Originally Posted by mpspeedy

I am kind of stuck. If I want to go to Joanns the closest one is about 12 miles one way. It is a mess. Corporate must think that we don't matter and that we can just go elsewhere if we don't like it. THe problem is there are no other fabric stores around. Only one of the 4 Wal-marts within a reasonable distance to me carries fabric anymore. Today I went for my semi annual visit to my specialist at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. There is a super Joanns on my way home. It is a wonderful store. Clean, well orgainzed and even has a take a number thing for the cutting table. I was disappointed since they didn't have any quilt fabric in their clearance section. There were also very few sales. I have noticed that while they may advertize %30 off of children's prints and novelities and the sign says starting at $3.99 a yard there were no bolts marked at that price and only a few at $4.99. That particular store does a booming business in home decor, custom drapery making etc. They even had classes and a classroom. It is a good hour drive for me so I don't get there often. There is another such Joanns in York, Pa. which is again a little over an hour for me. This thursday through monday an AMish store called Sauder's is having their annual sale. They have fantastic prices all of the time but at this sale you will be able to buy a whole bolt of good quilting cotton for $1.99 a yard. It is almost two hours away for me. They also will have lots of QS quality fabrics at fantastic prices. It is not unusual to see bus loads go there. My friends and I from the local Linus Chapter are carpooling there.