Saturday, May 11, 2024

Great Sale at Okan Arts 05-11-24

Okan Arts sells Japanese fabrics, mostly online, but today they had a sale at their warehouse location in Long Beach.  This location is not open to the public except for their once a year sale.  Check their website  https://okanarts.com   The majority of  their stock is vintage, and some is antique. 

My friend Deb McKay drove up from SDiego to meet me in LBeach so we could heat  up our credit cards and bring home wonderful fabric treasures.  Afterward we went  to Katella Deli in Los Alamitos where we waited almost an hour for a table!  It was worth  it - Deb had wonderful lox and bagels and I ordered my favorite pastrami sandwich.  The place  was really "jumping", along with very loud, raucous   music.  We  had  forgotten  about Mother's  Day, Graduation lunches, and the  glorious sunshine of this weekend.  It was worth all of it.   An all together fun day.  

We  all  needed a bag to take home our treasures.
Some ladies needed TWO!

I couldn't  resist these two children's prints.
Cute puppies and imaginary hieroglyphics.  

Two yard cuts of Blue/White for the quilt I have been collecting fabrics for several decades.  Well, the one on the left is just because it is so beautiful.  

Of course, some stripes, especially orange.  
I can never resist new stripes. 

And the "piece de resistance", this rich crimson print. I had to buy the entire bolt!
A vest?  A scarf?  A bag?  Hang it on the wall?

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2 comments:

Mary Ann said...

Yummy treats you got. You are lucky to live near a fabulous store. Their blog is great also.

Rebecca said...

Those are some special fabrics. I hope it wasn't too much of a jostle!

I stopped at a Trader Joe's on Friday at lunchtime. It was very busy, and at least half the people were buying plants or flowers. Then I remembered mother's day. At least I didn't go out to breakfast/brunch on Sunday!