Was at JoAnn's today and found great sale prices. Also found quilting fabric priced at $9.99. Some friends from Texas told me last summer that because of the drought the cotton crop was lost and prices would increase. Will you pay this or more?

Nope Not me.. My Budget is so small it can hardly handle what I do get.. Here a piece there a piece... I used to buy almost everything at Joanns with a coupon.. But I ordered from Connecting Threads the other day .... And I Love their fabric... I think I will mostly be an online shopper now.

no I will not. I noticed the other day some shops have it for 12.00!

Yep, I was frustrated as well with the prices. I have been doing this for a while, and have a stash--but for new quilters-we will lose much!

the one LQS by me starts her prices at 12-15 a yard for regular cotton. Batiks are over $18 a yard, and she doesn't cut in less than 1 yard increments on Batik.

I'd gladly pay 9.99 in that LQS, but mainly I shop online.

yep at Joanns in OKcity, I saw some for this price and just laughed out loud...NO way...not even when the really good Batiks were that price...

No I won't pay those prices mentioned above. There are quilt shops out there selling less expensive fabric that works just fine for me. It doesn't have to have a name brand on it for it to work in my quilts. Yes it is better quality but they are pricing themselves right out of the quilters market. I won't pay more than $9.99 a yd & VERY seldom will I do that, even at JoAnn's. I've got enough fabric I can sit & ride this one out. IF I do pay $9.99 a yard, it won't be at JoAnn's tho, I'd rather pay that from a qult shop where the quality is there. JoAnn's does not offter the quality :thumbup: Our JoAnn's has had $9.99 fabric for a long time now & I pick it up & look at it & put it right back. So this is nothing new here in Southern IL.

At Joanns? NO WAY!!!

If I don't buy from fabric from WalMart I purchase most of my fabric online. The LQS is just to out of my price range when it comes to the quilts I make. I try to hit the sales and buy cheaper fabric.

Seems like Joann's has taken their usual cottons, slapped the term Quilters whatever on them and bumped the prices up at least 40%. The thing is, the fabric doesn't look any better or feel any better than their lower priced cottons as a rule, or at least in my neck of the woods. If I'm going to spend upwards of $9.00 would rather give my hard-earned $$ to a quilt shop.

Being fairly new to my addiction, I really thought most fabrics were expensive until I started garage saleing, goodwill, asking friends, etc..... I have yet to build a "stash", but am not giving up!

I can go to my local quilt shop and buy fabric for $9.50 a yard...In checking our local Joanne's, the prices are up and the quality is just not the same...So no Joanne's for me at that price.......:(

Sandi

Will only buy on great sale or with coupon!!!

This is a subject that my feelings are way too strong on regardless if it's about fabric or other pricing increases. I'll spare you all my band stand speech on the subject but I do have a common sense suggestion to make.

I spent a weekend with a friend in the city recently. We spent two glorious days visiting, swapping fabrics with each other and teaching each other new techniques we've picked up along the way. She taught me paper piecing and I taught her how to do applique with permanent glue. We tried out dying fabrics with shaving cream and ink! She and I both had fabrics in our stash that we weren't really interested in working with again. So we traded fabrics! We didn't measure or keep track of how much each of us was getting, it was just a simple task of going through our fabrics and offering those that we didn't care for to each other. We both went away with lots of new fabrics and new ideas spinning in our heads. We had a lot of fun and neither of us spent any cash, well, except for the new restaurants we tried ;) I think it's a great way to renew or refresh your fabric supplies. I think a lot of us are just going to have to find more creative ways to add to our fabric stashes. I would personally love to see more trade offers on the classifieds here instead of just cash sales.

I usually go here: http://www.quiltshops.com/ to find my fabric. I either go by style, color, or I have the name of the line I am looking for. I type in what I want and then the word SALE and it brings up all the quilt shops that have what I want on sale and I look for the best buy. I have purchased from many different shops and have never had a problem with the item or the service.

