No matter what I am shopping for, no matter how tight my schedule is, I always make time to sort through the remnants at Wal-Mart, Hobby Lobby, Hancock, JoAnns... Most of my stash is remnants and I just love the hunt. I recently found some very colorful remnants from the sew-quick dresses for girls. I just trim off the fitted top and have a very colorful add for a quilt.

What about all of you? Are you remnant junkies?

yup always hit up the remnants at joann's!
I guess I am a junkie! LOL

I do at JoAnns but not the other places. I like the 50% off :-)

Yep! That is how I built my stash in the beginning. I have found however just because it is a remnant does not mean it is cheaper. I like to find the remnants that have been marked down a couple of times. I also like to buy what is left on a bolt. One can never have too much of a fabric you like:)

I love a good bargain, so yes, count me in too :D:D:D

don't forget the LQS. I found some wonderful end of bolt fabrics this past weekend at a LQS and they were all half off the regular price.

Absolutely! I love scrappy look and I can't afford to buy large cuts so this is the way to go for me.

yes

I use to, but have been burned. Usually found the piece had been joined with large stitches.

I love remnant bins!

WalMarts remnants are only 20% off. After years of JoAnn's 50%, that bothers me. My LQS's remnants are 20 cents an inch. $7.20 a yard seems high for rems, but I still have to check everywhere I go.

I love remenants and they are usually perfect for adding a spot of color, or to use for applique or small gift projects!

My friends call me a fabric snob. I can never even find anything I like on the sale rack.. LOL _ never knew the shops had remnants. I will look next time I go to Hancock's. Thanks for the tip.

Around my area, remnants seem awfully expensive. I look sometimes, but never find any good deals.

Yuppers !!! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: Great bargains ..

absolutely.

Yes I am and proud of it!! ha ha ha

After working many years in retail fabric sales of course I'm a remnant junkie. It was often a way to get the newest fabrics then and we (all the employees) watched for those tiny flaws that we didn't want to sell to customer but we were willing to work around for a bigger bargain--at that time if a remnant was flawed you usually got an extra 50% discount on it. Now I'm disabled and remnantsreally help but they aren't as cheap and Joanne's no longer reduces for flaws but atleast my local one marks flawed ones so you can have them checked for usability before buying.

Me too, having lots of small pieces in all colors is a good thing when I make scrappy quilts - say all different blues and yellow with whites - makes an attractive quilt.

I still look at the remnant rack. It was like the forerunner to the fat quarters.

Total junkie! I get "fancy" fabrics for crazy quilts from the remnant bins; I buy bags of lace & trims from the remnant bins; also, buttons, zips, & other fasteners, too. And since I do applique/collage/art quilts I look for remnants of the colors/patterns I dislike but could use in one of those pieces or as trim for a tote.

I'm with you...without remnants I wouldn't have had a stash.

I always check the remnant bin in Joanns and Walmart.

I found that my LQS has a end of the bolt wall the fabric could be 1/4 -to as much as 3 yards and it is 20% off because you finished the end of the bolt.
I like it I have bought a few things from that wall

oh yes i love remnants

I was when my girls were small.

The remnant bin is usually my first stop when I walk into a fabric shop. Rems are the base of my quilting pyramid (kinda like chicken wings are the base of my food pyramid, but fewer calories ) One LQS even has a basket of strips, chunks, etc., that they charge $2 for as much as you can fit into a ziploc sandwich baggie and still have it close (I am getting quite good at it!!). Another LQS considers anything under 3 yds a remnant, so their baskets are full of goodies.

Oh yes, I just woke up a little bit ago (I work nights)I was dreaming that I was sorting through remenents what a great dream!

I am a junkie to (fabric, along with some other, like news LOL). Joann's is the best. Hancock's remnants are $ 2.99 or $ 2.95 a yard, regardless. The "clearance" tables aren't the best, they are still pretty expensive, unless it's the "clean sweap" sale. I just recently found out that if the same material that you find in the remnant bin at Joann's is on sale, they will charge according to sale price, less 50 %. For example, the flannel is normally $6.99/yd. a piece of remnant is marked for 50% off. But if the flannel is currently on sale for $ 2.99/yd, they will charge you half of the $ 2.99. Nice, huh? because sometimes you only need a half a yard or something like that.
Thuan

Yep I buy remnants, too. Wal-Mart, fabric stores....as long as I think it's big enough of a remnant to do something with or colors I like and such. Fun way to shop. LOL

I'm not a remnant junkie but I do like to look through the remnants and get some if can and if find anything.

I love remnants, especially from the consignment shop in the town that dh goes to the dr. All remnants are $1.00 each and some of them have up to 3 yards. Now that is what I call a REMNANT.LOL, I recently spent $4.00 for a little over 6 yds. of new fabric. :mrgreen:

Ditto for me- I've found that they aren't as marked down as they used to be. I did find some quilt kits on half price at ACMoore recently, so I picked one that I liked and got 4 1/2 yd pieces and 1 1yd piece that work together for a good price. That was my deal of the summer ;)

I admit I'm a bolt end junkie! However it has led to a stash that is less than cohesive...I think I need not buy anything but blenders for a long time.

yes, esp if they are on sale:) great way to add to my tumbler charm quilt.

Oh, absolutely! Love to check out the remnants in any store!!

I always have been. When my kids were little (35-40 yrs ago), one of the stores would hold back their remnants until I looked through them. I was able to get little jumpers or dresses out of some of them. Today the first thing I do when I go to one of the LQS nearby is to go through their remnants. They have them nicely folded and when you check out they lay them side by side and charge 3.95 a yard. I love it!

NOOO!!! I am not a junkie I am the QUEEN of remnants. I once worked for JoAnns and the rest of the staff used to make "fun" of me because I could buy fabric out of the remnant bin and make an entire outfit. Of course this was when color blocking was quite popular and in fashion. However I find that this is coming around again. I have of course continued with the theme in my quilts and I love it. I once bought a remnant at a store in San Francisco that was 2 1/2 yards long and the original tag said $30.00 per yard and I got the 2 1/2 yds for about $10.00 I think that was a bargain. I still wear the outfit that I made from that fabric and still get compliments on it.

I tend to look for bolts almost empty when I'm at joanns. When I see a fabric I want, I look to see if there's another one there with less fabric. I'll ask for a yard, knowing there's only a half or so left so I can get the rest at 50%.

Absolutely! I seem to always find a use for them in one of my donation quilts.

Another place to check is Walmart at the clearance sales . Some of the clothes that are cotton especially the dresses and men's shirts you can get a good deal. I check all places for cotton clothing. If it's decent weight I will buy it. Even JCPenney's and Sear's. If the price is right. It comes home with me. LOL
Quilty Hugs,
Ann W. in Indiana