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Old 12-29-2010, 10:45 AM
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I guess we will have to live with the higher prices if we want to continue quilting. Some time in the future they will price them selves to the point no one will buy much. I wish this economy would balance out so all can afford.
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Originally Posted by scowlkat
I have enough fabric stash to quilt until 50 years past my demise so rising costs are not too much of a factor. However there is always a new fabric calling my name and if it yells loud enough, I am sure I will find a way to buy it.
Me too.
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Old 12-29-2010, 10:58 AM
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I will still quilt, I will just use more of my stash.
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Old 12-29-2010, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeanniejo
I will still quilt, I will just use more of my stash.
Ditto!

I'll also only buy on sale. Ya do what ya gotta do....
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Old 12-29-2010, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by sharon b
Yes But I will shop less and use up more of what I have at home :lol:
I won't stop quilting but will stop buying, If we don't buy they will put it on sale to get rid of it. I also will plan quilting scrappys and still search swap shops for fabric.
Although there are some folks who may not know how it is to struggle with prices. Yes when food prices go up we still buy food but I can bet those of us on limited income start buying store brands and search the dented can section and buy day old goodies just to save a few bucks. It is hard to make ends meet sometimes.
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Old 12-29-2010, 11:05 AM
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yes I will, I paid much more for fabric when I was in Ak. and it did not stop me then and will not stop me now. where there is a will there is a way!
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Old 12-29-2010, 11:07 AM
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I will never stop quilting until I can't remember where my Bernina is. ANd cost of fabric???? It's gone up continually for the past 10 years and yet my closet is even fuller. I DO use much of it all the time.
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Old 12-29-2010, 11:11 AM
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I will use more of my stash but yes, I will still buy fabric.
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Old 12-29-2010, 11:16 AM
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If the cost goes up, I'm sure we will all just get even more resourceful about how and where we get fabric. To me, that's a big part of the fun of quilting. Think of our "quilting ancestors" who barely could feed their families, but could use any little piece of fabric to make beautiful clothes and quilts. I think the current situation might put us more in touch with their spirit. Now I wanna go watch "Little House on the Prairie..."
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Old 12-29-2010, 11:18 AM
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Sales sales sales
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