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Star Quilt Pattern
Patchwork Quilts
Stacked Patterned Fabrics

Slowly coming back to life after a 6 year hiatus!
We beg your patience and welcome your suggestions

Your source for a variety of pre-owned and new fabrics, plus patterns, notions, and more!

Stash Blog!

Stacked Colorful Fabrics

In The Know

Who we are

Shamara Whittington - Quilter, designer, measurer, orders and support

Aaron Thompson - Wood crafts, super-man, support

Jan Whittington - Quilter, encyclopedia, measurer

Brooklyn - Focus group, crafter

Josslyn - Focus group, crafter

Ashlyn - Focus group, crafter

Events

Quilt Retreat, Oakhurst

March 27-30, 2026

We are starting our search for additional shows or pop-up shopping opportunities.  If you would like to see us as a vendor at your event, please email us.

Fabric Trade and Credits

At this time we are not currently accepting fabric trade-ins.  Once we get a better handle on what inventory we have and how to administer our business in this new world, we will open for fabric trade.  

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If you have a credit on account from a previous trade, your credit is safe and can be used at any of our events.

Updated 2/1/26

 

2026 started with style!  Second Chance Fabric was invited to vend at a quilting retreat in Oakhurst, CA.  Our stash has patiently been waiting in storage and while we have been discussing resurrecting the store, we hadn't ever really gotten too far into it.  There was a lot to do: update our business license, website, distribution accounts, seller's permit, inventory, point of sale system, etc.  It's daunting.  We love this business and the opportunity was now or never.  We are proud to say our ducks have all been identified and are slowly lining up.  

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I have a quilt design in mind and its coming with a new twist.  We have joined forces with Aaron's Metal and Wood to bring some unique, hand-crafted items made from...you guessed it, metal and wood.  If my vision of combining quilts with woodwork turns out half as adorable as what I have in my brain, you'll love this new touch.  

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My first order of product is on its way from the distributor.  My second order is collected on paper and ready to go into the computer as well.  Josslyn and I visited the stash in the storage unit last week and it's like a time capsule!  We were nearly in tears as we squealed with joy over all our findings.  I brought home some pre-owned fabric to get our bins full of measured goodies.  I will visit our bolted stash of fabric in the trailer today to get that inventoried and ready to go.

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With a full and happy heart, we cannot wait to see you soon!

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We do not have a physical location

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We hope to see you at one of our pop-up shop events soon

Second Chance Fabric was established in 2007 in Fresno, California under the name Second Chance Fabrics.  Pre-owned fabrics are graded based on quality of fiber.  All fabrics are checked thoroughly for flaws, blemishes, weird smells, fur, or stains.  We do not accept fabrics that smell like smoke, pets, or are otherwise compromised in a way that we would not use them in a quilt ourselves.  Fabric is full width, selvage to selvage, clean edges, and measured out to the inch. Pricing is based on fabric quality, collectability, and the size of the piece.  We are human and errors happen. If you find an error, please bring it to our attention so may correct it.

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