OK my fellow quilters. . . here is the mission:

I want to make a quilt just for me. And - maybe even finish it. I need white fabric as a back ground and a lot of it. 4-5 yards to be safe. I always look at Walmart first and have to admit I can't normally handle the quilt store prices.

Is it worth it to search out onlines stores? I worry that I will spend so much time looking that I will get discurraged. I know many of you buy online - but I myself never had.

Any suggestions for "good" quality, low price, cheap shipping? I have to admit - Joanne's is the highest quality I normally go. And I know that you get what you pay for - but I am still only will to do 5-6 dollars per yard. Is it worth my time to research?

http://connectingthreads.com
http://www.thousandsofbolts.com/index.cfm

Those are the top two that come to mind for "cheap, good quality"

4my3boyz.com
she has good prices and quality!

Free shipping on over $35 here http://www.fabric.com/Index.aspx
Some whote on white here http://www.fabric.com/SearchResults2...3-26a376046a5e
then have a look in the clearance section maybe?

Hope this helps

You won't go wrong with either of these.

But if you're looking for a solid white, the Kona at Joann's (with a coupon) might be the least expensive, since that's a major consideration. That way you can save the $$$ for the pinks/purples.

As for those colors, are you only looking for one fabric for each value, or are you considering multiple fabrics for each value group? So it would be a very controlled scrappy look (like you used in the Ribbon quilt).

I personally would buy Kona cotton or cotton sateen and use a coupon on it so that it comes out cheaper per yard. I use the sateen a lot in hand applique and love the quality of it and can only find it at Joann's. And I am a very picky person and have spent #10-$12 per yard for good quality fabric and these meet my expectations.

Those would be my choices - Connecting Thread has a lot of clearwance fabric that starts at $2.48 a yd & with $50.00 plus purchase - shipping is free

My opinion, Walmart has pretty WOW fabric (White on White) and COC (Cream on Cream) which I personally buy there by the dozens (on the background fabrics) but if you cannot find these background fabrics, then Joann's will have it (second option for me if I cannot find a nice background fabric to work with).

Right now 5bucksayard is having a tremendous sale; here's the link for the homepage and if you sign up for their email alerts, the site offers incentives/promotional sales/clearance/etc...
Here's the link:
http://www.5bucksayard.com/

I just bought some white with little white polka dot today for half off! That made it $4.19 a yard.

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As for those colors, are you only looking for one fabric for each value, or are you considering multiple fabrics for each value group? So it would be a very controlled scrappy look (like you used in the Ribbon quilt).[/quote]

White as the background then all the same pinks from the pink ribbon. Yes - I am always drawn to the "controlled scrappy". I think it just makes me feel better! You should see my desk at work . .everything in it's place. This is the controlled side of me. But my closets at home. . that is the scrappy!!!

I didn't spend too much time on the picture I made becuase with Quilt Deisgn Wizard I don't have as many options as I would like. And it is a bit of a bear to work with in terms of changing my mind with layout. I just wanted to see how those 2 blocks would turn out. And I love it!

I keep looking at the pink ribbon quilt and I am so drawn to the pink/white contrast :)