ShannanMN

I was in a quilt store this past weekend and I found this fabric that I just loved. It was gorgeous but I had no idea what I'd use it in or how much I'd need even if I knew what I'd do with it. Instead I took out my iphone and took a photo of the end of the bolt and a shot of the fabric. One of the ladies who worked at the shop came and asked me what I was doing. I said that I thought the fabric was very pretty I was inspired by it. I wanted to note the fabric and manufacture info so I wouldn't forget it when I got an idea of how I might use it. She then replied "Oh, so you can go home and buy it online?" I replied, that no, that wasn't my plan but I couldn't exactly buy fabric until I knew how I'd use it and how much to buy. She walked away. At the time I was sort of taken aback and my husband and I left very shortly after (and after spending $50+ of fabric that we did know what to do with). I don't typically buy fabric online and I definitely prefer to buy local. I want to see my LQS stay in business!!!! Plus, I like to see and feel the fabric, the color, the scale, everything. My question to all of you is this? "Is it OK to shop the fabric and even take photos in a quilt store?" I do it in lots of other stores (clothing, Target, Best Buy, etc) and see people doing it around me. But this woman made me feel like I was doing something akin to stealing secrets (and also made me NOT want to go back to her store). I could really use all your advice here!!!