Hobby Lobby
 

I apologize if this subject has already been discussed. Has anyone used the fabric (cotton, denim, flannel) from Hobby Lobby? Is the quality okay? I basically use these three fabrics in my sewing and I wanted to know if they are good. Besides making quilts, I also make doll clothes and matching outfits for my granddaughter. The fabrics would have to hold up to frequent laundering. Thanks for your help.

I find the fabric at Hobby Lobby is like all the stores. Some is good , some is not. You just have to go and touch it. I used to have a friend who would call and ask if I wanted to go fondle fabrics with her.

I do use HL fabric and love the 40% off coupons. The only complaint I have is the fabric never seems to change.

I depend upon Hobby Lobby when I want predictable themed fabrics. Mine has a good selection and their clearance items are sometimes a good deal.

I love their decorator fabrics!!!

I needed denim backing for a customer tshirt quilt and shopped at HL. They had 3 weights of denim. I ended up buying the middle grade, and it laundered beautifully! Hope this helps.

I love our Hobby Lobby...they usually have different fabrics than Joanns ... I love most of it and they do great clearance...

Have purchased some fabric and it was really nice!

I loved the clearance at my HL in Allen, TX. But, the HL here does not seem to have very good clearance.

I really like Hobby Lobby fabric. I feel the fabric and if I like the way it feels, then I buy it. The 40% off coupons are just the icing on the cake.

I find the selection of cotton quilting fabrics at HL is fine although the quanity is small. The fabric for clothing is fine also and I have made many clothing items for my GD. Their upholestry fabrics seems to change more frequently and their clearance is best in that fabric department.

I was just at my Hobby Lobby , selection is not so great, but found the quality to be acceptable. Not the highest but not the poorest either.

I've bought fabric from HL over the years and really like it compared to some of the other places. I also like the 40% off coupon and sales they have.

I have always liked the fabrics that Hobby Lobby carries. However, a decision was made at corporate level almost 10 years ago, and most of the stores scaled way back in the fabric department. Unlike Joann's, HL will give you the greater of the discounts -- either the sale price or the 40% coupon (almost always available on-line), whichever is better. You have to present your coupon at the cutting table.

A big negative for me at HL is that their cash register system is not automated. Each item must be entered, which means longer lines and the potential for more error.

Dayle

We have a nice Hobby Lobby which has a good variety of quilting cotton. I buy a lot of their fabric and it holds up well. When I use a coupon I present it at the register.

It's just like any other fabric store. They have good fabric and they have awful fabric. I've been satisfied with everything I've bought from there because I always feel the fabric to be able to tell the quality.

I have always brought Kona cotton fabric from HL and is very satisfied with it.

Their fabric has always done a great job for me. I wanted to make a table runner for my Pastor and his wife and found a great piece with gold, purple and olive green in 8" squares surrounded by a thin dark brown sashing between them. Each of these squares had a Bible verse in it. I was able to cut these apart and make into a simple 10 minute block with a dark brown center with gold a filagree print in it. It is turning out great and I had never seen the fabric anywhere else. I also support the store because they stand up for what they believe in.

That is exactly right, good and bad everywhere. "Fondling the fabric" is the way to go and it's fun.

I like Hobby Lobby fabric. But yes it does seem to stay the same. What I do like is the one I use to go to cut a Full yard with a little extra for shrinkage. They didn't cut to the "thread" so that when you washed the fabric you were short like some others do.

I like Hobby Lobby, I like that they keep some fabrics the same almost all the time and change out their seasonals. And I agree, it's like any other store - some of their fabrics are better than others. I like to go and touch them too! My daughter has asked me if I NEED to touch every fabric, I say "of course!"

They quite often have Northcott fabric which feels and looks great. Another thing I like about HL is that some fabrics they can re-order if you want more of it. They also carry a lot bigger selection of blender fabrics than the Hancocks that we have in town. But my favorite place to shop is my LQS...I just wish it was bigger and had more of a selection.

