If the cost of fabric goes up, will you still quilt?
#132
Originally Posted by CoriAmD
Originally Posted by hahaannie
One of the quilt stores I go to is telling their customers that the cost of fabric will be going up because of the cost of the raw cotton. If prices go up, will you still quilt?
#133
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Location: southwest michigan
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Ah.... yes! Remember, quilting probably got it's start when fabric was hard to get...so women cut up good parts of old clothing, and pieced the parts together for warm bedding!! Maybe our quilts will take significant strategic "paths" that lead to some different art forms.
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Originally Posted by cwessel47
Yes. Are you kidding? It's really the only thing that keeps me somewhat sane.
I say that all the time. If it weren't for quilting, no one could stand to be in the same room with me for more than a minute. However, though I continue to window shop, I made a New Year's resolution for 09 that I would try to decrease the size of my stash. I think I've made 20 quilts just from the stash (yes, fronts and backings) and have yet to make a noticeable dent in the stash. I also save all my scraps and just made two string quilts with backings from the stash. I buy a roll of batting at Hancock's of Paducah and that lasts about 18 months.
so I will NEVER EVER EVER stop quilting. I couldn't even if I tried...And, I will continue to buy fabric. It's sort of like retail therapy raised a few degrees!
Laurie
#139
Stop quilting?? ARE YA NUTS!!:shock: I have no habits, don't smoke, don't drink, don't go out, never buy myself anything (I'm a boring person really) so NOPE I'm not going to stop! To many sales, clearances, E-Bay, we exchange among each other here and on other sights to shop so...Nahhhh I'm good. I need to lose weight anyway! I'll drop my A&W and Tea and stick with water! HA! :D :mrgreen:
#140
Stop quilting?? ARE YA NUTS!!:shock: I have no habits, don't smoke, don't drink, don't go out, never buy myself anything (I'm a boring person really) so NOPE I'm not going to stop! To many sales, clearances, E-Bay, we exchange among each other here and on other sights to shop so...Nahhhh I'm good. I need to lose weight anyway! I'll drop my A&W and Tea and stick with water! HA! :D :mrgreen:
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