Quiltingboard Forums

Quiltingboard Forums (https://www.quiltingboard.com/)
-   Main (https://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1/)
-   -   Insane Sales at Hancock Fabric (https://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1/insane-sales-hancock-fabric-t186488.html)

ILoveToQuilt 04-20-2012 02:08 PM

Nice fabrics! I am so sad, our Hancock's closed 2 years ago. Now we only have JoAnn's and a Hobby Lobby (35 miles away) for chains stores and one LQS within 20 miles. ): It is a "disease"../but then again, how many of us have gone to the grocery store for eggs or bread and come home with 10 bags of groceries??? We just can't pass up on the good deals. I've found that when I am shopping for that one FQ or skein of yarn, I only take $5 with me, no credit card or debit card or check book. Can't spend when I don't have it with me to spend. Works for me. Sometimes I do miss out on the unexpected finds, but I look at it this way, I didn't need (though who really "needs" fabric (: ? ) it to begin with and when I do need fabric for my next project I will find what I need at a price I can deal with.

Congrats on a great "steal". Please show us your finished projects! Would love to see them!

Retired Fire Chief 04-20-2012 02:11 PM

I'm a new quilter and it didn't take long to catch the "disease". I have two dear friends who have it as well, so it's very contagous. We did hear a cute saying, "the one who dies with the most fabric wins", which inspires us to buy even more! Going to the local quilt store and buying something beautiful, well I can't think of much that is more fun, unless it is taking another class at our local quilt store with my girl friends.

As far as dear husbands, I am very lucky. Whenever we are out of town and my husband sees a quilt shop he always pulls over and volunteers to just wait in the car. Now is that sweet or what?

Quilt Novice 04-20-2012 02:24 PM

I have a long list of non quilting things I should be buying and/or saving for and yet all I really want is at the LQS.

babyboomerquilter 04-20-2012 02:30 PM

No matter how hard I try I NEVER can walk out of the fabric store with just what I went in there for! It is just too hard!LOL!

kyquiltlover1942 04-20-2012 02:41 PM

Well, I went to JoAnn'stoday, and only bought what I went after. Embroidery floss for the quilt I am knotting. Still stiking with my promise to myself to NOT buy anything but backing.

grandme26 04-20-2012 03:02 PM

Love the deer fabric. I have done this but now have a rule. I buy fabric only for project ongoing, of course, I can always have many ongoing projects

Momo 04-20-2012 03:53 PM

I know and feel for you. It is sad that we can't just get what we intended and leave, but what fun would that be?

craftymatt2 04-20-2012 04:23 PM

OMG, I do the same thing, glad i am not the only one, will be going to the paducah quilt show next week, oh am i going to be in trouble, staying with family so i will have much more to spend, plan on going to Eleanor Burns store, also and a few other places.

krissr 04-20-2012 05:39 PM

I here you all. When I die my family is going to HATE me!. I had an ear infection and was really dizzy. We went to an instacare and they gave me a perscription. We went to Wal-Mart to fill it and I asked hubby to hold on to me and walk me to the fabric department while we were waiting. MADE SOME DARLING PILLOWCASES OUT OF THE FABRIC I BOUGHT.

Drue 04-20-2012 05:54 PM

Good for you. I went to our "local" (70 miles away) Hancocks and what they had looked like junk) ( looked like old K-mart stuff )to me on the sale tables. Ours doesn't even carry DMC any more. They have some off brand embroidery floss they carry. All I bought while there was 3 yards of Wonder Under and some Guitterman Cotton quilting thread and 3 spools out of the twelve I went after of the Sulky ( for embroidery), because they didn't have it and hadn't had some of it in a few months. Guess I'll have to go to Conroe or Houston to get it...well over 100 miles away!

nstitches4u 04-20-2012 09:21 PM

Yes, it is a sickness that we all enjoy! I hope they never start a Fabricaholics Anonymous!

KathyPhillips 04-20-2012 11:58 PM

Well I went to JoAnn's today after an Ami Simms sewing class. Went to get one piece of fabric....Well $146 later...But I got everything for 30% off! I got 6 BOM Persian Plum and a finishing kit because there was only one left. I got another BOM and the finishing kit for it, because it had such cool fabrics in it! A couple of yards of other fabric. Did I say it was on sale? I thoroughly understand!! And my DH is out of town, so I didn't have to "sneak" it in the house.

solstice3 04-21-2012 05:34 PM

I need to go shopping with you!!!! Great job!

jaciqltznok 04-21-2012 05:39 PM

not me...I went to a quilt show and 3 quilt shops and did not spend a single penny!
yep,. must be sick!

materialgrl 04-23-2012 09:48 AM

Yep,went to Joannes for corsage leaves [which they no longer sell] $ 40.00 later I left,my son,21, was with kept begging me to shoot him as I kept saying 1 more time around in case I missed something,haven't been there for a while. He was a real trooper,stayed with me.LOL


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 04:31 AM.