Circa 15 Fabric Studio is a new vendor to Road to California.
Owner Kristen Suzuki has been obsessed with fabric for a while. She started off small by opening a fabric shop on Etsy. It didn’t take long for her shop to become very successful. She started ordering more and more fabric and before long, Kristen found that fabric was taking over her entire house. She had to decide what the next step was going to be. Since she had always wanted to have her own business, Kristen decided to take the plunge and open a brick and mortar fabric shop a year and a half ago in Kirkland, Washington that today is a 2000 sq. feet. 
Originally from the bay area in California, Kristen has lived in Washington for the past five years. Kristen and her fiancée have been engaged for 1 year, but haven’t found the time to plan a wedding because she is so busy with her store. They hope to get married sometime in 2017.
Kristen loves to bake and cook but doesn’t have much time to bake these days. She actually went to culinary school for baking and pastry, many years ago. Kristen does love quilting and spends most of her “free” time sewing samples for the shop.
Being a part of the quilting, sewing and crafting community is something Kristen really enjoys. “Every day I get to chat with such creative and generous people. I love seeing what people make with the fabrics they buy from us. I love helping someone choose fabric for a quilt or project they are working on. I love the look on customer’s faces when they walk into the shop for the first time, and see all the beautiful samples and fabrics.” 
Circa 15 Fabric Studio is excited to bring their unique style to a whole new group of people. They are very active on Instagram and have a lot of followers from California whom they are looking forward to meeting in person. Kristen and her team are also excited to meet new people and see what the other vendor booths are selling. Says Kristen, “It’s so fun to see what’s going on in the industry. I’m hoping to meet new friends in the business as well.”
One item that Circa 15 Fabric Studio is known for is their selection of unique fabrics from Japan. They also carry a lot of modern fabrics. There will be lots and lots of bundles of fabrics in their booth, putting together cuts from their newest collections. They will also have many quilt kits as well.
To learn more about Circa 15 Fabric Studio, please visit their website.
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