I found a fabric I like but...
#12
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That's why we quilters have stashes!!!!
Consider what you might be using it for, and how much is necessary to do that ... and then buy some extra, as you're bound to want more when the time comes! :)
Consider what you might be using it for, and how much is necessary to do that ... and then buy some extra, as you're bound to want more when the time comes! :)
#13
Originally Posted by EagarBeez
I bought some fabric, and found other that I would care to buy. I am not exactly sure how I want to design the quilt. DH says I should wait until I am sure what I want to do and then get the fabric. I was wondering how long places carry fabric?? Until it runs out??
#16
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ditto :)
Originally Posted by QuiltE
That's why we quilters have stashes!!!!
Consider what you might be using it for, and how much is necessary to do that ... and then buy some extra, as you're bound to want more when the time comes! :)
Consider what you might be using it for, and how much is necessary to do that ... and then buy some extra, as you're bound to want more when the time comes! :)
#17
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I am the crazy one..I have some fabrics that are full bolts!! If I really like it that is what I get..especially if its on a clearance table and the price is right..odds are they aren't planning to reorder it. crafty_linda_b
#18
Originally Posted by jrhboxers
I made that mistake and am still carrying around a half yard trying to find it. It is a beautiful persian piece and have never found anything like it.
I do agree, designers are always coming out with new to intice buyers, so I also buy it when I see it if its something I really like.
#19
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I wish I had a yard of fabric for every time I decided to wait and then went back and its gone!!! the manufactures do not have a long cycle for fabrics these days. Many times by the time it hits the stores .. they already can not re-order.
#20
Most fabrics speak to me or I already know what sorts of fabrics I'll use in piecing or in backing etc. If I find something I really love but can't figure out what I'd do with it in piecing, I buy enough to back a large quilt. Fabrics that I know I will use in piecing without a problem, I buy anywhere from a fat quarter to a yard or three. Large pieces get used for sashings, bindings or larger plain blocks and the smaller pieces I use in piecing HST's and other small block sections. The longer you quilt the better you will get at judging what you'll really use and what you won't. For example, I love looking at novelty prints but know that I will seldom use them in a quilt...they are just not part of my quilting style. However I would use them for a backing for a particular person that they might remind me of so in that case I would buy a large length of it just so I will have it the next time I get ready to make ______ a quilt.