margecam52

I have purchased online...and was not impressed with the fabrics. It's a 70 mile round trip to the nearest fabric store (Walmart & Joann's, Walmart is closer). When hubby has doctor appointment...I get to be let off at Joann's or Walmart.

I wish we had a small quilt shop nearer to us, but we don't. I do try to buy quilting/sewing supplies online (wholesale) to have for local customers who are in the same boat I am...no shop close by. I have very few fabrics...but carry some tools, needles, embroidery stabilizers, threads, and other notions. The things you seem to always run out of at the worst moments. There are a couple quilt/sewing shops in the city...but they mostly want to sell machines...and I have more machines than I care to count...lol...older, but they work. I do quilting for others mostly, so batting is purchased online, in bulk. Customers supply top and backing & specialty batting (silk, wool, etc.) themselves. I was gifted three fabric stashes from others, mostly from ladies who didn't outlive the stash. These I sell (if over one yard), or give to those wanting to learn to quilt. I KNOW I won't outlive my gifted stash...and would rather share it than have it thrown away some day.