Request for Fabric Review from Bluprint/Craftsy
 

It appears Bluprint/Craftsy is phasing out noted brands of fabric and replacing them with its own lines (Boundless, Lily & Loom, and Colonial Manor).

Has anyone purchased any of the Boundless, Lily & Loom, and Colonial Manor lines of fabric within the past few months?

A number of 2018 online reviewers didn't like the weight of the fabric. I'm just wondering if there has been an improvement to the lines.

Thanks!

I’ve bought boundless and Lily and Loom end of last year most recently. I really liked the boundless fabric. Good weight and decent weave. The Lily and Loom felt slightly thinner and had a slightly more open weave but I still thought it was ok.

I ordered a lot of their fabric on a great sale in December. I was happy with most except a beige fabric in the Ruby Rue line. It was very thin. Honestly, it disappointed me so much that it will be awhile until I order again. I still like to “feel and pet” the fabric.

I've been happy with the quality of the fabric I've purchased from them. They tend to be mostly solids, blenders, and cutesy prints rather than highly detailed designs that you might find from other designers.

I really like the Boundless fabrics I've purchased. I have bought a lot of solids, botanicals, collage, aura, and some of the ombre. They have some really nice blenders. The weight is nice and feels very smooth.

I do not like the Lily and Loom fabrics I've received as "free gifts" from Craftsy. They sometimes throw in a charm pack or thread into an order as a "thank you" type thing, and I just used one of the charm packs and the weave is very loose and feels rougher than Boundless.

I love the L&L fabric I bought for backs of quilts and have been using the scraps in other projects. They have had a very nice "hand."

I agree that the Lily and Loom fabrics feel thinner. Craftsy had sent me some free samples when I purchased something else and I didn't like either the feel of the material or the print. Gave them to Goodwill.

I purchased several jelly rolls and charm pack when they were on sale in December. The quality was good and the colors were intense. I wanted to go to my purchased patterns, but could not even find them. I will probably never use BluPrint. Fortunately, I downloaded all my patterns before BluPrint totally took over. I loved Craftsy and will miss it.

I think there is an awful lot of confusion in all of this transition of Craftsy to Bluprint and the availability of patterns and classes already purchased. I liked the Boundless fabrics and never ordered any of the other lines. I tried to use email to straighten out a problem. I received one suggestion in reply that did not work and sent a second email and got no further response. I looked into National Quilters Circle and find it to be expensive and too full of advertisements. I think I will give up on all of them except American Quilter's Society which is very straight forward. I like that-straight forward!

I've been happy with Boundless.
As for customer service, it's been outstanding.
Several kits I bought had missing lengths and they promptly sent me more. One was a flannel kit and I only needed 7 inches- they sent me another kit!
Granted, shortages were their error but the response was so fast and so pleasant that I will continue to buy from them. Shipping is extra fast too.

I like the Boundless fabrics - just got a bunch of the collage fat quarters and they are beautiful. I have had no problems with the transition. I have also found their customer service to be very good. If you have purchased classes or patterns, they are still there. It would be nice if they still carried all the fabric lines that they used to, but things change and I imagine it was not cost effective for that to continue.

Their fabric lines are very nice. I did think the white Boundless was a little thin, but it’s fine after it’s layered and quilted.

Boundless was good, but did not like the Lily and Loom, too thin, large weave...not something I would put in a quilt. I thought about using the L & L jelly rolls for rugs, but then had second thought about the durability with walking on it...so didn't purchase. L & L I have will go into potholders. If you look at their prices between the Boundless and L & L....that should tell you something....L&L cheaper.

I used to spend a lot at Craftsy when they sold the top brands, and so it was a major temptation removed when they switched to selling their own brands. I haven't liked their fabrics as much as the ones they used to sell, so I no longer buy from them.

Another positive vote for the Boundless fabrics! Nice weight, feel and tighter weave. I, too, do not care for the Lily & Loom fabrics for the same reasons already mentioned.. I recently made two identical quilts (for twin ladies) with one made entirely out of boundless fabrics and the other out of Lily & Loom and it was so noticeable to me that I wondered if it would be to my neighbor twin ladies.. I will refrain from buying any more Lily & Loom fabric but will shop the Boundless line confidently.

And I agree with the stellar customer service - any small issues I've had (missing a piece of fabric) were easily and immediately re-sent and with an over abundance of extra fabric (once an add'l kit too!)

I agree with the good reviews for the Boundless line. It is a noticably nicer fabric. But I have purchased the L&L sometimes, as it is often on sale at a very appealing price, and I believe the quality of the sale priced L&L fabric beats most other fabrics of similar price in the Big Box stores in the same price range. It is thinner, but the hand is usually nice. Can not comment on the durabillity as of yet, as I am new to this. Maybe somebody else with time under their belt could comment on that.

I haven't tried any of the Craftsy fabric, but overall, IMHO, fabric is getting thinner and not the same quality as even 5 yrs ago. Is it just me or are the digital prints really stretchy for alleged 100% cotton. Next time I use a panel in a quilt I'm going to use some lightweight stabilizer to make sure it keeps it's shape.

Does anyone know who they are using to manufacture their lines of fabric? That might be good to know.

I just came across some children's flannel fabric I purchased from JoAnn's before it was known by any other name. I was surprised that this fabric was on a par or better than some of the flannel's currently available in quilt shops.

I hope Hawthorne Threads (now called Hawthorne Supply Co.) doesn't go the route of Craftsy, and phase over to selling only their own fabric lines. I shopped often on their old website but haven't gone there as much since they switched over to the new one.

Love the Boundless, have not tried the others.