Originally Posted by
fairydawn
Was at my LQS this week and one of the fabrics I checked was $12.49!!? There was nothing special about it...it was just a plain cotton fabric. I prefer buying from my LQS as I am always pleased with their fabrics. I will get notions and other items at Joanns with my coupons. I usually try to shop the sale fabric, use coupons, and buy online where I can get free shipping. It does help to keep the costs down but I may have to consider a new "hobby" if the fabric costs keep increasing. I think my average may be around $8-9 a yard.
I think you all should check out WalMart's fabric dept. if you haven't lately, & if yours has fabrics now. I am very impressed with their selection & quality here in OKC. Around $5 a yd. And even batiks for $8 or $9. It's so much better than it used to be. I guess all the complaints they got from sew-ers & quilters woke up the powers that be. They are even working on being more organized than they were. I've bought several pieces from them & am quite happy.