I buy online after seeing the fabric somewhere else. Or I usually know the mfg.

I actually asked my daughter to order from a wish list this past Christmas and when I saw the fabric I asked myself " What in the world was I thinking!!??" I just couldn't let her know what I really thought of it, though. What I did with it was make some reusable shopping bags. You wouldn't believe how many compliments I get on those bags. Got a large canvas drop cloth on sale, cut it up and sewed this fabric onto it.

You can always make charity quilts out of ugly fabic. And beauty is in the eye of the beholder...what isn't to your liking, someone else will love.

I'm sorry to hear you had a bad experience. I have nevered had a problem ordering fabric online and I've been doing it for several years. However, and this is a big however, I never use a company that doesn't already have a good reputation or doesn't come with a good recommendation by quilters I trust. You'll never go wrong with Keepsake Quilting or Connecting Threads without them making it right.

I imagine what happened is that you were sent the poorest of the dye lots, which is the first one & usually the worst when it comes to the colors not matching. I would suggest not ordering fabric from there anymore. You've mentioned your LQS was able to help you salvage your project so I would guess you don't want to contact the company and return the fabric. I hope you do not let this one bad experience turn you off. Stick with the more reputable companies and enjoy the benefits that online shopping can provide.

Don't forget that even top name manufacturers have more than one line...they often sell their lower quality line to chain stores so even tho the manufacturer name is the same, be sure to look for other indications of quality.

What a great idea!! I just might have to use that one! :D

You could make a rag rug out of ugly fabric

I would have contacted the on-line store & returned it, hopefully they would make it right. They depend on us to stay in business & want to keep us happy! Please let us know what store you bought from so that we don't have the same experience!! Thanks!

Give it to your MIL for Christmas :thumbup:

ROFLMBO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now that is truly funny!