Talk about sticker shock - took a trip to JoAnn's yesterday with my 40% off coupon to replenish my Warm & Gentle batting. (I have never used any other type). $13.99 a yard! Wow!! When I got home I checked a sales receipt from my prior batting purchase and it was $9.99 per yard. Have any of you found a better outlet for batting? Or different brand you are happy with? By the way - it's 118 miles round trip to JoAnn's so I'm not afraid to try on line. Thanks so much for your help.

Peggi

wow, i sure wish it was 13.99....that`s the price it is when it is on sale for 50 % off

I buy Hobbs 80/20 batting from the Quilting Connection in Elkhorn, WI.

I purchased Warm & White from JoAnn's earlier this month and paid $6.99 per yard. However, I don't know how it compares with the brand you have been purchasing.

I always suspect that they raise the prices on items so when they put them on sale they are the regular retail price after you apply the coupon. I'm not organized enough to keep old receipts but I wouldn't be surprised that this isn't what is happening.

The price of batting has been steadily increasing with the price of cotton. If it had been awhile since you purchased batting you missed the price creep that batting prices have been doing for awhile , right along with cotton fabric.

My goodness - 118 miles round trip just to hit a JoAnns!! You must live in the country!! That's not a bad thing - I love the counrty - but still...I don't think I'd go shopping very often. I actually like shopping online.

I like the Dream Green and it helps the enviroment. It costs about $14 for a twin size. Also Connecting Threads had Hobbs on sale for 30% and I think they do a couple of times a year. I bought the cottom twin size for $11 I think.

Most of my quilts go to charity so I'll watch this post for alternatives.

I went to Joanns this past Sat. because I saw on this board they had WN for 1/2 price.....the regular price was $13.99 and it was reduced to $6.99...I made sure it was on sale before it was cut; PLUS, I had a 20% off coupon I had gotten off web......

This Joann's is the nearest to me, 30+ miles one way. I had selected some other fabric, got my number and patiently waited for my number to be called.....I had #18 and they were on #11 and only had 1 person cutting.

This brassy woman came wheeling her cart up to the cutting table and told the JA employee that she was returning some fabric and it needed to be measured before the cashier would refund her money.....so the employee started measuring this fabric and writing her up a "ticket".....


Wait Wait Wait, aren't we all in that line for fabric to be measured ???? I eventually waited 40 minutes to have my little bit of fabric measured and cut.....

I really like the number system because once I get a number I get look around, look at patterns, etc...but really don't want someone to abuse system either ! When I finally got to have my turn I asked JA employee why that woman was allowed to do that and she just rolled her eyes.....and said some folks don't think the system is for them !

Honeynga, It was up to the JA employee to politely inform the woman that she needed to wait in line like everyone else. I am not afraid to speak up for myself in a situation like this, but I have thick skin.

I'll just keep going to my LQS.By the time you pay for gas and everything Canon City will be cheaper.Connie in CO

When pricing a ruler I found that Joanns wanted $15 and the local quilt shop had it for $11.
They do raise the price to compensate for coupons.
I will not buy anything at Joanns without one.

I just bought some of their batting in a bag. It was BOGOF, so I got 4 total..

I agree it was up to the JA employee, but bless her sweet heart, she was really new, might of been her first day and she was obvioiusly nervous.


I just decided that i wouldn't go on a Sat again....

You could just tell that woman "had an attitude" when she wheeled that cart up and started making demands.....decided I would just keep my mouth shut !

The PLUS side is that while I was waiting I met a sweet 87 year old lady that told me she had had a stroke but was recovering enough to sew a bit and crochet....she told me she crocheted using that yarn....you know, the irrigation kind ! Could of hugged her neck but she looked so fragile i might of broken her bones !

Got my stuff, got my 20% discount, met the 87 year old.....the down side was when I checked out they gave me a coupon for 30% to be used this week....I just can't afford to keep saving money !

I have found that since Walmart stopped carrying fabric, Joann's raised their prices substantially. I can now get better quality and cheaper prices at my LQS. And they are alot friendlier too!

Sorry to say this but, every thing at Jo-Ann`s has gone up a lot. As did things all over I guess. Also they have less & less material in their ads that can be used for quilting. Tough all over.

I buy my batting from Joanns online. They have it precut in Crib, Twin, Full, Queen, and King sizes. I bought the king size for $20.00 and have used it for two blankets so far and have tons left for more.

I like Hobbs 80/20 batting (not the fusible version). It's a very nice soft, but slightly puffy, batting that is good for either hand or machine quilting. Washes up beautifully.

Connecting Threads has it on sale this week, with free shipping if your order is more than $50. A king-sized batt, which is 10 feet wide by 10 feet long, is $21. Here is a link to it:
http://www.connectingthreads.com/too...m8020Btng.html

Do you mean you are using Warm and Natural batting? I Googled Warm and Gentle batting and couldn't find it. If you are accustomed to Warm and Natural, you will find the Hobbs 80/20 softer with a better drape; however, it will need closer quilting. W and N allows quilting lines up to 10 inches apart; Hobbs 80/20 is more like 4 inches apart.

