Welcome to Calico Gals!
Welcome to the website of Calico Gals Quilt Shop and Sewing Center! We carry the complete line of Baby Lock and Elna sewing machines as well as sergers, quilting and embroidery machines, and sewing studios from Koala (floor models on sale now!). Track the latest news from Calico Gals, visit our Sales & Specials page, and come back often!
Calico Gals Syracuse
We are at the corner of New Court Ave. and Marisa Heights.
- Calico Gals Syracuse
- 3906 New Court Ave.
- Syracuse, NY 13206
- 315-445-0617
- View a map and get directions.
- Syracuse store hours:
- Monday – Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm
- Sunday, 12 pm – 4 pm
Calico Gals Harborview
Calico Gals Harborview, located in the Canal Commons, is just a couple of blocks from the harbor and Lake Ontario. From Syracuse, take Route 481 to Oswego, turn left on Route 104, over the bridge and then immediately left into the parking lot.
- Calico Gals Harborview
- 199 West 1st St.
- Oswego, NY 13126
- 315-343-0272
- View a map.
- Harborview store hours:
- Monday – Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm
- Sunday, 12 pm – 4 pm
Calico Gals Presents Quilt Camp 2012
Grease Is the Word!
February 18 – 20, 2012, at Christ the King Retreat Center, Syracuse
Join the gals at the 11th annual retreat. Only $359 per person includes all meals, private room, classes, free sew, lots of stuff to make you laugh, and memories to last a lifetime.
Wear Red, Sew Red
Calico Gals is participating in the National Wear Red Day to support efforts to educate women and to fund breakthrough research by the American Heart Association. Heart disease is the #1 killer of women and we want to do our part to make a difference.
The National Wear Red Day is February 3, but we are celebrating Sew Red Weekend February 3-5. Stop in to the Syacuse or Oswego store for fun demos, this free quilt pattern and more. Make a donation to the American Heart Association and receive a red dress pin. Wear red just for the fun of it – you know we will!
Get the Latest News
Gabby Gals Blog
Read all the latest Calico Gals news on our blog! Weekly updates will keep you up to date on the fun happenings at Calico Gals Syracuse and Harborview. See what’s new!
Winter 2012 Playlists! Get Your Copy Now!
Download the latest store playlists in PDF format. Our playlists are your guide to classes, clubs, and other fun happenings at both stores. Playlists are published four times a year, one for each season.
Download the Syracuse Winter 2012 Playlist.
Download the Harborview Oswego Winter 2012 Playlist.
Ginger Rose Block of the Month
Don’t you love the beautiful artwork, fabric designs and quilting patterns from Bee Creative Studio? Nancy Murty is the creative force behind this Upstate New York company. We are excited to offer Ginger Rose, Nancy’s newest fabrics and patterns in an 8 part Block of the Month series.
Receive a piece of the pattern and part of the fabric each month to create this beautiful 73 x 90″ quilt. The patterns for the bonus projects shown below are included too! Plus, members of the Ginger Rose Club are invited to the exclusive monthly meetings in Syracuse, featuring block demos and more ideas.
You may notice that Calico Gals’ Ginger Rose quilt looks a bit different than the quilts being offered at other shops. That’s because we decided to use the wonderful dark floral focus fabric as the outer border instead of the solid yellow in the pattern. We really like the way it came out!
A big thanks to Marcia Evans for organizing the Ginger Rose Club and stitching the gorgeous shop model. Join Marcia at the meetings and make your quilt step-by-step, month-by-month.
Just $25 per month includes the pattern and fabric for the top of the Ginger Rose quilt, bonus patterns and monthly meetings at 9 am on the 3rd Saturday of each month. The $50 registration gets you in the club and pays for your first and last blocks.
Call Syracuse to sign up 315-445-0617.
Read about Ginger Rose on Nancy Murtry’s blog.
Why Quilts Matter TV Show
Calico Gals is pleased to be a sponsor of the nine-part series, “Why Quilts Matter: History, Art, & Politics,” which aired on WCNY this fall. Each week’s episode takes us on a journey that explores the “size, breadth, and meaning of the hidden ‘quilt culture’ in America and why it is often called the largest mass movement most people don’t know about.”
Calico Gals has the complete DVD set for $39.95. Pick up a set or add it to your gift list!
Read more about “Why Quilts Matter”.
Visit the “Why Quilts Matter” website.
Calico Gals in the News
In FabShop News and Syracuse Woman
Calico Gals was featured in the February 2011 edition of FabShop News. FabShop News has kindly made the article available as a PDF download. Get your copy here! (4.2 MB)
And the premier issue of Syracuse Woman included a write up about Calico Gals leading the local Wounded Warrior effort with the Quilts of Valor program. View the article.
Debra Gabel in Syracuse
International quilt artist, designer and author, Debra Gabel made a special guest appearance in Syracuse on July 29 and 30.
Calico Gals on YouTube
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Shop Locally
Did you know that for every $100 spent in locally owned independent stores, $68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll, and other expenditures? If you spend that in a national chain, only $43 stays in the community. Spend it online and nothing comes home.
If half the employed population spent $50 each month in locally owned independent businesses, it would generate more than $42.6 billion in revenue. Imagine the positive impact if 3/4 of the employed population did that!
Visit The 3/50 Project for more information.
Credits: Print fabrics by Moda and illustrations site-wide by pcCrafter