Just wondering how many of you have ever bought a full bolt of fabric? If so, where did you buy it, and were you able to get it at a fair price?

I buy full bolts of fabric that will make good backing fabric for a lot of quilts or for borders. Can't beat a bolt of go with anything fabric. I don't see many whole bolt discounts anymore but when it's on sale I will buy a whole bolt. I won't spend over $6 a yard for a bolt. I buy bolts of Warm and Natural batting at WalMart when I see a new bolt not opened. A bolt of good muslin is a must for me to keep on hand.

I buy full bolts at Marshall Dry Goods :thumbup:

I bought a full bolt yesterday of Kona muslin with a 50% coupon.

I only buy full bolts when I have a 50% off coupon. I'm cheap and I get half the bolt for free.

Yes - when they are on clearance or major sale.

When our WalMart was having their big fabric sale a couple years ago I got several full bolts of material....black satin poie de soie (sp??) for $1/yd, heavy fleece for $2/yd, & my best friend got handkerchef linen for $1/yd. Several years prior to that I got a bolt of upholstry fabric (17 yds) for $1/yd. And when the local furniture mfr. closed I got 3 or 4 other bolts (rolls) at similar pricing. This was very definitely clearance pricing, not regular price, and too good to pass up.

I buy Kona cotton by the bolt for backings and for piecing. I also by a whole roll of batting at a time with a coupon. Great savings!

I buy muslin by the bolt. I buy the 200 count muslin and use it for sample blocks and to practice quilting. With a 50% coupon, I end up paying less than $1 a yard. Also, I have bought whole bolts of the teflon fabric (shiny silver side, heat resistant) and whole bolts of fusible interfacing for t-shirt quilts. JoAnn's will special order it and you can use a 40% or 50% coupon.

Yes I have when the price is right...
I don't think it should be the same as cut pieces, as the labor costs are way down from not having to pay someone to make ??? cuts from it and the price should reflect that :D:D:D

I buy full bolts of muslin and cotton prints when I'm making a dress. Normally I only buy it if it's on sale or with a coupon.

I will if the price is good and it is something I will use a lot.

I only buy quality muslin and Warm and Natural by the bolt and only with 50% off coupon or 50% off sale; no regrets - ever!

I also have a full bolt of pellon, I back my redwork with it. I always buy W & N by the bolt when on sale.

I buy whole bolts of white muslin to dye...and I look for the 50% coupon as well!

Yup, full bolts of Kona solids (Hancock's of Paducah) and Moda marbles (Craft Connection), both at 'quantity discount' rates. I'm also negotiating with my LQS for a discount bolt rate on WonderUnder 805 fusible web.

I buy full bolts of Kona cotton Rich Red because I make Kung Fu sashes for my son's school. Those darn things are 3 1/2 yrds long! I too take my Joanns coupon!!!

I bought a bolt of Kona Cotton online at a place that only sells by the bolt. Can't think of the name of it right now. Great price.

I was going to do a Dear Jane with it but decided to do something else, so far working on one quilt with it.

I'm lucky if I can buy a full yard! lol But I can dream!

I buy full bolts of all of my backings, like Pellon Fleece, fusible webs, and if there is a fabric I'm in love with and there is a full unopened bolt out at Joann's I will use a 50% off coupon and buy it. I keep a solid white, solid black and solid flesh colored bolt on hand at all times. So Yes! I buy bolts.

I've bought a bolt of muslin at Joann's but got no discount. Probably used a coupon.

I bought a full bold, plus extra yardage, of muslin at a LQS so I would have enough for my Dear Jane quilt. I feel I was charged a fair price.

Yes, when the price was right. I have a couple of full bolts (15-16 yards) in my garage that I got for $1.99 a yard. Good fabrics too, a couple of Robert Kaufman, A Seattle Bay,
I have finished of many many bolts that were on sale, In all I probably have about 44 pieces of fabric that have over 10 yards on them.

I bought a full bolt of muslin at JoAnn's a couple of years back -- don't remember the exact price but thought it was good at the time...

Only once, I found two bolts of a black calicos at a garage sale cheap, and bought them both! COuldnt afford to otherwise!

Bought a full bolt (29 yards) at WM last week in white, not Percale, what's the other one? for VBS costumes. We used it all so no leftovers.

