I'm in Shock!!
08-18-2011, 03:47 AM
#32
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Really? $12.99 a yard? Seems like $9 or $9.50 is the normal price range at the quilt shops I go to. Some $11 here and there with the big name lines. Only thing I've seen for higher than $11 a yard were the minkee or the extra wide batiks.
08-18-2011, 03:49 AM
#33
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I hear you with these ever increasing high prices. I myself have {2} local quilt shops that have back rooms of 50% off some of their fabrics, older and discontinued, I guess, but really nice stuff. So for $5.00 or less a yard, I build up my stash a little at a time. My JoAnn's batiks are $12.95 & up and to me, that's crazy! But when JoAnn's has 50% off their "red tag" sales, I can get a little of this and that {whatever is left on the bolt} of nice quilting fabric for $2.50 a yard. These days, we have to be creative to say the least!
08-18-2011, 03:52 AM
#34
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I was in Fabricland (a regular fabric store not a quilting store) yesterday and saw quilting cotton for $17/meter. I was shocked! Of course, that specific table was 'buy one get two free' but even so, just too expensive for my wallet. Thank goodness that part of my quilting enjoyment is finding the fabric at the best price--and that often means ordering from the US.
08-18-2011, 03:56 AM
#35
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Originally Posted by litacats
Originally Posted by miss_ticky2
lol..lucky you don't live in Australia..try about $22 - $25 a metre...or more
and Victoria and Tasmania
08-18-2011, 04:15 AM
#37
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After reading this thread I just did a quick search for fabric price differences between the US and Australia. And I found an American website selling MODA fabrics for 1.99 a half yard. YOu would never in a million years get it that cheap in oz.
08-18-2011, 04:15 AM
#38
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yes i have notice the prices going up...at least in one of my lqs, they are only marking up the new bolts to $11 a yd, they are leaving the rest at the original prices of $8 - $10 yd.....not all places are doing that, some are marking ALL the fabric to $11+.....it is sooooooo sad!!
08-18-2011, 04:17 AM
#39
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sad to say but I think they will continue to go up there is a big shortage of cooton and Texas lost most of their crop this year because of drought and even polyester prices will sky rocket as it is an oil by product and as gas goes up so does everything else utilities and everything else is also up for the shop owner
08-18-2011, 04:18 AM
#40
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That's why I love buying fabric (and kits) from Connecting Threads. Their prices are very reasonable and I like their fabric... I know there are lots of different opinions on this Board about the quality of CT, but I haven't gotten a bad fabric yet from them. Plus the shipping is free if you spend over $50 (and who doesn't?!).
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