WOW! In shock.
12-02-2010, 05:03 PM
#11
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: London, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 1,326
I'd give my left arm for good fabric at $8/yd. Here in SW Ontario, quilt store fabric is $15/meter and up. Batiks are even more.
"Cheap" stuff is $10- $12/Meter (just bigger than a yard)
Warm and Natural batting is $69 for a queen size package.
Needless to say, I wait for sales.
With the Canadian $ being so close to par with US right now, it's almost worth the tank of gas to shop over the border, and I'm 3 hours away!
"Cheap" stuff is $10- $12/Meter (just bigger than a yard)
Warm and Natural batting is $69 for a queen size package.
Needless to say, I wait for sales.
With the Canadian $ being so close to par with US right now, it's almost worth the tank of gas to shop over the border, and I'm 3 hours away!
12-02-2010, 05:08 PM
#12
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Branson, MO
Posts: 329
As for the cost of fabric not only has cotton gone up the price of deisel has gone up. When gas goes up people get mad but you can use (in some cases) public transportation or you can choose not to travel as much. When the price of deisel goes up and no one says much. But everyone buys deisel everything that moves uses trucks or tractors you have no choice but to buy deisel.
12-02-2010, 06:00 PM
#14
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Grew up in WV but retired in Between, GA
Posts: 1,046
Was going to complain about prices also but then seeing what they are paying in other countries felt it not a great idea. So I guess we all should concentrate on how to quilt with less money. Lets all exchange ideas for obtaining our fabrics at a more affordable price. I used to shop at Walmart until they deleted all the fabric from their stores.
12-02-2010, 06:01 PM
#15
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Northern Wisconsin
Posts: 7,991
Originally Posted by cinjosie
I read somewhere recently that the price of cotton (not fabric - just grown cotton) has gone up considerably -- thus the tremendous increase in fabric prices.
12-02-2010, 06:29 PM
#17
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Westminster, Co
Posts: 2,675
Originally Posted by pjustice63
Went to LQS on Black Friday. Moda fabrics were $11.25 a yard. Guess I will really use my stash now. I refuse to pay those prices.
12-02-2010, 06:51 PM
#20
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: DFW, Texas
Posts: 405
Our LQS actually advised us to buy now because prices were going up Jan 1 and even took the time to explain why in their newsletter. Right now I pay $8 a yard for Batiks and plan on hitting the hard for backings after Christmas for all my WIPS that will need them.
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