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05-03-2011, 04:31 PM

#121

jacqstash

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Hi - I have ordered from them a couple of times, but was not that happy with the quality - thin and stiff - OK for charity quilts. I think I would keep searching quilt shops for good quality material - especially for a wedding present!

05-03-2011, 04:33 PM

#122

MommaDorian

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I've ordered FQ from them before. I was quite pleased.

05-03-2011, 04:36 PM

#123

mjsylvstr

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Location: Spring Lake, NJ

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Ladies....

I just sent an email to their customer service and asked about the fabric being produced in the USA.....

I told them that we are all giving our "yea or nae"...

so when I get a response, I will put in into this thread.......

mj

05-03-2011, 04:38 PM

#124

Dee

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I have ordered from them for years and have never been disappointed. Good quality.

05-03-2011, 04:38 PM

#125

Debbied

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Location: Chalmette Louisiana

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I have order from them several times. The quality of fabric is great. Love the feel of the fabric. I have ordered from others but they don't bet Connecting Threads in my book.

05-03-2011, 04:42 PM

#126

mjsylvstr

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Originally Posted by mjsylvstr

OOPs...just read back a few pages and found that someone beat me to it....lololol

05-03-2011, 04:43 PM

#127

Barb44

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Originally Posted by jljack

I have ordered a lot of fabric from them. Their fabrics are soft and smooth, and good weight. They do manufacture their own fabrics, and the cotton they use is grown in the USA. Add to that their very good prices...it's a no-brainer for me. They are the first place I go when I am looking for batiks especially, and also their regular fabrics. They have a good range of colors and patterns.

I give them an A+++ :thumbup: :thumbup:

Please link to where it says they are using USA grown cotton and the fabric is made in the USA.

I have ordered a lot from Connecting Threads. It says right on the selvage that the cotton is USA. Love the fabric. Better than any I can buy locally.

Barb, this was in the past. I can't see anywhere on their current website that new material is made from US grown cotton. It doesn't matter to some people, as most fabric is made overseas now anyway. But, I find it very interesting that their website has removed any reference I can find to made in the USA. Anyone????

This is on fabric that I just bought in the last 2 months. I can't say that EVERY piece says that since I bought some fat quarters, but the yardages I got do. Maybe what I bought was older fabric because most was on clearance.

Wherever it is made, I like the fabric.

05-03-2011, 04:52 PM

#128

gramarraine

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I bought a few yards a couple of months ago. It is not LQS quality but I probably would buy it again depending on the project I was buying for. I think it is better than Joanns and Walmart fabric. The thing I found was that the colors that showed on the computer were not true to the colors that came.

05-03-2011, 04:54 PM

#129

insgal62

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Location: Springfield, Illinois

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Originally Posted by Mattee

I'm glad you've had such good luck, but I'm not sure how you can disagree that I've had bad luck.

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CT is not LQS quality. I have ordered from them many times and used their fabrics often. I just made a bag of theirs this past weekend. It's comparable to some of the better Joann's fabrics (not the keepsake stuff). I prefer to find LQS fabrics on sale when I can. My favourite places for this are fatquartershop.com and fabric.com. I have also had huge problems with CT's customer service, so just know that they're not universally helpful.

I beg to disagree about Connecting Threads Customer Service. I placed an order with them last week - I got it within 6 days - When I opened it, I found they had sent 2 incorrect yds,- when I called Customer Service. I was told to keep the 2 yds had I didn't order and they would send out the correct fabric ASAP. Apologizing all over the place

Also, I think the quality of their fabric is LQS quality - I have been going through my stash - ironing & refolding all my fabric to store on the shelves I put in my closet. Connecting Threads fabric is every bit as good as the LQS fabric I have purchased. It is a nice weigh and washes beautifully

Now now everyone! I think every online fabric company has had good days and bad. Fabric.com just finished up a huge sale this week. It was a nightmare trying to place an order as I could not get their website to work. I called them twice and since I was placing a $200.00 order they didn't want to do it over the phone. They reset my password and still couldn't get order form to work and finally the second time I called they took my order over the phone. Order arrived yesterday and there was two mistakes (their fault) and one fabric I had ordered, I simply didn't like. Customer Service although hard to reach today was very pleasant and told me to keep the two mistakes and the fabric I didn't like and they would credit me for the whole thing. So even though they did have some problems that I found aggravating, they fixed everything cheerfully and to my satisfaction. But I loved all the fabric I bought a lot and even better . . .I loved the sale prices! So I don't doubt someone had a bad experience with CT, just as I don't doubt someone had a good one. Every company has a bad day sometime! Let's all just respect each others opinions and experiences!! Thanks so much everyone!

05-03-2011, 05:08 PM

#130

insgal62

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Originally Posted by jacqstash

This gift is actually for a wedding shower gift and not a wedding present. (Although, I suppose that really doesn't matter!) I'm not invited to the wedding because it's a very small destination wedding and the resort only holds so many people. The reason I wanted to make her a quilt is because her Mom is a very dear friend from church who has helped me out soooo many times. And while I want the fabric to be decent quality, I can't afford to pay the prices I saw at like fatquartershop.com and a few other places people recommended. I'm just trying to find something better quality then what I saw locally but try to keep it affordable. Time will tell though. Once I get my samples, I'll know better what to do. Thanks for your help!