We all have a 'snippy' side sometimes!!

This is so true and I am certainly guilty of jumping to my defense too quickly. We never know what the other person is dealing with in their life. "Walk a mile in my shoes" should be uppermost in our thoughts.

If we were all the same the world would certainly fall of it's axis. I agree with the quilter who stated about Alzheimers. Someday and who knows we also might do something "Strange". Thank you for your courteousness to her.

Please don't stop talking to people (especially if you can take a hint)! You'll miss out on making friends and miss meeting others that want to talk. What I think is rude is when someone doesn't take a hint. I was in the checkout line at Joann's once (before I stopped shopping there) and a lady in line behind me started asking what I was making. I smiled, and was polite, but just said "I'm not sure yet" even though I knew quite well what I would be making, and I turned back around, with my back to her, but she kept talking. I kept turning my back, and even got my cell phone out and pretended to call someone, but she just kept talking to me! I wasn't feeling well that day and really did not want to be in a cordial conversation with a stranger, but she would not take the hint. That, I consider at the very least kind of sad, and at the worst, rude. If someone seems pleasantly engaged in conversation with you, go for it! If they're giving you obvious signs of wanting to end the conversation, move on, but don't worry about what they think of you!

Why are you more concerned with a person in real time visiting with you than you are with 5 pages of comments on this board?!Most of us should be considering what we are going to do with that fabric we have accumulated--all that stash that surely we will use before we die or it rots. Visiting with other shoppers may suggest a new project to me if I'm visiting with those selecting fabric. Guess she picked the wrong person. I think it's interesting to know what the intended use is for what others are selecting. But then I enjoy people. And can you imagine buying fabric and not knowing what you are going to do with it?! : ) For shame!

I would have asked her if she was writing a book.

Last week I went to my favorite fabric haunt. There were about five other people there when I arrived. I talk to fabric so naturally two of the others and I started a conversation and quickly became enablers of one another. When these impromptu encounters ask "What are you going to make?" Usually the response is "I haven't the slightest idea, I just know I want it." It always ends in an exchange of ideas and other pertinent information. We are definitely not Fabric Snobs. We share fabric, ideas, patterns, and assistance choosing fabrics for projects.

Letting someone with one fabric needing cutting go ahead of you, just means you can look for more fabric. We are a very friendly and helpful bunch when we shop.

A lot of people like her go into a fabric store only when they need material for a particular project, any quilter will tell you it's not about the project but the love of fabrics! Don't resent her, feel sorry for her!

How old was the woman ?? I've run into many woman like and "they don't even know they're being rude". I really think it's just part of aging for some and I always hope that I don't end up the same. My mother was the sweetest and dearest but she tended to do this at times when she was older. NEVER did this when she was younger. "Just smile and say....You bet I am" or whatever. I agree with them and most of the time "they run from me" :lol:

Or MAYBE the woman was just RUDE!

You should of politely ask her if she was taking a survey or was she writing a book on what women do with all of their fabric. I would of told her that you just lust after fabric and when you get it home you just strip down naked and waller in it LOL