Originally Posted by
dogsgod
Went to one of our LQS the other day and was blown away by the cost of "organic" quilting cotton. $16+ per yard!
Can't imagine anyone paying that, I'm having trouble with $10+/yd. Besides what's more organic than cotton? Wondering if there is anyone out there who would actually buy this..................
Um...organic isn't about it being cotton or not, it's that the cotton was grown with no pesticides and the fabric hasn't been treated with chemicals. I wouldn't be able to pay that either and since I prewash, I can live with 'normal' fabric. However, I do see the draw if you're making quilts for babies or people with low immune systems or you just worry about this issue. I know many people make their own cloth diapers and are using organic hemp fabric for that. So, there will be and is a market for organic cloth.