Thread: $13 a yard????

Wow. Is that what everyone pays?

I had occasion to go to the closest LQS yesterday. I was pretty excited to actually shop in a real store and feel the fabric.

But I was quickly knocked down to size. Everything was priced about $13 a yard. That's a lot of money for a bed size quilt. I was interested in making myself a queen sized Dresden Plate quilt. Total of 30 yards front and back. That's $390.

How do you all justify spending that much? Especially for donation quilts.

Also, this particular store must be trending towards mod quilts. The majority of the store was batiks and brights. What about the reproduction crowd. or just some tasteful small prints?

SVAL

I don't and can't pay that much for fabric. I have had good luck at salvation or good will stores. Even yard sales might have something. Old cotton shirts work wonderful. There are several online sites that I use.

Originally Posted by paoberle

I don't pay that much unless I need a piece that I cannot find anywhere else.

I agree. I love quilting shops but their prices are too high. I understand why they need to be that way but it's still more than I am willing to pay. I shop online and at Joann Fabrics for most of my fabrics.

Originally Posted by Buckeye Rose

That is exactly why I shop online! Connecting Threads has collection prints starting at $5.96/yd.

Me too. I will only pay that kind of price in an emergency.

Wow! $13 a yard seems quite high, even to someone living in a super expensive city. I think even the LQS here isn't that high. I've only paid that much for something that I love so much I can't live without it, or backings that are 108" wide. Check out online stores, a lot of them have daily deals and sales that bring the prices down. I've found http://www.fatquartershop.com/ to be pretty reasonable.