SuziC

I hope they do that at my WM. So far the dept hasn't changed much but i will be going there this weekend to check it out! Thanks for that info!!!

patricej

i saw something at one online shop yesterday that nearly blew my socks off. they have two fabs i recognized from a precut selection ($5 per yard). $6.50 a yard plus shipping!

i still don't think any of it is worth as much as $5 per yard because of the weight of the material. it's very pretty and will be pleasant to work with, but not as "thick" as my favorite name brands. (but neither were those other name brand shop fabs at LQS prices, were they? :lol: )

i suppose "value" can be "calculated" in at least two different ways: (1) what you think should be the maximum price; or (2) the price of a yard of it at the lowest price available compared to the highest price you've seen.

proof once again that beauty and bargains are in the eye of the beholder. :lol:

laurlync

I ordered from Fabric.com yesterday. If you order $35+, the shipping is free. They had some fabric I have been looking for on sale for $3.50/yd. Everywhere else I have seen it, the price was $8 or more. After I had picked out the fabrics I needed, I was within $10 of free shipping otherwise the shipping was going to be $7.95. So I took a little more time and looked at their other sale fabrics and picked enough to get the free shipping. In other words, I got $7.95 worth of free fabric to go with the great price on what I was looking for to begin with. This is my first time to order from them, but I was able to use my Paypal account, which I liked, and, if I am happy with my order, I will keep shopping with them.

If you find a fabric you like, you can Google the name and brand of the fabric and find several sources for it to compare prices. That is how I found this fabric for less than 1/2 the price I saw everywhere else.

noahscats7

Our walmart in Knoxville TN is opening a new store and the old one is selling out on the fabric in it.The district mgr. said the new face of walmart is to carry only precut fabric so I'd say eventually all store will go this direction.

amandasgramma

That's about the stupidist thing I've heard!!! PREcut fabric!!!!???!!! quilters might be able to make that work, but NOT someone who's making clothes!!!!! DUMB DUMB DUMB Since the old guy died, in my opinion, they've gone downhill. The other day I was in WM and wanted some fabric, I had to go over to another dept. to get a clerk, who then had to leave the sports dept. to cut some for me! She said she had to cover three depts. That was the downfall for Sears!!! They should take note!

bearisgray

So many businesses and organizations seem to try to save a dime - but in the long run - they lose a dollar

patricej

back to the topic, please.

precuts. a good thing? a bad thing? somewhere in between? thoughts and reasons?

;-)

bearisgray

I generally dislike precuts. Especially when they are folded up and taped down.

If fat quarters, I like to make sure they are actually 18 inches long.
Two-yard lengths, because I think it's an awkward length - if one wants to cut a border for a full-size quilt in one piece, it isn't long enough. (I can piece and finagle as well as the next one - but I like to have the option of not HAVING to)
"little pieces" - charm squares, strips, anything and everything in that category - two reasons I avoid them - I like to prewash everything (and that's a topic that's been discussed many times) - and they frequently have the pinked edges - which I understand minimizes fraying when the packs are handled - but I dislike using pieces with pinked edges in my blocks. Also, how are the pieces measured when they have the pinked edges?

But if it's an absolute choice between having no fabric whatsoever available in the store, and having precuts - I would like precuts to be available.

TexasGurl

I'm sure most WM are/were better, but the fabric clerks ours USED TO HAVE moved in such SLOWWWW motion and were surly if you asked a question. The same 2 - 3 worked there for years and acted annoyed if they had to cut more fabric or help someone. With "help" like that, it's a BLESSING to just have precuts !!

bearisgray

The associates in the stores that I shopped at were pleasant and helpful. Even the ones that were from other areas.

They have all been sympathetic when I go on my rant about how much I'll miss the fabric departments. Even some of the store managers!