I went for Sunday Brunch at the Dockside Restaurant today and arrived two hours early to take advantage of the free parking before 11 am. Unfortunately that no longer exists so I had to pay for four hours parking which was still reasonable enough at $3 per hour. Apparently it is cheaper during the week.
I visited the newly renovated Cloth Shop. Except for the new layout I didn't really notice much difference in the type of fabric they are stocking. Their line is still all contemporary prints, with I think less emphasis on infant's and children's prints although it could just have been that they carry more of the others. They had a big selection of Kona cottons and Fireside and it looks like they are no longer going to carry batiks since the few that they had were all mixed in with the regular quilting cottons.
They still have their 1 yard and 4 fat quarter sale bundles just inside the door at $14 and fat 1/8 bundles at $12 (I think). I bought a couple of the 1 yard pieces.
The hours until the end of September are 10 am until 6 pm, changing to the earlier closing of 5pm at the beginning of October.
Other big news is that Dressew is closing. That's sad since they have been a Vancouver staple since 1961. They are still getting in new fabric and notions but this will be the last year for Halloween costumes. The building is for sale and I guess when that happens the rest will be wound down although they might relocate to a different location. It seems they were another victim of the pandemic.
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