Joann was one of the best places to buy fabric, but with the store closing, quilters are left looking for new shops. Here are our favorites, including Spoonflower, Hawthorne, and Etsy.

Here are 8 fabric stores in Pawtucket, Cranston, North Kingstown, Barrington and nearby Mass. where you can buy sewing supplies after Joann closes.

Joann, the major national retailer of fabric and craft supplies, is going out of business and closing all of its roughly 800 stores. What does that mean for professionals who relied on the chain?