I found a fabric I like but...
#73
I agree with those who advised you to to buy it if you like it and buy 3 or 4 yds if you really like it. I have 2 1/2 yds of fabric I really like and wish now I had bought at least 4 yds.
Shops buy fabrics and sometimes the manufacturers will make more if it is really a hot seller sometimes they don't and the shops really don't know until they ask or try to reorder. The fabric reps really try to keep up to date on this but it's usually ??????????? I know this because I have a small quilt Shop.
Shops buy fabrics and sometimes the manufacturers will make more if it is really a hot seller sometimes they don't and the shops really don't know until they ask or try to reorder. The fabric reps really try to keep up to date on this but it's usually ??????????? I know this because I have a small quilt Shop.
#76
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Portland, OR via Hawaii
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If you see something you like and it's part of a new "line" get 2 or 3 yards because once the line is gone, it's gone. There are some basics that companies put out like "Fairy Frost" for example that are made for a long time. But if it's a Spring line for example, when it's gone, it's gone.
#77
I buy when I see it..then go home and design a quilt around it..sometimes it sits for a long time..but I wouldn't take a chance of it being there later ! If it sits..it's called stash..at my house..lol..!!
#78
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Pinehurst, NC
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I'm developing a (what I consider to be) a LARGE stash because the fabric "talks" to me and I just have to have it! My LQS owner told me that because of the huge increase in the cost of cotton, many companies are not making as many "runs" of a fabric pattern, so when it's gone, she can't reorder. If you don't buy what you love now, it may not be available later...
#80
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Orchard Park, NY (near Buffalo, which is near Niagara Falls)
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Originally Posted by Eliebelle
I'm developing a (what I consider to be) a LARGE stash because the fabric "talks" to me and I just have to have it! My LQS owner told me that because of the huge increase in the cost of cotton, many companies are not making as many "runs" of a fabric pattern, so when it's gone, she can't reorder. If you don't buy what you love now, it may not be available later...
As case in point: you might remember the "most beautiful floral for 2011" that I posted previews of last fall: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-68880-1.htm. We received the collection this week, when I called the maker to try to order more of the packed all-over floral, I was told that it is already sold out. Actually, they are oversold by about 400 yards. And they are not reprinting. :-(