My local walmart still has material. It ranges in price from $1.50 to $6.00. Of course the $1.50 is not the thickest but the $3 - $4 seems to be nice. Am I missing something in looking at this material? They will be closing this section in about a year and I can really stock up on fabrics of all styles or am I wasting my money?

Ive bought 5yds each of the $1.50 yd, believe it or not a lot of mine was pretty good. All I needed was backing for 3tops and found colors that would match. Washed and ironed today. They were getting a lot more fabric in. they could hardly shove them between other fabric. The button dept has expanded thats good sign. no talk of it closing here in rindge nh,

I have Walmart fabric in my stash. Some of their fabric is good and some isn't. If I see something I like, I feel it. If I like the way it feels, I buy, doesn't matter much to me where I'm buying it from.

Ditto!!! :thumbup:

Ditto! from me to when we had fabric in Walmart.

I buy David's Textile fabric at Walmart. It's very nice and it's under $3. It's better quality then the $5 and $6 fabric. Not all Walmarts sell David's Textiles so check the bolts. You can tell by the feel of it. The Quilter's Collection is a tad thinner then I like but I'll use it for projects like tablerunners. The print fabrics on the cotton wall seem to fade fast when washed and they are the higher priced. I seldom buy any of them. I like the flannel prints. They don't shrink that much either.

I buy lots of their 100% cotton fabric, as long as it looks and feels good. Their fabrics that are always $1.50 / yard list "unknown content" on the labels. I leave those fabrics there.

Poor Walmart! Do you think they have any idea how their products are looked down on by so many people? I shop there, and shop there often, and I can"t say I'Ve been sorry about anything I bought. I use my own good judgement about the products I buy. If I feel it isn't any good, I don't buy. I buy clothing for myself once in awhile, clothing for my little grandchildren, and shop there for some grocery . I"ve even bought fabric there many times, and I've never felt it was cheap, cheaper . yes, but not every piece is worthless. Trust your own judgement!! I've made quilts from quilt shops that faded out something terrible in a very short time, and it sure wasn't cheap! I don't own stock ( wish I did!), I just think they get bashed a little too much here.Just my opinion.

it's a hoot, really. the David's selling now at WalMart ($2.97 per yard at mine) is also selling at both of the big chain stores ($7.99 per yard). i've also seen it in quilt shops (in person and online) for $8.99 and $9.99 per yard.

no kidding. cross my heart. the exact same fabrics. at the same time.

guess where i buy mine? :lol:

our Walmart - despite saying they're shutting down the fabric department next month - has expanded the selection of manufacturers and price points. as always (and as can be the case in high end shops) some are stinkers and some are gems.

what fun - no matter where you're shopping - to find the gems for the best prices. :-)

Oh Boy. I better buy alot more totes. I see great amounts of fabric in my future! There are so many beautiful patterns at the $3 - $4 price. Walmart here I come!!!

I've had real good luck with Walmart fabric, some of it's kind of crummy, but then other stores have some crummy fabric too. Just feel it up - best way to know if you are getting the good, the bad, or the ugly.

Are Walmart is shutting down the fabric dept too. I really like ALOT of their fabric!

I agree with Patrice and others who said that you buy your fabric where you buy your fabric. I have some from Walmart that I can't tell apart from LQS stuff b/c it's the same, quality, name and all. WalMart does have its flaws but so do the LQS'.

Same here.

While our local Walmart sold fabric I was able to get some really nice fabric there. My favorite quilt top is made of some I got there that I have seen in LQSs that cost a lot more there. I bought a few 1/2 yards of the thinner material to make doll clothes and wasn't very happy with it. It tended to shred a lot. I really miss the fabric Walmart used to sell because much of it was good quality and they had a wide variety of choices. Often they carried the whole series of some brands. Now I have to pay much higher prices at the LQS and JoAnn so I have to buy less fabric.

I really miss the home deco fabric at Walmart. I used to find beautiful deco fabrics to make things for my home. My kitchen table takes a 120" cloth with both leaves in the table. I would buy the home deco which is about 54" wide, 100% cotton(said to dry clean only??) Washed in washer and dryer, took out and never had to iron it. Didnt shrink and made beautiful tablecloths and napkins and other home items. Would be around $5/yd.

I always check out the fabric when I'm in our Walmart. I have gotten some decent fabric & home dec fabric there. Ours has a good sized fabric department too.

On another note, I was looking for buttons the other day & had to ask where they were & the woman in the department told me they had discontinued buttons! They used to have some good ones for cheap.

I buy fabric I like, i don't care where it is from. If I like it and it feels good and it is 100% cotton I will buy it. To me it as long as I am happy that is all that matters. I buy and quilt to make me happy and I dont need the highest priced fabric to do that!