I won't pay $10 or more for a yard for quilt fabric anywhere but a LQS. Fortunately, my favorite LQS has a great sale once a month and that's when I get what ever I want or need. I too, like a lot of members, have more than enough stash to keep me busy with the exception of possibly needing solids at some point. I found that when the prices were cheaper at Joann's, I spent more money and bought fabrics that I will probably never use. Now I am more picky about what fabrics I buy.

no, i can't afford those prices. time to get creative with my stash :)

I am at a show in Atlanta and yesterday I saw prepackaged half yd cuts at $7.50 with big sign over the rack that it was from Japan or Indonesia. Not batiks but regular cotton.
No different than US brands which are also printed in Japan.
I started a thread sometime ago to list out of the way places to buy fabric. Havn't seen any additions to it in awhile.

I usually look for sales when I can.

I have found quilt shop fabric online for less that 10.00- haven't paid that at all.
Look at the great sites and see- most ship very cheaply as well.
The only things I buy at Joann's are notions- I don't care what price their fabric is- I don't like it.

If this group is basically responsible for getting fabric back in the Wal Mart stores, perhaps we should shop there when we can.

Only pay that price when that is the only fabric I found to match the quilt that I may be working on at the time.

I find my self looking at the price then picking my fabric. I have a good stash and have been using it up. Watching for sales.

I won't say I won't pay that price. I probably will sometime in the future if I want to make quilts. My stash will run out and have to be replenished. I keep my eyes open for online clearance and going out of business sales.

I gotta tell you guys that I just keep watching for online sales-Thousand of bolts, connecting threads, Marshall's etc. I've been paying about $3.50 -sometimes less- & don't plan on ever paying over $5.00. Also do the garage sale & thrift store thing & ask family members for things they are done with I might be able to use.

Well, I don't want to pay that much, but I might not have a choice.

Time to whittle that stash down, however.

Today, I pulled out the fall fabric I had purchased and started working on a runner for my buffet. I decided I needed a bit more from the line and was pleased to find it on sale a Ft Worth Fabric Studio for $5 a yard. WOO HOO. Got enough to make my sister a runner for her birthday!

There are fabrics here up to 14.99. I don't and won't pay that. I talked to a dealer at a quilt show and she is selling out all of her fabrics because the prices are going through the roof and she figures people won't pay the prices and she doesn't think people should pay those prices.

I am so thankful for my stach.no I can't pay that price either.our walmart still doesn't have fabric so I hardly ever go there.I guess we need to hang in there and hope for the best.

I shop at Bits and Pieces for Moda clearance for 4.99 a yard. I love the prices and the fabric. I pick up at the shop for free shipping but also have had them deliver. http://www.bnpquilts.com/

No I will not pay that much for fabric. For one thing I don't have the funds to do it as most of our money goes for treatments for dh and for another thank God I have accumulated a large stash. I also live about 1/2 hr drive from 2 different mennonite stores that have wonderful fabric and prices. I would say that I am truly blessed.patti

Sandybeach, I just went to this link and it is great. Thank you.

No, i won't pay this price. Shop here on the board.

That would be nice,but I wonder if some ppl don't just need the $$ for other things & no interest in getting more fabric?

I'm another quilter shopping stash.So glad I have it,but no way I'll pay those prices. Will have to go back to my old hobbies if need be.DH is retired & our income doesn't get raises.


"I think it's a great way to renew or refresh your fabric supplies. I think a lot of us are just going to have to find more creative ways to add to our fabric stashes. I would personally love to see more trade offers on the classifieds here instead of just cash sales."

As a new quilter in Canada I find the US prices for fabric to be so much more reasonable. I have just paid 15.99 a metre for flannel.

Already do...prices are $21-$26 on average, with some specialty fabrics $34-$75. The sale at Hancock's looks better by the minute.

$9.99 must have been a sale price! I've been online checking prices lately, and it's up to $11.49 on some sites per yard. I do my best to find sale fabrics when I'm looking for something, but having said that, I have also paid full price for small amounts. As a general rule, though, I ALWAYS look for sale prices.

I can't pay those prices, I'm on a very low income. I recycle cloths and once,if I have, I buy on line.

Time for me to start using my stash! This is that rainy day it was saved for, I think....

Ditto here.

Simply put, I cannot afford to pay those prices...