You Americans that think it's about to get expensive to quilt...
03-07-2011, 02:02 AM
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If you go to walmart.com..the warm and natural batting for a full size is 8.00..Not sure what the shipping is to have it shipped to your door but, if you ship from store to store it is free shipping
03-07-2011, 02:35 AM
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I pay £20 ($32) for a queen size Quilters Dream Blend wadding, this is about the equivalent in quality to a Warm & Natural but I prefer it as it stays softer... I know some of my fellow English and European quilters order from the US but I prefer to keep my custom in the UK - it's more expensive I know (fabric averages £10 or $16 per metre) but I prefer to give my business to my fellow countrymen - plus if I don't use them, I'll lose them and I like being able to go to either of my two local ladies' shops and actually talk to them and see the fabric first - although I must admit I buy the wadding online but that's because they're the only UK supplier of it (Cotton Patch) and I have met them at shows and like their service. Just my personal choice... :-D
03-07-2011, 05:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Diana Lynne
If you go to walmart.com..the warm and natural batting for a full size is 8.00..Not sure what the shipping is to have it shipped to your door but, if you ship from store to store it is free shipping
Uh-oh. Might be too good to be true. I am in the checkout but it's "hung". Or is it that everyone from here has clogged the checkout line? LOL
It worked!
Thanks to Diana Lynne from another Diana Lynn (NO e!)
03-07-2011, 06:04 AM
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One good thing for us Canadians, our dollar is getting stronger so shopping with American retailers is definatly the way to go. Blows me away when I see the exact same item here for 18.99 a yard compared to 9.99 in the US. Needless to say I can't afford to support my LQS. I understand the buy local concept, but my money comes hard and I have to be very careful with it. Sorry LQS!
Originally Posted by rb.
I know some of us in other countries have mentioned how expensive it is for us to quilt. Here's a good example. About 4 months ago, I bought 2 cases of Hobbs Heirloom queen batting from Hancocks of Paducah. That's a total of 12 batts. With shipping to my Michigan sister-city, just across the bridge, and currency exchange, the price worked out to about $14 a batt. Yesterday we received a Fabricland flyer in our paper, Fabricland being our large, national fabric store. Woohoo! They had Warm and Natural queen batts on sale! Just $30 each! That's a steal! Regular price in the flyer is $70 EACH! I am not joking. Now you know why I buy just about everything for quilting from the US and pay shipping.
03-07-2011, 02:40 PM
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Bunniequilter, I'm the same...can't afford to buy my fabric from the LQS. I do support them, however, by buying my thread there, my needles, and I bought two Husqvarna machines there, so I figure that's the equivalent to a few years' worth if fabrIc.
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