I bought five bolts of good quality from a vendor at a quilt show. It was about $2.50/yard.

I plan to buy bolts when I get to go to Marshalls.

My first instinct was to say "why no" but then I looked around :oops: I have two bolts of muslin a bolt of whit flannel and a bolt of pink flannel . Good prices I guess :roll: LOL

i bought several when my walmart was closing their fabric section, i got them for $16. a bolt (i think that is 10 yards right?) I came home with 7 full bolts that day LOL

Hi Everyone,

I am new on this site and I love it. I would like to buy fabric by the bolt, but at wholesale prices. Does anyone know of a place I can contact to do this?

Thanks, Linda

No-iron muslin at JoAnn's with a 50% coupon.

I bought a bolt of white & black from joann's on a black Friday I think it was $10 each and I also got a bolt of dark blue flannel. I haven't even opened the white yet!

No, never have. I am always surprised when I see some of the sewing rooms of the members here, and see so many bolts, or partial bolts of fabric. I recently needed a solid cream for a quilt I am planning. I sent away for 10 or 12 samples to find the "perfect" color. Believe it or not, only one of them really looked great. The next quilt I need a cream for might look better with "ivory" or "snow" or "vanilla" or "off-white". I am interested in trying a few different battings, I've mostly used Hobbs 80/20, so I don't want to buy a bolt of anything yet.

I've purchased batting, muslin and fabric that I would use for backings (you know those all purpose ones). I think I probably got them at JoAnns with a 50% coupon?

I've bought a bolt of muslin and I buy bolts of stabilizers for machine embroidery. I think I would not buy full bolts of anything else though, except batting.

I buy full bolts of warm and natural all the time - using the 50% off at JoAnn's... and I've purchased whole bolts of fabric the same way.

I am lucky to live in reasonable driving distance of the Amish/Mennonite community in eastern PA. There is a store and it's partner called Sauder's who holds at least two huge sales every year. They offer whole bolts of fabric for as little as $1.99 a yard. You have to purchase the whole bolt. The bolts range from as little as 5 yrd to up to at least 15. They have everything from batiks to top of the line fabric collections. The rest of the store has great prices on so called remnents. Most of those pieces are at least three yards or more. You have to purchase all of the piece but most of them are not more than $2 a yard. Then they have all of the national lines, Moda, Kaufman etc. etc. The sale draws busloads. They also carry all the notions at great prices, batting, thread, rulers, etc. etc. As a bonus they also sell bulk food items like flours, nuts, spices, noodles, snacks like pretzels, candy and candy makiing supplies and the list goes on. This trip I spent a little over $40 and will probably get eight or nine Linus quilts out of that fabric. I have several bolts I purchased on a former trip that I have yet to open. They even offer huge rolls of batting as well as packages single batts.

I have bought a whole bolt of fabric...wasn't looking for a deal.....just loved the fabric!I thought it would be good backing material for my boys quilts.....then they found minky....they will no longer let cotton fabric back their quilts. LOL.

Well, those of you who know I am a bargain hunter... I bought quite a few bolts of fabric when 2 different stores closed here in town, and they had an auction. One was a quilting store, and I got 10 bolts of really nice fabric. The other an old upholstry shop, and I got vintage bark cloth, and home dec fabric. That was a 3 day ordeal, but here in town, so I was able to go each day. Great stuff!

If you want new (just-released) fabrics, and you want to pick-and-choose from the various manufacturers, the best place to start is at a distributor, such as www.eeschenck.com, www.needlecraftinc.com, or www.checkerdist.com. (There are others but these three have pretty good websites.) However, they do have order minumums, and might even have a minimum of how much you need to spend per year, to remain a customer. You'd have to check with each place individually as their policies are probably different. Oh... they may require you to have a tax number, as these places really exist to sell to businesses.

If you don't care if it's last-season's line, then you could try a place like Marshall's Drygoods. (I have read on this forum that they do not require a tax number.) Marshall's buys closeouts from the manufacturers. IMHO the best prints never make it to closeout status... I rarely find anything terribly appealing in the "leftovers". But that only reflects my taste, right? I think if you're into historical prints, or just want yardage for backings, you're likely to find something that's appealing to you. But be sure that you know what brands they're selling. Get a good brand name with a quality that you're familiar with. 'Cause a bad fabric is not a bargain, no matter how low the price is.