Prices of batting (groan)
 

After spending the winter in AZ I was able to go to our local fabric store. I had read about the cost of Warm & Natural batting increasing in price. I wanted to check our prices against US prices. W & N is $38.00 a meter (39 inches) & the pre-packaged queen size was 98.00. Needless to say I didn't buy any, hope it goes on sale.

ouch, that hurts

Lynn

wow- why not find an on-line shop that sells international- i bet even with shopping it's going to be lots less expensive- since we pay about $27 for a queen batt!

Yikes! It's on sale at Joann's right now (doesn't help Canadians I know) for 19.99 for a queen size package. Plus they have an extra 15% off coupon so I picked one up today for $17. Regular price is $45 I think.

Ah'm so proud of paying 19.99 at Joann's. Its gone up to $27 and $33 everywhere else. Gonna grow my own at this rate. Now where did I put those carders?

I agree its a lot cheaper, maybe a different brand, hobbs isn't badly priced

I doubt I would be able to quilt much at those prices.. and doubt I would ever really put my quilts to the use they get now. Such a huge investment !

All of my quilts have high loft polyester batting, washes wonderfully, warm without the weight. Works great for me.

are you close enough to come over the line and get some???? I would by a whole roll at Joann's and take it home if you could. Might be worth checking into. I have friends that live in Ontario and take stuff home with them every summer. good luck.

Wow --- those prices will certainly raise the cost of making quilts!

How about ordering from Joannes on line, since you can use the 40% off coupons?

Joanne's won't ship to Canada. When I was in AZ they wouldn't accept my Canadian CC. So couldn't order on-line, but they accepted my CC in their store. I'm not sure who shippes to Canada. I'll look into that more for sure as I won't pay those prices. I wanted to use W& W since I only have a 9 inch throat machine.

I just yesterday got a whole 40yd roll at Joann's.com of 45" wide batting. I used my 50% off coupon. I think I paid $2 a yard and shipping was about $13. If I need wider, I just piece it together. Most of my quilts are lap size, not bed size.

Kingsmen quilting supply carries Hobbs batting AND they ship to Canada. A queen size 100% cotton batting is US $15 and the 80/20 Hobbs Heirloom is only $12.50.

I can't for the life of me figure out why anyone would order from JoAnnes, their prices are unreasonably high even when at 50% off! Believe me Hobbs is a wonderful product, I prefer it over W&N. The 80/20 handles and feels just like W&N. I also love their Poly.

http://www.kmquiltingsupply.net/index.php

I bring stuff across the border to Canada alot. It is not expensive to declare (i.e. not smuggle it in), especially if the product is made in the US, as then there is no duty. You may have to pay HST, but that is not nearly as expensive as shipping usually is. Also, if you are away at least 48 hours (soon to be 24 hours as of June 1) you can bring more in duty free. Even on a day trip, it's worth it.
GEMRM

You can't compare W&N to Hobbs, because the Hobbs has to be quilted 3.5 to 4" apart and the W&N 8" to 10" apart.

Wow thanks for the link , those are great prices on Hobbs battings.

wow you have to smuggle batting across the border ???? omg that is crazy what do they think your going to use it for besides a quilt ?? that is outragous. i cant believe theres such a stupid law.
carla m

The scrim in W&N (made out of polyester BTW) is the ONLY thing that allows quilting that far apart. If you want to quilt that far apart Hobbs cotton batting with the scrim you can quilt up to 8" apart (although connecting threads claims up to 10" on this product I would trust the manufacturere first). so yes you CAN compare hobbs to W&N.
http://www.hobbsbatting.com/our-prod...om-collection/
http://www.connectingthreads.com/too...CtnwScrim.html

However when I made my comparison above, I was referring to how the batting needled (for hand quilting) the feel of the batting to the touch, and it's drape so I can see where you would be confused. I never quilt that far apart anyway, Either by hand or machine. I just don't think it looks very nice but that is my opinion. If you like quilting far apart there are loads of choices out there that are much less expensive than W&N which was the OP topic.

How much are you allowed to bring in each per day? I know that coming into the EU, you can each have $45 value before there is any tax on it (in a shipped box). We can bring in via the airport whatever we want in our bags as long as it is "ours".

I mean, of course, as long as it is legal product. Plus we aren't allowed to carry more than 10,000 $ in person. I can't imagine why Canada wouldn't let you bring in pretty much whatever you want.

I recently bought a bunch of batting from Connecting Threads, they were all on sale and since my total bill was more than $50 the shipping was free. Not sure that they carry Warm & Natural but they do have several brands. I like Hobbs 80/20 but also ordered some different type battings to try out.

thanks for clearifing that.... I didnt mean for anyone to smuggle it in. I know you have to declair it. Still sounds better. and someone said JoAnns is high even with the discount. they are correct. I by W&N wholesale from the factory and I know JoAnns markes up at least 3 times, then puts on sale, so they are still making a profit. Kingsmen is good to deal with also.