Years ago when making garments for the growing girls; I would shop Hobby Lobby, Hancock's, Cloth World (when it was around), Denver Fabrics for the best cheapest priced fabric. Throughout the washings seemed like all 6 would hold up with the grind of kids and washing. Now that I do garments for the grands: I still shop at Hobby Lobby, Hancock's, Jo-Ann's, Denver Fabrics for the best cheapest priced fabrics and online (even tho I am not crazy about online with cards) Fabrics.com, CT.
When the local LQS was going out of business; I bought many fabrics I would never buy at retail for 70 % off and put them in my stash and they wash beautifully as I used some in the quilts for the grands for Christmas.

I have bought lots of fabric from Hobby Lobby and it is very good quality. I only buy their 100% cotton fabrics. I buy fabric anywhere that is not too expensive. I only go by the feel or past experience.

I have bought a lot from them and have loved it all. The one I shop at has added quite a bit more and it is beautiful.

I asked the clerk at a recently opened Hobby Lobby why they didn't have computer cash registers or scanners in the fabric department and she said, "the owner doesn't believe in them". This makes refunds and returns a nightmare. I later heard somewhere else it is because they think the bar codes are messages from the devil. That could be an urban myth but it sure bogs down the shopping process. I sure miss the days of old when the fabric and yarn departments were many times larger than they are now.

I haven't gotten a poor quality fabric from Hobby Lobby yet!

Most of what they carry is good quality. I am totally bored with them, tho, and don't even look there anymore. They rarely get new fabrics and just keep re-stocking the same prints forever.

They have Kona cottons - solids. Wish they had more quilting item.

I use HL fabric quite often and have always been happy with it. Sometimes you get some great buys on the clearance stuff although that seems to have slowed down a lot lately. The 40% coupons come in really handy. I like to buy several yards of solids or fabrics I use a lot to get the most out of my coupons. I have to drive quite a ways to get there so the 40% off of fabric helps pay for the gas expense. It's nice that Hancock fabrics is in the same shopping area so I can check out their sales too.

I jump btw Hobby Lobby and Joann's all the time...

Isn't it quite strange that we go to the store and "fondle" the fabric, but when we have a quilt show, we say, "Do not Touch" ?

I like HL fabric better than JoAnn's. I've even seen some 1930's Repro that I bought at a LQS.

Yes - strange
 

Yes, I think it strange, too. Especially if it is a quilt for sale. I walked out of a place years ago when I was looking at a quilt for sale and a very snooty lady came up and reprimanded me for touching a quilt. Went to another place and bought a very lovely quilt... fondled it all I wanted before I decided to buy it, too! LOL

I'm a great fan of HL. I think their fabric is better than JoAnn's and it's always 30% off at my store.

I really like Hobby lobby's fabric. I think that it is between the cheap Joanns and LQS fabric. It is usually on sale for 30% off but they will let you use a 40% coupon if you tell the associate in the fabric dept as she is cutting so she can mark the regular price and use the coupon at the register. I think that they have a good selection of "groups" of fabric. Also I like the Kona fabric for backing and it always on sale! You can print HL coupons on line but you can only use 1 per day but print as many as you want.

I mostly buy the wide muslin, but have bought other fabrics with no problems.

I had never been to Hobby Lobby, as there are none in my area. I was recently in Maryland and there was a Hobby Lobby near our hotel. There was no way I would return home without browsing through the store. It was awesome, so many different kinds of items and fabrics I don't see in my area. I bought two fabrics, red solid and white on white. I tested the red for colorfastness and to my delight, it did not run. I hope to go back to Hobby Lobby whenever I return to Maryland.

We are getting a Hobby Lobby in March - thank goodness. Resources for fabric where we live are very slim. The few quilt shops we have within a 50 mile radius are small and inventory is small too. Hoping HL will add some variety and choices.

I don't know where you live in Pa but I live in Ohio and we have Hobby Lobby here