Toronto's Liberty Village Neighborhood

Whenever I visit Toronto, I like to explore some neighborhood on foot. On my last visit, we wandered around King Street West, visiting Liberty Village, a former industrial area where old factory buildings are being converted into residential lofts and trendy shops.















After wandering through West Elm, an American home dec store similar to Ikea or Pottery Barn, we stopped for a sandwich and latte at Balzac a cafe located at the corner of Hanna and Liberty Streets, tucked away in a building called the Toy Factory.















Then down Queen Street West to The Workroom, a quilter's paradise.



















Here are some of fabrics sold at The Workroom hanging in embroidery hoops on the wall, and a cute thread display.















I bought some quilting fabric, of course. (Remember the Quilters' Motto: You can never have too much!)

Then we walked to a shop run by Virginia Johnson, a Toronto-born fashion textile designer and illustrator, and rummaged through her scrap bin for some fabric deals. (And bought a bag of scraps, of course!)















Finally, we stopped in at a bedding store called Kings and Queens where we found some cute little Japanese mugs.

All in all, a successful shopping day!