I also have got lots of David Textiles at Wal-Mart. My LQS has the same fabrics for $6.99. I have noticed that the fabrics are coming in about 50 cents a yd higher and don't feel as nice as they did.

I miss the fabric department at my Wal-Mart.

If I wanted a fabric from WM, I would buy a small amount and wash it before buying very much. I got burned on a golden tan blender VIP fabric. It felt good until washed the sizing out, then I had to interface it in order to use it. The David's Textiles washed up fine, as has a black with a white rose from the $4.97 rack. Does anyone have the black/red Misty Rose from David's Textiles they'd like to sell? I hate to give up when I have all the others for the Misty Rose quilt.

My thoughts exactly!

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There is nothing wrong with walmart fabric in my opinion. I do look for the thicker fabrics tho.

Before our Wal Mart stopped selling fabric I would buy there. There were some very nice fabric and I had no problem with them.

Same here. I have seen a lot of crummy fabric at other stores for 6.99 to 8.99 a yard.

I was just in my local Wal-Mart fabric department. I had just purchased blacks & white prints for a quilt at Joann's. The identical fabrics at Wal-Mart were $2.47 yd. I paid MUCH more at Joann's for the exact same fabric. Needless to say, I was sick.

I also buy my fabric at Walmart. I would not be quilting if I had to pay the prices at LQS around here. JoAnns is even cheaper than the LQS. I also check the quality before I buy it. I've been disappointed in the flannel selection at the closest Walmart, but it I travel another 30 miles I can usually find what I'm after. (Actually, Goodwill mens shirts are good quality flannel if you just need a small amount or if you want to throw in a contrast!)

Yes, our Walmart closed out their one of three fabric dept's and of course its the closest one to me. I surely do miss it. :cry: :(

We were told last year that our Walmart would be shutting down the fabric department in February 2011. I was in there the other day buying fabric they had on clearance and asked it it was marked down because they were closing and was told they will be keeping the department. They were just making room for new fabrics. I was thrilled!!!

I think it is funny. a year ago or more JoAnn Fabrics swore their fabric was NOT WALMART quality.. then they started stocking some of it after our walmart quit selliing.. at JoAnns prices.
It is a mix.. some is good quality. .use your judgment on thread count and enjoy your chance while you can!

I buy what I like. Since Walmart is a lot closer to me than any other places to buy fabric. I go there. That way when I run out I can still swing buy and pick some up the other place, I have to really plan on going.

I was out of town last weekend and went into Walmart...found great fabrics bought A LOT. The sales person was so nice she must have cut off of 25 bolts of fabric. really pleasant experience. Then I stopped by a LQS and they were rude..the fabric was easily 3 times the price and they were rude! Well I picked my jaw up off the floor and went back to WALMART! For me it is about customer service!

I LOVE our Walmart fabric ladies. There are 3 that have been at that sore 20 years!!!!!!!!!! I kind of grew up with them there.....they are kind and try to help when they can. All of them are so sad to see our fabric leaving, and I know I will REALLY miss them. Ones retireing, the other two dont know which dept. they are going to.

Some of WW fabric is OK. If in doubt buy a small piece and take it home and launder it. I've found some there that has lots of sizing and when washed it is awful, some that a person thinks would not wash up, is just lovely when washed. If you use panels, most of those are OK. Its buyer beware sometimes you get what you pay for. cheap is cheap.

Like many of you ~ I have seen both good and bad fabric at Walmart.. The two closest to me I know do not carry fabric.. Should check one other that is not all that far away, but truthfully I am not a huge Walmart fan...

I get a lot of my fabric at Walmart, but I certainly pay attention to content, etc. I get a lot of my fleece there--one can tell by feeling if it is "thick" or "Thin"--Obviously I look for the thicker fleece. I got some this week off their $2.99 bolts. I could not tell any difference in it from what was $4.44 and $7.99. Course if I'm looking for special prints, then I have to pay more. I am working on a quilt now that I got the fabric from Walmart--it was in their regular priced aisle (4.95?). Nice feel to fabric, beautiful print. If I am needing a special color for a particular situation, I generally go to our LQS--they are good to help me find exactly the right fabric!

Our Walmart shut down the fabric area about 5 years ago. Just recently they started selling charm packs, fat quarters, jelly rolls, etc with matching flannel fabrics. Currently they have about 10 different designs to choose from.

DITTO CLEM! Some of their fabric is identical to LQS stuff,,,cheaper cause they buy in quantity.

I called our near by Walmart store yesterday, and told the manager about this quilting board. I asked if his store would think about bringing back material, and he said no. But that some walmart stores did, and if you live near them you are in luck. They decided to have quilting suplies in certain areas, about 50 to 100 miles apart. Maybe if more people would call managers, and tell them how often Walmart gets free advertizing of thier quilting suplies here, it would help.

Same here!