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Best of San Diego

Best of San Diego - Cotton & Flax in San Diego Magazine

This month, Cotton & Flax was named the best fabric shop in San Diego by San Diego Magazine! It’s such an honor to be embraced by the local community just two years after arriving. The encouragement and support I receive from my San Diego neighbors means everything to me.

If you’ve visited the shop this year, I’d love it if you left a review! Positive reviews help me reach more local design enthusiasts and spread the word about the retail store and my creative classes.

You can find the Best of San Diego issue on newsstands now!

Interview on How She Creates

Erin Dollar in her pattern studio

I was delighted to chat with Lauren from the podcast How She Creates, giving her an overview of my life in the studio. We talked about my process as a pattern designer, and my experience as a creative teacher, both in online venues like Creativelive, as well as through workshops in my studio in San Diego.

This interview was recorded last summer, right as I got ready to open the retail shop in San Diego! It’s kinda fun to hear how much has changed, and how much has stayed the same since then. Tune in and let me know what you think!

Erin in Uppercase Magazine

Have you checked out Uppercase Magazine‘s latest issue? It’s their surface pattern design guide, and between 100+ pages of pattern inspiration, you’ll find a little profile on me and my retail shop in San Diego!

As a long-time fan and subscriber of Uppercase, I am thrilled to be featured among so many talented designers and artists. If you love pattern as much as I do, pick up a copy of issue 41 while you can!

Erin Dollar in Uppercase Magazine's surface pattern design guide

Interview on Dear Handmade Life

Erin Dollar at the Cotton & Flax shop in San Diego

I feel honored to be interviewed on the Dear Handmade Life podcast today! In our hour long interview, I talk about my creative journey at Cotton & Flax, and share how I think about marketing a creative business beyond posting on social media.

You can listen to the episode on the Dear Handmade Life website, or download the episode on your favorite podcast network.

Balboa fabric in Love Patchwork & Quilting

Modern quilt for Love Patchwork and Quilting Magazine

Thrilled to see Balboa fabric featured in Love Patchwork & Quilting Magazine this month! Modern quilt artisan Erin Kroker sewed up a gorgeous quilt using all Balboa fabric, which is prominently featured in issue 73 of Love Patchwork & Quilting.

The sewing pattern for this quilt, which is called “Take Flight,” is only available in this issue of the magazine — nowhere else! If you want to sew your own, you’ll have to grab a copy of the magazine.

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Cotton & Flax in San Diego Magazine

I’m honored to be featured in San Diego Magazine this month! I moved to San Diego just over two years ago, and it’s been wonderful to connect with so many creative people in my short time in this vibrant city.

Opening the retail shop was a huge undertaking in 2018, and it’s led to so many wonderful connections ⏤ I really feel that I’m contributing to the community on Adams Ave. and the San Diego design scene as a whole. Sarah Pfledderer, the writer who interviewed me for the magazine, really connected with my mission for the shop: to highlight fresh, modern design from up-and-coming artists, and celebrate the makers who make San Diego special.

Erin Dollar San Diego Magazine February 2019

The photo in the article was taken a few months ago, and it’s so fun to see how much has changed already. We have new home decor pieces in from designers like Fruitsuper, Funsize Ceramics, Aroara, Chaparral Studio, AHeirloom, Clay + Craft, and more, and the shop is looking fresh. Come in and say hello!

3180 Adams Ave.
San Diego, CA 92116

Open: Wed-Sat 12-5pm