International Fabric Swap - Sign-up will close on January 5, 2012
#61
Originally Posted by ging10ging
Thanks for your reply too bad things are not manufactured here anymore. It would bring back a lot of jobs. I'm orginally from RI and we used to make fabric & yarn there but some of those old factories have burnt down. Coat's & Clarke used to make their thread there my husbands aunt worked for them for about 30 yrs. I guess those days are gone. we need to make our country weathy again. Don't know if people would pay the price. What places on the West coast do you look for fabric? I've already been picking up some FQ for the Swap from my area. I've never seen Southwestern down here. Sometimes we can find seashells. Sue
#63
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: 25 yrs in TN; now back home in MI
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Originally Posted by oldcatlady
I think certain prints or styles are more popular in certain areas and the manufacturer's take that into account so even if it's the same company the fabrics would/might be different. That's what I was thinking when I first saw the swap. When I went to a quilt shop in the west there were TONS of southwest fabric that I don't see in my area. I bet the same is true for the new england area when it comes to the ocean/beach prints. I could not find any here. So I think just sending in material you find locally is great and if it has to do with whatever is popular in your neck of the woods that's even better.:) Just have FUN!
#64
Originally Posted by thrums
Originally Posted by oldcatlady
I think certain prints or styles are more popular in certain areas and the manufacturer's take that into account so even if it's the same company the fabrics would/might be different. That's what I was thinking when I first saw the swap. When I went to a quilt shop in the west there were TONS of southwest fabric that I don't see in my area. I bet the same is true for the new england area when it comes to the ocean/beach prints. I could not find any here. So I think just sending in material you find locally is great and if it has to do with whatever is popular in your neck of the woods that's even better.:) Just have FUN!
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Originally Posted by KGoodhand
This may be a silly question but if I send in 5 fat quarters, are they supposed to be all the same?!?
Like, if say 50 of us over here in the US sent you say just 2 FQ each, that would be 100 FQ...but what if you only got 12 overseas players and they each only sent in 1 FQ...
How are you going to make it even from BOTH sides?
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