On- Line Vs Local Quilt Shop
04-05-2011, 11:39 AM
#61
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Location: Oregon
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I was in our only LQS recently and prices were anywhere from $10.50 to $15.95 per yard. JoAnn's is about the same now but perhaps $1 a yard less. The employees at JoAnn's told me last week their prices are increasing again soon. All my quilts are for donation so I either buy from Connecting Threads or garage sales or if JoAnn's ever has a coupon that is good for fabric.
04-05-2011, 11:46 AM
#62
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: NE Iowa
Posts: 151
I would much rather support my local quilt shop, unfortunately the closest one is a 45 minute drive from my home. Right now I am making do with Hobby Lobby & Hancocks, but oh how I miss the quality, look & feel of high end quilting fabrics and the atmosphere of a good quilt shop. With the price of gas being what it is, I will be doing a lot more purchasing on line. :?
04-05-2011, 11:53 AM
#63
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I buy from any source that has what I want at the price I want to pay. If the local stores can match the price or item I've found online then I'll buy local. I've noticed some local stores have a website with lower prices online then in the store! One store manager told me the low price was only for online ordering not in store buying. It seems the item is shipped directly from the wholesaler via the store and the store makes a profit from it and doesn't have to pay shipping to have the item in the store or have to have shelf space for it. I've given up buying local just to be loyal unless it's an absolute favorite store.
04-05-2011, 12:31 PM
#65
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Location: Mississippi
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I love to patronize the Etsy sellers who sell good quilting fabrics. Their prices are usually competitive, too. Aside from that, I am a sucker for a good online sale. Almost never buy from the LQS because everything is ridiculously expensive. I do buy their clearance stuff, tho.
04-05-2011, 02:31 PM
#66
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Liberty Hill - Central TEXAS Hill Country
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Originally Posted by DLeeB
Just remember, if you continue to buy on-line you won't have your local quilt shop. When you need thread, you'll have to buy on-line.
All fabrics are going up, in fact, everything is going up - food, gas, etc. That's just how our economy works.
All fabrics are going up, in fact, everything is going up - food, gas, etc. That's just how our economy works.
Unless a person has NO MONEY WORRIES AT ALL, I think this applies to almost everyone. Even those who were making what was once considered a "nice" living are watching how the spend their $$'s now.
04-05-2011, 02:40 PM
#67
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Southern California
Posts: 6,254
both, i but mostly notions, thread etc. online, because its cheaper but fabric i really like to see, so unless its something i have that i already know how it looks, I will buy at the LQS. The only time i buy notions at the LQS is if i need it in a pinch and can't wait a week or 2 to be shipped
04-05-2011, 05:19 PM
#69
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 7,312
I try my local quilt stores first and then, if they don't have what I need, I go online. I was getting fabric for a blooming nine patch and the LQS had all but one of the fabrics I wanted so found the last one online.
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