Anyone notice that Joann's fabrics are better quality than LQS?
#11
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Northern California, Sonoma Co.
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It just goes to show you have to look carefully at what you buy, no matter where you buy it. I was at Joann's yesterday looking at the clearance bin (not the remnants, but the stuff marked down with red tags, and on the wall, not on the shelves). There were some fat quarters and jelly rolls and such. Some of it was so poor quality that just looking at it I could see the holes between weave of the threads. Yet also, in the same bin but from another company, was some really nice quality fabric. All priced the same.
I find I just have to shop carefully, and fortunately I love to shop for fabric...
I find I just have to shop carefully, and fortunately I love to shop for fabric...
#12
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 2,189
All fabric is now imported. The thin fabric is really a better fabric because it doesn't need all the sizing to keep it together. I have found that Jo-anns is the last place I purchase fabric even with a coupon. It use to be great, but since it went into competition with the LQS they have gone down hill. I would rather pick up my non LQS fabric at Wal-Mart. I also have access to 2 fabric stores that have great prices on the better fabrics so I am spoiled....
#14
It just goes to show you have to look carefully at what you buy, no matter where you buy it. I was at Joann's yesterday looking at the clearance bin (not the remnants, but the stuff marked down with red tags, and on the wall, not on the shelves). There were some fat quarters and jelly rolls and such. Some of it was so poor quality that just looking at it I could see the holes between weave of the threads. Yet also, in the same bin but from another company, was some really nice quality fabric. All priced the same.
I find I just have to shop carefully, and fortunately I love to shop for fabric...
I find I just have to shop carefully, and fortunately I love to shop for fabric...
#15
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 602
I don't think for one minute that JoAnn's has better fabric that a quilt shop or Hobby Lobby. In fact, In my opinion, I think their quality of fabric has gone from not too bad to awful. When you can see your hand through a piece of material you're NOT getting quality. Their prices have increased considerably, but their quality certainly hasn't followed suit by any stretch of the imagination! Not only that, but do they ever hire anyone who knows a thing about sewing anymore? I think that since the new owners have taken over the whole store has gone down the drain.
#17
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Southeast Wisconsin
Posts: 1,070
I don't think for one minute that JoAnn's has better fabric that a quilt shop or Hobby Lobby. In fact, In my opinion, I think their quality of fabric has gone from not too bad to awful. When you can see your hand through a piece of material you're NOT getting quality. Their prices have increased considerably, but their quality certainly hasn't followed suit by any stretch of the imagination! Not only that, but do they ever hire anyone who knows a thing about sewing anymore? I think that since the new owners have taken over the whole store has gone down the drain.
My LQS only has quality fabric - have never seen or felt an inferior piece there. So I never understand it when poeple say their LQS has lesser quality than the boxes - unless their LQS buys seconds.
#19
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Punta Gorda, FL
Posts: 53
This is a response from Robert Kaufman concerning Kona Cottons. I'm am going to include a link, please please go read this ANYONE CONCERNED about the differences they are complaining about. If you send in a small swatch of the fabric you are noticing a difference in, they will analyse it and for your trouble they will send you a little something something. Hope this helps!
http://www.swatchandstitch.com/all-a...na-cotton.html
http://www.swatchandstitch.com/all-a...na-cotton.html
#20
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: central indiana
Posts: 686
I am more interested in color and pattern. I find it very difficult to make the types of quilts I like with just Joanns. Occasionally I will find a coordinating color or print to use but not as often as an LQS.
Joanns and Hobby Lobby can carry excellent fabric but will never substitute for a LQS when it comes to having the variety for design and the deep wonderful saturated colors they can buy.
This is coming from someone who loves older "stored in closet" types of fabric from garage sales, etc. I still haunt LQS sales of all kinds for fabric to go with these older scrappy fabrics.
Joanns and Hobby Lobby can carry excellent fabric but will never substitute for a LQS when it comes to having the variety for design and the deep wonderful saturated colors they can buy.
This is coming from someone who loves older "stored in closet" types of fabric from garage sales, etc. I still haunt LQS sales of all kinds for fabric to go with these older scrappy fabrics.
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