this is another reason why I fold all my fabrics in the store. I shop and fill my basket then let the clerk cut but I ask they hand me the fabric so I am able to fold and check for flaws and you would be so surprised at some of the flaws I've found over the years....the clerks are always good about leting me fold...saves them time!! I like to fold in 6 to 8 inch sections like it is when it comes off the bolt so if i only need a few inches, I don't have to unroll a big mess to find the end....just flip and cut!

jodi in leavenworth

I would like to think that if you bought it recently that Joann's would either take it back or give you more of the same fabric. If not, it may be a good chance to get creative and use the smaller yardage on the outside or inside portion of the quilt to show some gradation, since it is very similar. Just a suggestion.

Take it back. At my JoAnns you can return material that has been cut if it is 1 yard or more and has not been used.

I had this happen a couple times, only once I made it home with the fabric. It was a blue cotton I got the fabric home and not only was the feel different but the color was too. It was two different brands but they had rolled the one yard cut around the bold. The other times that it has happened is I have gone to get some muslin and I grab the bold I want, then I get back to the cut table and they have two or three different fabrics rolled around the bolt that says the size I want. Sometimes its not even all the same size, sometimes not the same color. I always watch what they are cutting and I now I refuse the precut pieces that are wrapped around the bolt.

Anyways in the case of the mismatched blue that made it home I took it back to the fabric table with my recipt. they told me to go get the fabric I had orginally gotten and they cut me another yard of it off. I was happy.

purchase all from the bolt....Since the yd. of fabric was a leftover and, if you like the fabric on the bolt, I would take it back. I'm sure they would let you return that piece and have another cut from the bolt. It WAS their error putting that piece on the bolt in the first place. And because it's a quilt shop, I'm sure they realize the importance of having the SAME fabric for your project.

I'm sure whoever rolled it back on the bolt probably thought it was the same fabric.

Joanns will return fabric as long as the peice is not cut and have receipt. But in this case I would return to store and speak to manager and tell her what happened and ask for refund. Then purchase more fabric.

Our local JoAnn's does this all the time. I picked out fabric a few months ago and the clerk did point this out. I wanted 3 yards of the fabric and took the last yard of that which was wrapped into the beginning of the new bolt and then had her cut 2 more yards as they were the same pattern and the colors matched. When I got home there was only the 1 yard piece in my bag. The 2 yard cut was GONE, but I was charged for 3 yards of it. When I went back with my receipt, the store manager said they "never" roll the leftover from one bolt into a new bolt and anything left at the end of the bolt is either sold to the last customer at the remnant price or put into the remnant bin. It took a little arguing, but they finally refunded my money for the 2 yards.

I would take it back and show them. They probably will make an adjustment, and they definitely should!

Probaly a diffrent dye lot.