Online fabric shopping! Help!
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06-25-2012, 03:16 PM
#23
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Georgia
Posts: 11,189
I've had some disappointments but for the most part I've been happy. I do sometimes look at the same fabric on different sites to see if it still looks the same or if another merchant has a better or bigger pic.
06-25-2012, 03:25 PM
#24
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Port Charlotte, Fl
Posts: 2,569
I've bought at Favorite Fabrics, Fabric.com, Connecting Threads and have never been disappointed. Joanne's I don't know they have advertised a fabric that I need to finish a quilt and they say it's on backorder and then today I look at the e-mail I got and they had that fabric on sale for $3.99 and I put in to buy and they said it was on backorder so why did they put it on sale so I don't know about them. I doubt you'll be disappointed with online shopping for fabric I've bought a lot and the colors are usally what the pic looked like. It's hard sometimes to match a color to the block. Good luck. Sue
06-26-2012, 04:17 AM
#25
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Florida
Posts: 102
I shop online for most of my fabric. The online pics of fabric can be deceiving. Fabric.com,Thousands of Bolts,Fabric Shack,Fabric Depot are just a few of the online stores I buy from. When I find a fabric I like I do a search for that fabric in my browser and compare the pic colors at other sites. You can usually get a pretty good idea from the manufacturers website for that particular fabric also. If you are buying several pieces of fabric, try buying in that fabric collection,those fabrics are made to match. Fabric.com and Thousands of bolt have good prices but their pic colors are not so good(IMHO). If you are building your stash..go for it..every opened package will be a pleasant surprise!!
06-26-2012, 05:22 AM
#29
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: So Central Nebraska
Posts: 2,104
It really helps when you are shopping online to know the manufacturer. That way you know the quality of fabric you are getting. If you can get to some LQS to get familiar with the manufacturers, that might be a good thing. I have never been disappointed with the service online shopping offers except at JoAnns. Fabric.com has a "design wall" where you can put the picture of the fabrics you are looking at and compare and see what really does go together. You can move them around and group them, toss them away, whatever. It's a fun way to shop online. I've never been surprised when I opened my package when I use that.
Last edited by nannya54; 06-26-2012 at 05:24 AM.
06-26-2012, 05:31 AM
#30
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Cartersville GA
Posts: 7
Nettes quilt fabrics is where I go first. She has a limited selection but her prices are fantastic. She also offers free shipping no matter what you spend. She ships immediately and is really fun to talk to on the phone. Her address is Nettesquiltfabrics.com
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