I bought 8 bolts of Warm and Natural batting several years ago when I found a clearance going out of business sale. I'm still using it for most of my quilts. I paid $12.50 a bolt with 15 yards on the bolt. Not having to buy batting now saves me lots of money so I don't mind buying silk and wool battings for some of my quilts. Never pass up a great clearance sale on anything you know you will use.

Check Hobby Lobby for a price on their Warm & Natural....I think it's a better price.

i've always felt that way too. i buy my batting online by the roll. but haven't bought any in a while

I just got 4 queen size heirloom warm and natural, which is my fav, for 13.00 each canadian from connecting threads. They have their 40% off battings all the time and if your order is 50.00 or over then shipping is free in US and 7.00 in Canada. Sorry but I can't beat their prices anywhere here for even close to that. I also order their books and fabric all the time, the fabric is gorgeous and I just order from the clearance section which is huge savings. Hope this helps.

I have a Joann's 15 min from me. Our Walmart does not carry fabric or yarn anymore. We do not have a QS . So Joanne's is it! I am ready to buy batting for an ispy quilt and being new quilter want you help. Will warm and natural be ok? It's for a toddler now and I made it twin size but don't know if it will be use on a bed or just on floor for play.
.iit is for my first great graandchild. I will post pic when done but be kind as I am self taught. Lol

Warm and Natural is what i use 95% of the time..IF the quilt top has a lot of white in it, i get the Warm and White.
check out the packaged W&N first..if you have a coupon, you may be able to get a queen size packaged..and have some left for the next quilt.
the W&N on the bolt is going to be 90" wide, i believe.

if you don't have a coupon. Google "printable Joanns coupon", and see if you can get one that way, watch for a 20% off total order too..there may be one out there..

I live in Southeast TN between Chattanooga and Knoxville; and it's about the same distance for me to find a JoAnns also; and I'm in a reasonably civilized area. There just aren't near the fabric stores available in smaller communities any more. There is a Hobby Lobby about 25 miles away; but they have gotten more and more expensive on their yarn and material. I pretty much choose online to buy material any more, esp since many Wal Marts have cut the fabric from their stores also.

I usually buy all my Warm and Natural at Joanne's when I have a good coupon. The last really good one was 60% off this summer so I bought a whole bolt! Hopefully that will last me a while!

i buy warm and natural from connecting threads when it is on sale.

Thanks for the information on the large king size. I'm ordering one now. It will last me quite a while.

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Until a few years ago we did not have a JoAnn's in the Memphis area but we did have a daughter living in Santa Monica CA and when we went to visit I would take an empty suitcase and visit JoAnn's. Needless to say that was one fun trip and the memories of that trip lasted as long as the stash I brought back. Each time I would ask the manager when they would come to Memphis, and finally someone listened. Good think too as our daughter moved back to Memphis about the same time as the store opening.

That was because it was 50% off

I often have been able to get good prices for batting on O.com
Formerly Overstock.com

Try a 175 mile +/- round trip to the closest JoAnns. Not fun when you are out and need it like NOW - I need to invest in a van to buy up in lots of it - it is sad how our local shops have gone under once Walmart drove them out of business... they will not return; yes, we paid more, but when you figure $3.50 a gallon for the gas to save with a 50% coupon at JoAnn's you are still in the hole after all is said and done - almost are forced to buy in huge quantities to make the trip count.

Don't you hate the way they are doing the coupons. Buy this week but then next week it is less and just for a few days--like I will drive 40 miles every day to use a coupon.

Being limited with funds, I go to thrift shops and buy light used mattress pads, and flannel sheets for batting. Was in local Joanns yesterday and shocked at batting prices, needed one yard of bright purple fabric for a Medallion quilt. Waited almost 45 minutes at check out. I doubt I will go back anytime soon.

Quilter's Dream batting is my favorite. Try Batt Mart online.

I have found that the coupons are almost never good for anything that I need. I did get to use a coupon awhile ago for 10 yards of W & N, so I'm set for awhile. It seems that whenever they have a good coupon, everything is on sale and you can't use the coupon. Another thing I think is the fabric prices are not so different from the LQS. I would rather pay a little more and get the quality of a LQS.
Sue

Have you tried Overstock.com? I was amazed at all the name brand sewing products they have, and I believe their shipping is only $2.95. I've bought several items from that site and always sastisfied with the quality etc. Will try them for sewing notions if I have a large enough order.

MaryJo's Cloth store in Gastonia NC has excellent prices and will ship to you. When I lived in NC, my sewing cronies and I would make a pilgrimage about 3 times a year and stock up. She has her private brand of Warm & Natural that is fabulous, and that is what most of us would buy. If you call, you can order anything in the store over the phone if you know what you want.

Normally I use the coupons from Hancock's or Joann's, or only shop when they have 50% off sales on batting. I have gotten good deals on the Fusi-Boo with coupons also.

Thanks everyone for the reminder about shipping from Overstock.com. 2.95 shipping is a lot less than a gallon of gas.

I usually buy all my Warm and Natural at Joanne's when I have a good coupon. The last really good one was 60% off this summer so I bought a whole bolt! Hopefully that will last me a while!