Question about samples????
 

I have heard that some fabric company's will send you scrap samples...do any of y'all know of some that do this?

I don't know of any fabric manufacturer that does this for the public. They will send samples to distributors and the distributors can give those to anyone. I know Marshall's Dry Goods gets large size samples of the new fabrics from the manufacturers and was told they are donated to a local group that makes donation quilts.

backsidefabrics.com will send you small (about 2x4 inches) swatches of fabrics. It really helped me out because it also gave me a better idea of the quality of the different priced fabrics.

This is the first I've heard of this. Good to know.

Very good to know.....

I have never heard that being done. I have have bought wholesale from Hoffman, RK and P&B. I do know that RK gives their leftover scraps to charity organization with the correct credentials. My church group leader has to pick them up. P&B also use to donate to charities with their leftovers. The salesman carry around sample cards to show owners of quilt shops the actually fabric in order to pre-order a collection. That may be what you are referring to. I use to get them from someone who worked for RJR. I see them occasional for sale on eBay.

A lot of the manufacturers actually sell these when they have in house sales for their wholesale customers. I know that Moda does. They normally have them out when the have their twice yearly event

Thanks for sharing!

You can purchase swatches from Fabric.com - and at other on-line shops I have occasionally asked for and received 1/2"-1" strips so I could match colors. I thought it was thoughtful, and I try to use those shops again because of their courtesy.

I remember some years back getting little 1" or 1 1/2" squares from Keepsake Quilting of all their fabrics, it couldn't hurt to just ask for some samples.