • Saturday itinerary in google map.

On St-Hubert, it will be the best place to find :
  • Notions and threads (Kava, Notions stores, etc.)
  • High end fabrics (Couture Elle, etc.)
  • Vast choices of apparel, home dec, vinyl, quilting cotton, knitting yarns. (more than 20 stores)

We will meet for lunch near métro Jarry on St-Hubert then go South to visit the fabrics and notions stores in the reverse order we went last time the Montreal Sewing Bloggers met! After, we will be down South just in time to have a drink and a bite on the Plaza St-Hubert.

Coming by subway, come at métro Jarry then leave via metro Beaubien. For parking, maybe use a municipal parking space on St-André (accept credit cards) somewhere near Jean-Talon to be right in the middle.

 

Friday July 18th on Chabanel

Warehouses on Chabanel
  • 12h - Tim Hortons, 9485 St-Laurent (métro Sauvé)
  • 14h - Start shopping at Cuir Boilard, 185 Louvain.
  • 5@7 - Rapahël Bistro, wine bar,
    8497 Ste-Dominique (corner de Liège)
    514-807-0033
    (15 min on foot)
    Reservation under "Caroline Côté" at 17h15 (10 pers.)
  • Friday itinerary  in google map.

On Chabanel, it will be the perfect day to shop for :
  • leather skins (Cuir Boilard and 2 stores at 99 Chabanel O.)
  • swim/sports fabrics at the unique SuzieSpandex on St-Laurent, corner Chabanel.
  • bargain priced fabrics everywhere (apparel, home dec, not much for quilting)

There is parking with parcometer on Chabanel (credit cards accepted) and paied parking at 300 and 555 Chabanel O (about 4$/h, max 10$). It is preferable to have cash for most stores ; there is an ATM at the Ultramar on the corner of Chabanel/St-Laurent and several banks between 352 and 555 Chabanel O.

RSVP - Confirm your presence for which day(s) : cotc03 at hotmail dot com.
Do not hesitate to invite friends! I will update the bottom of this post with a list of the confirmed attendees.

See you soon!

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Bloggeuses Couturière de Montréal sur Chabanel


Un groupe d'amateures de couture s'était dit qu'il serait vraiment amusant d'aller vérifier la légende des bas prix pour le stissus sur Chabanel. J'ai donc fait un mini sondage pour en ressortir avec 2 dates préférées pour aller visiter le coin et dénicher les trésors de notre bon vieux quartier de la mode sur Chabanel et pour parcourir la bien connue rue St-Hubert. Notez que je ne suis pas une expert ; n'hésitez pas à partager vos connaissances et petits trésors avec nous, dans les commentaires ou en personne!! Plus de détails sur les magasins à visiter sur mon répertoire des magasins de tissus de Montréal.

Samedi, 14 juin sur St-Hubert

  • 12h - Pizzelli Coq, 7616 St-Hubert, 514-495-0111 (métro Jarry)
    Reservation au nom de "Caroline Côté" (10 pers.)
    ** Échange de patrons, tissus et mercerie si désiré **
  • 14h - On commence par KAVA et on va vers le sud
    Kava, 7609 St-Hubert, métro Jarry.
  • 5@7 - Gainzbar, 6289 St-Hubert, 514-272-3753
    Reservation au nom de "Caroline Côté" à 17h (10 pers.)
  • Itinéraire du samedi sur google map.

St-Hubert est la meilleure place pour trouver :
  • Mercerie et fils (Kava, Notions stores, etc.)
  • Des tissus luxueux (Couture Elle, etc.) 
  • Un vaste choix de tissus mode, décoration, vinyl, cotton à courte-pointe, laine à tricotter (20+ magasins)

Vendredi, 18 juillet sur Chabanel


Entrepôts sur Chabanel
  • 12h - Tim Hortons, 9485 St-Laurent  (métro Sauvé)
  • 14h - On commence par Cuir Boilard, 185 Louvain.
  • 5@7 - Rapahël Bistro, bar à vin,
    8497 Ste-Dominique (coin de Liège)
    514-807-0033
    (15 min à pied)
    Réservations au nom de "Caroline Côté" à 17h15 (10 pers.)
  • Itinéraire du vendredi  sur google map.

Chabanel est l'endroit idéal pour trouver :
  • Du cuir (Cuir Boilard and 2 stores at 99 Chabanel O.)
  • Tissus de sport/costume de bain (SuzieSpandex, Globetext, StretchText)
  • Des bas prix imbattables! (tissus mode, décors, pas de coton à courte-pointe)

Notez que 2/3 des magasins ne sont pas ouverts les samedis, c'est pourquoi nous avons opter pour le vendredi.

RSVP - Confirmer quel(s) jour(s) vous serez avec nous : cotc03 at hotmail dot com. 
Passez le mot à vos amis! Je vais tenir la liste des confirmations à la fin de ce billet.

À bientôt!



Confirmations :

Saturday / Samedi - 14 juin 2014
12h @ Pizzelli Coq, 7616 St-Hubert (métro Jarry)

  1. Caroline C @ Sew Eng. 
  2. Vicki @ Another Sewing Scientist
  3. Catherine @ Ramble on Cat 
  4. Julie @ SurMesure on Burdastyle
  5. Terri V
  6. Shannon @ The Finished Garment
  7. Anne-Marie L@ Le mani d'oro
  8. Suzie @ Fabric Maverick 

Friday / Vendredi - 18 juillet 2014
12h @ Tim Hortons, 9485 St-Laurent (métro Sauvé)

  1. Caroline @ Sew Eng. 
  2. Mélanie, my sister!  
  3. Suzy, ma mère!
  4. Kay Young @ The Sewing Lawyer
  5. Claire @ 1 seam at a time
  6. Anne-Marie L  
  7. Rhonda @ PR and Rhotos Rag
  8. Renée B.  
  9. Heather @ Closet Case Files (Tentative)