Disappointed at Joann's
09-20-2011, 03:33 AM
#22
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Location: North Central Kansas
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If you've got a Hobby Lobby nearby, I think they carry Kona...
Originally Posted by May in Jersey
Stopped at Joann's on Sat. to pick up some black fabric for the border of a black and white quilt I'm making. Very disappointed as for the most part the fabrics were thin, stretchy and kind of see through. Checked out the Kono black and that was always a good choice for a solid black colorwise as well as for thickness. Kono was a little better than Joann's stuff but still not as good as the small piece of Kono I have that I bought a few years ago. Didn't get to use my coupons again. Guess it's a long trip to the LQS for me.
May in Jersey
May in Jersey
09-20-2011, 03:39 AM
#23
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Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
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Originally Posted by LyndaOH
Hi May - it can be hard to get a good solid black. Kona has two different blacks. Regular Black (#47) is different from Jet Black (#46) which is dyed multiple times. It's a bit more expensive (about $7/yard instead of $5/yard) but worth it in my opinion. I think Joann probably only carries the regular black and that may be why it didn't feel right to you.
Hope this helps!
Hope this helps!
09-20-2011, 04:11 AM
#26
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: MD
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I bought black and yellow Kona at Joanns and I'm happy with it. It was $6.99 a yard. I bought white at Goods store in PA which was Hoffman brand and it seems about the same. The strange thing is all the kona had to be ironed after washing. I bought David Textiles fabric at Wal Mart for less then $5 a yard and it came out beautifully. Didn't even need to touch it up with an iron. Used to be the more you payed the better the quality.Seems you can't count on that anymore.
09-20-2011, 04:56 AM
#30
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Hudson, NH
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I brought the kona solid in joanns for my daughter's quilt and when you cut if there are fibers all over the cutting mat. Was not very happy and won't buy it there again. I was in the store just recently and was extremely disappointed. We all complain about the price of cotton in lqs but most of the fabric I looked at was $10 a yard. I was really shocked. Sales are good when you can find them but they have to have what you want. I did get to use two coupons. Loved the 20% off your total sale.
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