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JanetWall 02-25-2011 05:31 AM

Do you buy Riley Blake or Moda ? I like the Moda cause you can get solids to. What do you like?

sueisallaboutquilts 02-25-2011 05:33 AM

Love Moda!!!!

luvstitches 02-25-2011 05:34 AM

Love Moda!

cjomomma 02-25-2011 05:36 AM

If I could afford it, it would be Moda.

JanetWall 02-25-2011 05:39 AM

I love Moda to.

JanetWall 02-25-2011 05:43 AM

Which ones in Moda do you like?

Granna of 5 02-25-2011 06:20 AM

Moda for me.

Beebee 02-25-2011 06:33 AM

I love the Moda also.

Riversong 02-25-2011 06:33 AM

Whatever is on a really good sale! And seldom.

CarrieAnne 02-25-2011 06:35 AM

Guess I need tocheck out the Modas, lol!

KimmieH 02-25-2011 08:52 AM

im a moda gal too

tnjacke 02-25-2011 08:55 AM

Another Moda fan here not only for charms but also Jelly Rolls. So far have not used the Layer Cakes or the other goodies they have. However, if I see other charm packs that speak to me, I will get them...

Raggiemom 02-25-2011 08:58 AM

I've never seen anything other than Moda. I have several charm packs from them.

charmpacksplus 02-25-2011 09:00 AM

Definitely Moda.... the Moda sales rep lives in the same town as me so he's my BFF (best fabric friend).

MadQuilter 02-25-2011 09:04 AM

I've only bought a charm pack once and the edges were pinked. That does not work for me - so no more charm packs for me.

fabric_fancy 02-25-2011 09:12 AM


Originally Posted by MadQuilter
I've only bought a charm pack once and the edges were pinked. That does not work for me - so no more charm packs for me.

i don't buy them any more for this reason too

irishrose 02-25-2011 10:16 AM

Moda all the way. Jenny Beyer (RJR) weren't 5". I had to recut every one. The pinked edges have caused me no problems on the Moda's.

Favorite Fabrics 02-25-2011 10:31 AM

Benartex also makes some nice charm packs. They don't have them for ALL their lines, though. Just some of them.

Jackie D 02-26-2011 03:42 AM

Check out crafttown fabrics pre cuts 20% off all the time,
the last time I checked they had some in their last call
(clearance ) too, really marked down, and there all Moda

minstrel 02-26-2011 03:44 AM

Moda as well. Haven't bought many, but I love the ones I have.

dewie45 02-26-2011 04:21 AM


Originally Posted by Jackie D
Check out crafttown fabrics pre cuts 20% off all the time,
the last time I checked they had some in their last call
(clearance ) too, really marked down, and there all Moda

I have gotten some really good buys down there. Thanks for reminding about Crafttown.

Moonglow 02-26-2011 04:23 AM

Have only ever used Moda.

zennia 02-26-2011 04:27 AM

Love moda. I just ordered a few from charmpacksplus. Glad I checked out this thread because charmpackplus has them cheaper then other sites.

Yooper32 02-26-2011 04:30 AM

I have only bought one charm pack and it is a Moda Christmas one that lives in one of my many drawers of fabric. It is too pretty to use and cost too much, so there it sits in all it's glory. I take it out occasionally and fondle it. I just can't make myself pay that much for someone to cut squares for me, even if they are perfect and perfectly beautiful. Wish I wern't such a pinch-penny.

karenpatrick 02-26-2011 04:55 AM

Moda all the way. I buy Moda all the time when I can, for everything. I'm really hung up on layer cakes right now. And I love Jelly rolls.

pinebeltquilter 02-26-2011 06:22 AM

I like Moda because you can also get Moda in layer cakes and other sizes to match as well as bolted fabric.

Favorite Fabrics 02-26-2011 06:40 AM


Originally Posted by Yooper32
I have only bought one charm pack and it is a Moda Christmas one that lives in one of my many drawers of fabric. It is too pretty to use and cost too much, so there it sits in all it's glory. I take it out occasionally and fondle it. I just can't make myself pay that much for someone to cut squares for me, even if they are perfect and perfectly beautiful. Wish I wern't such a pinch-penny.

If you're the type of person who is more of a "fabric collector" than a "sewer of things"... charm packs are actually a very cost-effective way of indulging your habit. And they look pretty and take up very little space. And you can take them out and "play with them" from time to time. I think they really serve a different purpose than yardage.

I recall the first time I'd ever seen a charm pack. Two sales reps used to display their wares in a town about an hour from me, and I and buyers from other area shops used to travel to their "mini Market" to see the new lines. The Moda rep gave me a charm pack of their Serendipity collection, and you would have thought she handed me a rare jewel. I'm sure she thought my reaction was very strange... but then, these were the days when my kids were small and I "didn't get out much". Anyways, I spent many hours playing with those little squares, studying the designs, imagining up different combinations.

(sigh of contentment)

mamaw 02-26-2011 06:57 AM

Moda, though I did buy a Northcott and once and they were lovely

Butterflyblue 02-26-2011 07:03 AM

I've bought Moda and I've bought one from the Kansas Troubles Quilters - don't remember who makes that. Is it Moda too? Anyway, one was for a gift and one was for me, and I liked them. The pinked edges don't bother me.

I've also bought a charm pack from Connecting Threads.

Really I have no brand preference.

Butterflyblue 02-26-2011 07:05 AM


Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics
If you're the type of person who is more of a "fabric collector" than a "sewer of things"... charm packs are actually a very cost-effective way of indulging your habit. And they look pretty and take up very little space. And you can take them out and "play with them" from time to time. I think they really serve a different purpose than yardage.

That is exactly why I love charm packs - a little sample of each fabric, without having to pay a lot. And I love to make scrappy quilts, so I still use them - I can be a fabric collecter and a sewer of things!

Jacqueline m l 02-26-2011 07:26 AM

I guess I check out the fabric pattern first. Thats the most important for me. Then what whoever the maker is thats the brand I purchase. Although, Moda makes the most charm packs then any other company, I think.

RitaVil 02-26-2011 07:33 AM

Connecting Threads sells precuts of their fabric. They really have great prices but a limited selection. For example, their Sunday Afternoon line has 27 different fabrics and you can get a sampler kit of 5" squares for $2.39. That's a little more than half the amount of squares in most Moda charm packs, but you can get 2 sampler packs for less than $5.

steelecg 02-26-2011 07:37 AM

Moda but I also buy what I like so I would buy another brand if I liked it.

matraina 02-26-2011 09:23 AM

I vote for Moda, too.

puck116 02-26-2011 09:25 AM

Moda. Green Fairy Quilts, who is a member here, has great Moda precuts and is always having sales. I think even her regular price is below market price.
http://greenfairyquilts.com/

CoventryUK 02-26-2011 09:48 AM

Definitely a Moda fan here!!!

debbieoh 02-26-2011 10:05 AM

any that are are sale :XD:

Dae Kuczma 02-26-2011 11:53 AM

I'm partial to Moda! :D

cctx. 02-26-2011 11:54 AM


Originally Posted by Riversong
Whatever is on a really good sale! And seldom.

......me too. Or I buy from the classifieds on here.

Marilynsue 02-26-2011 03:43 PM

Never heard of Riley Blake.....only Moda for me!


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