Originally Posted by JJs
I buy from discount places, or the sale tables at LQS - a lot of people will say stuff like "I can only afford Walmart" - and if a particular piece of fabric at Walmart is GOOD QUALITY I will buy it IF the price is right - but why pay $5 a yard at wm for low quality fabric when you can get out-dated (last year's or the year before) of Kaufman, Marcus Brothers, Windham etc..
Whittle's, Marshall dry goods etc etc
I usually hunt for a "quilt" and get two yards of each of the fabrics that I'm deciding on - sometimes 3 yards of one of them for sashing or whatever... then I can use a solid or whatever out of my stash..
I got Tall Cotton solids yesterday at Marshall's for $1.99 a yard - it FEELS LIKE KONA solids - nice and heavy and soft... not see thru etc..
I got some Kaufman for $3.99 a yard - I also got some Kaufman at Hancocks on the markdown for $3.95 a yard...
No way shape or form would I pay $8 or better for a yard of fabric -
All excellent ideas!
http://www.quiltville.com/
bonnie has a great site, and she has loads of ideas for scrappy quilts..leaders and enders, while your making blocks, can create beautiful quilts!
one is a mens dress shirts, in plaids and stripes, all gotten from second had shops and free cycle or from some mans closet!
you could also go to the classified section here and request scraps for your stash, either to buy or you pay for postage!
http://www.quiltingboard.com/s-6-1.htm
i have sent quite a few boxes of scraps to people here!
do you want some,? i can toss you a flat rate envie full of some scraps!
they sell alot of fabric here cheap..!