Gramma

Connecting Threads has good prices & really good on shipping.Anyone ordering online $50.00 or mor there is no shipping. I never order that much! $20.00 or less is $3.29 shipping.

Quiltzilla

I am sure others have stated this already, but I'll jump in with my opinion. If you watch the LQS and the on-line stores for the closeout sales, you'll never need to pay full price for fabric. You must have a good eye for what will work together. You can't get "the whole line", when it first comes out, for a bargain price. I know that buying a "line" or "collection" of fabric make it easier to coordinated your quilts colors in a 'Garanimals' kind of way.

Build a stash of fabrics and then grab a pattern or idea and start looking through your stash to see what will work for that project.

Roberta

You're not "cheap". I can't pay that amount for fabric and still feed my husband and a hungry DH is not a happy DH. Our local Marden's always have name brand fabric's from $2.49 to $3.99 per yard and that's where I get most of mine.

19angel52

have a couple of LQSs here in the area - and don't think anyone has charged more than $8+change a yard...and then I even cringe. Everyone is right - if you gotta have it, then out comes the $$.

grannypat7925

Not me! Most I ever spent was $7.95/yd. and that was reluctantly!

Parrothead

When I started repairing our vintage quilts, I thought I would buy flour/feed sacks since many were used in the quilts. When I saw the price $9-20 per sack which is not even a regular yard, I knew my Grannie would not be happy with me as she and my parents were very frugal. I buy at JoAnns with coupons and at WM.

zoey

Hi from Broken Arrow OK. Quilting fabric stores usually have a selection of fabrics 1/2 price off located in the backs of their stores. Since I love fabric I can usually find something I like. Also like others have responded if I have to have it I pay it but usually I don't. Get on a fabric store's mailing or email list so you know about upcoming sales and check back at a favorite fabric store every once in a while and you'll be surprised what is suddenly in the back of the store at 1/2 price. Also Hobby Lobby has their 40% off coupon about every other week and they also carry some great fabrics. Good luck. Check out fabrics.com or quiltinaday websites for some great buys.

ccline1232010

QUILT SHOPS DO CARRY FABRIS WITH A HIGHER THREAD COUNT AND YOU CAN FEEL THE DIFFERENCE IN THE FABRIC. iN MY AREA WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A QUILT STORE THAT SENDS OUT A NEWSLETTER WITH COUPONS ATTACHED

wendsy

Wal-mart's my closest shopping for material, so I don't pay $9/yd. When I visit JoAnns I usually watch for the sales, $6.99/yd is my most expensive purchase. I have been to quilt shops and have bought very little material, I have to really love it.

MiMi in Lutz

Those of you that still have a Wal-Mart that sells fabric are very fortunate. I don’t. I feel I need to support the LQS's or they will go away also...and having no fabric stores would....well, that is UNTHINKABLE. I hesitate buying fabric online as I don’t know the quality and most of all I do not know who is reputable. (If some of you could recommend some sites that you know are reputable, I sure would appreciate it.) So, often I have no choice but to pay the $10/yd. Yes, I could go to Joanne's and do so reluctantly. So often I cannot find what I want there. So, until I retire I will support the LQS's but I probably don’t buy as much fabric as most of you because I do work full time and not as much time for sewing as I would like. Please share the websites you all purchase fabric from that are honest people.