Yes, but Kingsmen charges $10 shipping (unless I am missing a *free* shipping link somewhere on the site) which brings the queen batt to $25, more than the $17 deal she got at JoAnn's.

I bought a 40 yard roll of 45" W&N batting for $80, which was 50% off Joann's regular price. Shipping was $12. EVERY other site I checked charged upwards of $140 PLUS shipping.

I can't for the life of me see why anyone would buy from anyone BUT Joann Fabric...for bolts of W&N anyway. I don't know about other brands, so I can't speak to that.

"I can't for the life of me figure out why anyone would order from JoAnnes, their prices are unreasonably high even when at 50% off! Believe me Hobbs is a wonderful product, I prefer it over W&N. The 80/20 handles and feels just like W&N. I also love their Poly."

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Holy cow, for those prices, I'd defintely either have it shipped in or drive down into Washington for a day!

I agree w/ another poster on how far apart is acceptable. A product may say it can be 8" apart, but that would not look as nice, in my opinion.

(I'm sure OP realizes there's no need for smuggling. We have folks by the busload who come down from CA, mainly Toronto, to shop @ local outlet mall.)

www.fabric.com carries batting and ships internationally. Unfortunately, their free shipping w/ a $35 order only pertains to USA orders. No idea what shipping would be, but it'd be worth the time to fill out the order and find out - you can always not finalize it.

Good luck! And if you go to AZ every year, next year you should stock up while you are in the States (where we complain endlessly about our taxes without realizing how lucky we really are).

Yes but it required a 50% off sale plus presenting an additional 15% of coupon and driving there so she had the cost of gas and wear and tear on her vehicle and I would think the time she spent driving to and from Joannes and selecting her purchase off the shelf and waiting in line to check out is easily worth $10.

I will concede if you happen to be one of the fortunate few who get coupons (I have signed up numerous times and have yet to ever receive one) and you live very close to JoAnnes and you can wait until they do a 50% off sale AND have a coupon then by all means go to JoAnnes.

I have found less expensive options where I can shop at MY convenience, order from the comfort of my computer and get it delivered right to my doorstep and I don't have to wait for a "sale". I long ago gave up on JoAnnes when I finally realized that they have inflated prices to make you THINK you are getting such a great deal when they advertise 50% off when in reality you are just paying the normal retail price of your LQS or an online source PLUS shipping.

Hi, I bought batting at JoAnn's yesterday for $14.99 a pkg so got 3 pkg's. Just watch for sales.

PM me and I will send you a list of what I have available..might be cheaper to have someone here buy it and send it to you!

I have ordered batting from Hancocks of Paducha. They sometimes have a free shipping event where Canadians can get free shipping with a $100 purchase, this can include up to 2 battings. I will stock up on their clearance fabrics and solids, and a couple of battings. I did get charged from customs once, only $20. that would have been about what I would have paid for tax anyhow here. If you sign up for their email updated, they have a free shipping event every few months.

Shipping from USA to Canada (other countries) is a process...paperwork, more paperwork...list the item(s), list their individual value, weight, etc. Gift or purchase...if a purchase...there will be a duty tax for sure...and probably a broker fee. We used to ship parts to Canada all the time...paperwork was a hassle. At least for replacement parts, there was little duty if any. Also...I'd check into manufacturing supplies...may be a break there, but most larger stores won't ship out of country, too much paperwork.
Marge

Try overstock.com or buy direct from the Pellon website also you can get bolts of batting at a good price from fabric.com. I think they have a sale on batting going on now. Also there is amazon.com

Kings Men are taking 30% off your order at checkout as they are downsizing so now may be the time to order. Tks. GiGi

Connecting Threads ships to Canada & shipping is fairly reasonable & usually pretty fast. I have ordered from them often & so far have not been hit by any extra charges when it crosses the border.

Email Warm N Natural Co and see if you can order directly from them...........worth a try.

Ouch! You need to stock up on batting when you are in Arizona. JoAnn has it on sale fairly often and you can get on their preferred customers list and get 40% off coupons to use when it isn't on sale.

I just tried to order (thinking 30% was too good a deal to pass up) and not only did the discount not show up in my shopping cart, the shipping for a 30 yard roll of batting (cost $110) was $40. No thanks.

For the record, I love online shopping. But sometimes, brick-and-mortars ARE actually a better deal. Just sayin.

i get mine when conecting threads has there batting discounted when its on sale i can get it for less than 16 dollars per queen size batt including shipping and dutey if i get 5 or more at a time. last time i got 11 batts.

do you have to pay a tariff on it? maybe we should start an underground railroad. wonder what shipping is?

Tru4uca lives on Vancouver Island and the ferry trip alone is probably $120 return plus fuel. day trip wouldn't be worth it. Check the local fabric store--not fabricland. Their prices are way out of line so they can put it on sale and still make money.