Originally Posted by ube quilting
So sorry to here of this sad happening. Make A wall hanging from the thirty blocks or two 16 block wallhangings and enjoy them that way.
One thing about fabric, if you can see the outline of your hand or your skintone through it, it is to thin to use no matter whos name is on the lable.
Be careful at Joanns. I have found material that has been folded onto the wrong cardboards; you think your buying $6.00 per yd fabric and it tickets up at $10.00. Some less than shady people try to save a few bucks by changing fabric onto cheap priced boards and some times the sales people wrap fabric onto the wrong board. It happens.
peace :D
I do not agree with this at all. I worked for Joann's for a number of years. Yes I agree that this happens but not for the reason stated above. I came across this several times while working BUT not because of shady people. Sometimes fabric was put on the wrong bolt by younger sales associates because of carelessness and those that didn't read. I myself have done the same thing because the original bolt had been tossed or would no longer stand up. I would hand write the info on the end of the old bolt to the new one. Sometimes I would get interrupted by a customer and not get to this right away and in the mean time another sales associate would pick it up and put it away.
I am offended that you feel Joann's sales associates could be shady people. Am I loyal to Joann's -- I suppose I am. This is pretty much the only fabric store that I can afford in this economy. I don't go to the LQS very often as I can't afford the $10, $12 and $15 a yard fabric. If I want to continue my quilting this is where I go. I check out the quality of the fabric and and if it's not to my liking, I don't buy it. As of yet (knock on wood) I have had very few if any problems with their fabric.