Fabric colour, quality or price?
02-03-2015, 07:27 AM
#31
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Originally Posted by cathyvv
It depends on why I'm buying the fabric.
If the color or fabric is 'perfect' for a quilt I am planning or a fabric that I need another yard of to finish a quilt, I pay whatever the price is.
I'm willing to pay a bit more for 10" inch squares than for charm packs because I have the flexibility to use them as is or cut them any way i want.
If it's fabric that I want to use for binding - like a jelly roll of all one color - black or navy blue or red, for example -I'll pay the asking price for a jelly roll of 20 or 40 strips. They last a long time, so that's not a huge expenditure.
Hope that helps, and good luck in your new business.
If the color or fabric is 'perfect' for a quilt I am planning or a fabric that I need another yard of to finish a quilt, I pay whatever the price is.
I'm willing to pay a bit more for 10" inch squares than for charm packs because I have the flexibility to use them as is or cut them any way i want.
If it's fabric that I want to use for binding - like a jelly roll of all one color - black or navy blue or red, for example -I'll pay the asking price for a jelly roll of 20 or 40 strips. They last a long time, so that's not a huge expenditure.
Hope that helps, and good luck in your new business.
Never thought of using a jelly roll for binding but will have to try it. It gives a lot more options for the binding.
02-03-2015, 09:12 AM
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There has to be a decent balance between quality, color and price. If has a rough feel to it, you couldn't pay me to take it home. Precuts are a wonderful short cut for busy quilters but they absolutely need to be accurate. If you are setting up a mail order business, do everything you can to keep the shipping prices as low as possible. Good luck with your future business.
02-03-2015, 10:05 AM
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My list of importance is also quality color price. I rarely buy precuts and most of us lament that our scraps seem to multiply like bunnies overnight so find it hard to believe there would be much of a market anywhere for such small precuts as 1 and 1 1/2" strips. I have an overabundance of these in my scrap bin sorted by value waiting to make log cabins. I probably have enough to make several log cabin quilts! Highly recommend you research the need for those sizes before cutting them up.
02-04-2015, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by QuiltingByFiona
Wow! Thank you all so much for your feedback! I honestly assumed that most people would say colour was the most important! I intend on buying a range of premium, high thread count solids, and will be using a die to cut with perfect accuracy. Thank you again for your input! High five everyone!
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