Originally Posted by Great-great granny
Originally Posted by MTS
100% online - convenience and selection.
Morning quilters - do you have a favorite place on-line to buy or several different for various items?
Someone yesterday was looking for a specific fabric and had never before shopped online - here's the post (and check out the one after) I replied back to her:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-113085-1.htm#2935354
That's a start. You're going to have to educate yourself on what you like and what you want to spend.
There are many threads already about favorite online shops so I'm not going to rehash that. You can search them yourself. Sometimes the lowest price stores don't have the best selections. Sometimes. ;-)
But many do allow 1/4" yard cuts if you're looking for a wide selection but just want a sampling. I personally don't buy "collections" because it's not my taste, but go do some browsing, get on email lists so you will be notified when are sales and free shipping offers.
Do order from
http://Hancocks-paducah.com (not the hancock fabric stores) at least once so you can get on their mailing list and get a catalog. Love, love those catalogs. Great way to find out about new collections, but also great to have for the staples - blenders, batiks, etc.
Also, ebay is a great source of fabrics. Worth perusing to see what's available - both brand new fabrics and fabrics from sellers destashing. And - just use your noggin when buying and make sure you read the descriptions - don't just look at the picture. If the description doesn't answer your questions, ask the Seller or move on to the next listing.
Here are two more that I've recently purchased from that have great prices:
http://www.thousandsofbolts.com/index.cfm one yard minimum but really cheap prices
http://fabricshack.com/
Enjoy!