Canadians......
10-14-2010, 09:04 AM
#11
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Orchard Park, NY (near Buffalo, which is near Niagara Falls)
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Originally Posted by Twilliebee
You visited my LQS! I'm another 20 miles west of O'Leary towards Tignish. I don't get to the eastern end of the Island often, but other than O'Leary there are only a couple of shops that I know of that try to cater to quilters.
Unfortunately at the moment they are both in a state of flux management wise and seem to be dreadfully overpriced.
There is also a Fabricville which I think would be like a Joann's.
I think my biggest problem is that I'm such a fabric hog and I want a variety of everything. That makes we want to travel further afield to hunt down the fun stuff LOL.
I'm glad you liked it here. If you come again, we'll plan a visit!
Unfortunately at the moment they are both in a state of flux management wise and seem to be dreadfully overpriced.
There is also a Fabricville which I think would be like a Joann's.
I think my biggest problem is that I'm such a fabric hog and I want a variety of everything. That makes we want to travel further afield to hunt down the fun stuff LOL.
I'm glad you liked it here. If you come again, we'll plan a visit!
O'Leary was a nice town. We visited the potato museum while there.
We stayed at Pioneer Farm both times, a wonderful off-grid little homestead with a cabin for rent, which we'd found online. It was so very special a place... but unfortunately with the economy being very tough, and most tourists turning to the east after crossing the bridge to the Island, they were not able to make a go of it and now the property is for sale. I would call it Totally Wonderful (except for the mosquitos). It's south of O'Leary, right on the water, and there's even a sandbar offshore (which does provide an escape from the bugs). In case anyone is interested in buying the place (with all that water frontage it would be a good investment I suppose) here's a link to their website. http://www.pioneerfarm.ca Jim and Judy are wonderful people and I just wish that they could have had a happy ending; they certainly deserved it.
I guess they really liked us, too, as we're #1 on their testimonials page. As it turned out, though, we were their final guests.
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10-14-2010, 03:32 PM
#12
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Join Date: Jul 2010
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Hi, I live in Sherbrooke, Québec. We used to have tons of fabric stores and now we only have 2. WM is only keeping precut fabric. A new boutique has open in a fabric store and it is specialized in quilting, but the fabric runs from 12.99 per meter (39 in). It is quite expensive, so, when I can, I cross the boarder to Newport, RI and buy my stuff there. My husband and I are planning a trip to PEI next summer. We're going to stay 10 days.
10-14-2010, 09:25 PM
#15
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Alberta
Posts: 308
I agree fabric , rotary blades, specialty rulers are very expensive here. Add to that that somethings will not are cannot be sent to Canada by places like Joann's etc I want t scream ever times someone on the board complains that fat quarters at $1.50 are "expensive". Here they are up to $4 each!
Another problem is postage,. We may find a deal in the USA but the postage is more than the cost of the item!
Another problem is postage,. We may find a deal in the USA but the postage is more than the cost of the item!
10-14-2010, 09:33 PM
#16
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Alberta
Posts: 308
Forgot to mention I do get some lovely fat quarters from HI . She sends them in a brown envelope , use to call them Manila envelopes, She fans them so they are flat , for between $6 to $7 . Many on ebay etc have a blanket rate using boxes that are much more expensive, sadly I just don't bu from the seller on there that charge a blanket $11. 95 to Canada.
10-20-2010, 05:02 AM
#17
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Location: Northern Virginia
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Originally Posted by Gennynut
Another problem is postage. We may find a deal in the USA but the postage is more than the cost of the item!
10-20-2010, 08:13 AM
#18
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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I buy a lot from the States as the costs here are unreal. Most of the things I get are in the flat rate envelopes and boxes but lately a few people have used first class and the postage seems to be less. Not yet sure of the delivery speed but one person told me that delivery times are the same for first class and priority. Never send anything by UPS as they charge a lot in brokerage fees and always send by USPS.
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