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05-25-2011, 03:41 AM

#11

katesnanna

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Join Date: Aug 2010

Location: Brisbane, Australia

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I've bought lots of fabric online and have never been disappointed because I ask questions just like on eBay. It can be a bit difficult at times because of the different names to what we might call them here in Australia. But as I said I've never been disappointed. Same as any I've purchased from board members.

05-25-2011, 06:04 AM

#12

Annaquilts

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Join Date: Jul 2010

Location: SoCal

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Yes, I have been dissapointed before. It is hard to order just off a picture but usually the disspointment had to do with the way the fabric was cut. Sometimes I have been dissapointed with the quality of the fabric.

05-25-2011, 06:12 AM

#13

gramarraine

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Join Date: Jan 2011

Location: Utah

Posts: 1,197

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Originally Posted by Barb44

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Originally Posted by vicki s

For those of you who shop on line do you always like the fabric you have ordered. It is hard to sometimes tell what the fabric really looks like. Can you get samples sent to you to look at them before you buy yardage? I ordered fat quarters from Connecting Threads and though I did like them, there was no names on them and I couldnt order any yardage

Connecting Threads has really good customer service. I would call them and describe the fabric. They may be able tell you which one it is. They also send out swatches, I think.

The fabric I ordered from Connecting Threads had a computer label stuck to each piece. I think that is their identifing number. Also I was disappointed in the colors from them. They seemed to be different in than what was showing on the computer. Maybe just my choices.

05-25-2011, 06:26 AM

#14

EagarBeez

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Join Date: Feb 2009

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so far so good. I have 2 places where I purchase from the most, both have very,very good customer service, shipping is fair and order comes quickly..
1 is Fabric.com
2 is AAA quilters supply.com (fabric backs are quite resonably priced too)
I have also ordered from Olde America Antiques (great place they have all sorts of things from the past.. the woman there is a quilter and they can reproduce whatever you wish, in various sizes. Wonderful, wonderful
I have also shopped a few ebay places

05-25-2011, 06:36 AM

#15

blueangel

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Join Date: Dec 2010

Location: Kansas

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I have ordered from Fabric.com and E Quilters. Have never been disapointed.

05-25-2011, 12:30 PM

#16

sewingladydi

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Join Date: Jan 2010

Location: Woodhaven, Michigan

Posts: 1,981

I've ordered from Whittle's, Hancock of Pad., Eleanor Burns, Thousands of Bolts, Cotton Loft, Fabric Shack, Desperate Quilters, and Erica's. All have been first quality name brand fabrics, reasonable shipping, good prices. One problem:E. Burns sent wrong fabric, emailed them, sent correct fabric and told me to keep the other.