Greeter Eva

I would be so happy to get fabric at that price. LQS is closer to $20 a meter. But we don't have any fabric at our Walmart, other than precuts.

Mary T.

If the WM fabric is of good quality, $8 a yard is reasonable these days. Many shops are now at the $12 plus range.

maryfrang

I have two Wal Mart near me. One cut the fabric department in size, but also improved the quality of the fabric they kept. The other Wal Mart did not reduce the size of the fabric and kept low quality there. I have to say the service is really bad in the first one, unless there is a clerk in the department or the manager during the week, and they have to cover other departments, paint, home interiors etc. and some of the other department personnel do not know how to cut fabric. If a regular worker in the department is not there, I wait for my fabric till it can be cut right.

royllsister

This is a very interesting thread and so is the differences between the WM stores, even within the same area. I live in Houston Tx and have 5 WM stores within 9 miles of my house. Two of them are equal distance from me. One of those two has brought back yardage fabric, a small cutting table and the fabrics are nicer that what they had before (they took it all away). The quilting cottons range from $4.54 to $7.49 per yard with the most of the stock priced at $5.49 per yd.. The second store (equal distance from me) they have no hint of fabric in that store...none. The third store, no yardage, just a small sampling of the pre-cuts. The fourth store (located in another small city but equally in the suburbs- 9 miles from me) has a large fabric dept. and they never completely got rid of all theirs.... the fifth store (about 8 miles away) but on a major freeway, has a HUGE fabric department, ribbons, trims, beaded trims galore, interfacing, etc. and sewing notions... a large sampling and DD and I happened in there as we were passing through the area and were totally wowed by their extensive amount of stock for sewists and quilters. We even made a mental note together that we would travel to that store on purpose due to their supply. I don't understand why the vast differences in the WM stores (even within a given area).... but I am not a retail marketer.

Rubesgirl

I was at WM in Newport News, VA yesterday to get fabric. The selection of cottons was good & most were priced around $5 a yard on the bolt. Also got several pre-packaged FQ's for $.97 each. This is the only WM in the ara that kept its fabric department. Then I went across the road to Joann's to look. Found the same FQs for $1.99 each and saw 3 of the 5 pieces of fabric I bought at WM for $9.99 & 30% off. You just have to go everywhere to get the best price and my LQS sells its fabric for $10.99 a yard and up. The LQS has the best and latest selection, but sometimes you don't always have the extra $$ to spend on fabric.

granny64

The cotton crop was lost either last year or the year before and that's the reason fabric prices have gone through the roof. Also look at how much everything has gone up. Our economy is suppose to be getting better? I don't know about that.

CircleSquare

I have 2 walmarts within reasonable driving distance. One has a tiny, crappy fabric dept with cheap quality and high prices. The other has a very nice, large fabric dept. with good quality and the same prices. Go figure!

cinnya

Had to respond ......If LQS fabric is so superior to the lowly walmart fabric, you shouldn't have any problems to tell the 2 apart.

TanyaL

[QUOTE=MaggieBB;4980238]We have 3 Walmarts within 20 minuts of our home,1 has no fabric and lots of crafty stuff, one has some fabric and they seem to have a person who knows what she is doing(young and learning) the third has gotten lots of fabric and supplies for sewing and quilting and a lady that really knows what she is talking about when she is talking all kind of sewing. I'm still careful about the fabric though as most of it comes from china, as that is what the end bolt tag says.[/QUOTE

I googled fabric manufacturers. I didn't find any quilting fabric manufacturers listed for the US. The US companies had their manufactuerers listed as being in China,Pakinstan,Thailand,and India, as the main countries, then Turkey, Phillipines, etc. Does ANYONE have any other information about the manufacture of quilting fabric being in the US or in NATO countries? I would much prefer to buy those.

solstice3

I was in wal-mart the other day and watched as they upped the price of fabric that has been there for quite some time. Higher prices but no better quality. I would rather pay more at a fabric store and get good quality fabric when I am putting many hours into a project.