Originally Posted by
ro
the store owner basically eats the cost. why do you think so many smaller mom and pop shops are closing. they usually have great fabric. the prices are probably more than joanns. but look at the quality you get in joanns. yet, most of us shop joanns.
So many of us are on tight budgets that being able to afford JoAnns can be a treat. I do go to the LQS if I can, but usually only for things no one else has. Same with JoAnns, but my quilts will never be heirloom quality. I want to leave fabric hugs to my loved ones. I do find an awful lot of LQS quality fabric at estate sales and second hand stores so I do use the best fabric I can get.