cathyvv

If you need 108" backing fabric, now is the time to buy. Prices will go up, and, as we all know, rarely go down.

Stitchnripper

I don't have a stash but I have four big containers of scraps. So I guess I'm set for a long time.

Jingle

I have a bunch of fabric and just bought some colors I had already used. Now I will have enough, just need to live another 2-3 years so I can use it all.

Austinite

actually rather frustrating cause I'm actually working very hard on using up 80 percent of my stash and switching to project based fabric buying. my tastes change too much to maintain the large stash anymore.

NZquilter

I hope so too!

SouthPStitches

Its such a trickle down thing. I have a large stash and didn't really appreciate it that much until this past winter. With all the rising prices of fabrics in the past and future, have a new mind set of using it up, making do/substituting, gifting or trading with others. Do feel bad for the small brick and mortar stores trying to keep their heads above water. At $15 or more per yard currently, I'd have to find a new pastime.

Jingle

Sorry, I meant 200-300 years.

Jingle

Since fabrics have been steadily rising something besides tariffs must be causing it.

thrums

I tried to find a list of NA textile manufactures, but only found articles about the NA garment industry in general....not specific manufacturers for quilting cotton.

I know there was one that was US comapny producing cotton solids, but I cannot remember the name. I've heard there are other small companies in the process of setting up shop.

Can anyone help here?

Once we have that information we can begin to diligently support the manufacturers by contacting them with our needs and support and by requesting shop owners (local and online) to supply these fabrics.

thrums

A little off topic, but I thought I'd share......

I was at a guild meeting the other day where a new quilt was displayed from using a dated stash. The quilter was very adept at fabric placement. Some pieces were used on a smaller scale to help hide the fact they were dated. After the event we had a fabric exchange of pieces we "just had to have" at one time, but our tastes had changed. I found a few pieces I could use.

There were also suggestions to use the fabrics for learning new techniques and making donation quilts.