Fat Quarters
 

What do you pay for fat quarters at your local quilt shop? Ours are at $3.00 right now. Is that high or low or average?

That’s what most are at my LQS- sometimes they have a 2 for 1 sale which is nice.

Rob

Yup, the average price for fabric has gone up a lot and I usually buy lots of fat quarter bundles. Now I really stop, do the math and opt for purchasing 1/2 yards. Our hobby is not cheap!

All the fabric if not on sale at four of the local quilt shops are $10.99 - $11.99 a yard. The fat quarters are $3. I seldom buy fabric from the local shops anymore. I do buy notions and patterns, those are about the same as online and it saves delivery time and most time shipping charges.

Yes, our FQs are about $3.00 each now at the LQS. I buy almost everything online and get wonderful sales.

Yes, but if you buy 12 you get on free at my lqs.

It's the same price here.

Thank you for all of your replies.

We are lucky here.... We have one LQS that is much more reasonable. FQs right now are $2.00, but buy 20 for $20.00. I bought 40 because they will go up I'm sure.

3.00 sounds about right to me too. Doing the math you may pay a bit more but sometimes I like to get them rather than yardage so it's worth the extra money to me.

About the same in my area also. I do watch for FQ sale at Joann Fabrics. Sometimes I can get them 75 cents each! But I watch for fabric quality.

$3.00 for FQ is about right at our LQS too. I really feel it is better to buy a half yard and make your own FQ's. The fabric at our LQS is $11.00 to $13.00 a yard. I now dig in my stash or order on line and get a good deal - or if I really need a certain fabric I go shopping at the sale table that is $5.99 a yard and that is doable. You are right Tallchick-our quilting hobby is NOT cheap but I love it.

At my LQS the FQs are $3.50.

Cari

I live in an expensive are, 3.25 to 3.50

I never buy fat quarters, only yardage at Walmart or Hobby Lobby. For years I haven't needed any.

Our LQS just went up to $4.00. I quit buying them at $3.00.

That's about the going rate. But, Fabric Warehouse here sometimes does a 3 for deal. Why did I buy 3 today? It was in the clearance drawer, It was the right theme and color and I like variety. If they had it on the bolt, I would have bought a half yard of each. I count myself lucky that I found 3 I had to have. I want to make the Happy Flower Quilt in 30's repro prints. So, went specifically for 30's repro prints. It was a steller day. I found plenty to add to the small bundle that I scored at the thrift store a few weeks ago.

Wow! I think that's a record!

Thank you for all of your comments! Some of the fabrics have gone up to $12.59 per yd, and I was considering raising the price on fat quarters at the store. But I will keep it right where it is. Thanks!

As much as I would love to shop at the LQS's, I can't afford it. I have a fabric warehouse locally that sells name brand (Robert Kauffman, Free Spirit, Moda, etc) for $4/yard. Minimum cut is 1/2 yard which is perfect for me. That makes FQ's of designer fabric $1 each. Fits my budget perfectly and I like having the variety.

Well if the quilt shop charges $12/yard for all their fabric, $3/FQ would be right. The local quilt shop I go to charges **exactly** 1/4 of the price of a yard for a FQ (and 1/8th price for F8) -- they sticker each one.
If I'm buying yardage in quarters they will ask if I want a fat quarter or regular quarter - they are happy to cut FQ and F8 for customers (unless they are having a big sale).

I've noticed a lot of quilt shops charge extra for cutting the FQ - I may be spoiled but I won't pay an up-charge for a Fat Quarter.

I was in a lovely quilt shop yesterday and the FQ's were $3.75 each. Obviously I didn't purchase any but their fabrics are beautiful.