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Old 01-06-2012, 01:38 PM
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Great! And I just got delivery of a mini hoop so I can finally finish your blocks!!!
Yeah!!!! I didn't know you ordered one but yeah!!!
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Old 01-06-2012, 01:40 PM
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in following the usps discussion, I checked out their website. I had no idea you could order the flat rate mailers online and better yet, print the labels, pay for postage and arrange for home pick up of the packages...how cool is that! I may try it next week when I ship my pals package. I don't have a scale...would you need a scale if you use the flat rate boxes? oh, the website indicated there will be postal rate increases effective Jan 22nd and when I clicked that prompt it took me to a spreadsheet but I didn't see flat rate mailing rates...hopefully that is a good thing!
Yea Moe, it is cool. That's exactly why I started to do it online so I wouldn't have to go to the PO. Especially since it's flat rate!
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Old 01-06-2012, 01:57 PM
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Melissa~I'm just playing with you....please don't feel pressured to get them posted until you are ready!

On the USPS topic~I have been using this for flat rate for a long time...I just kind of estimate at the weight of the package since it doesn't really matter on flat rate....I usually put 2 pounds and I've never had a problem....

My zip adds up to 19 and I think that I sent to you in December Carrot, but the "go to the post office" to pick it up part is throwing me off!!
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Old 01-06-2012, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by mscupid804 View Post
Yeah!!!! I didn't know you ordered one but yeah!!!
Yep. The blocks would be in shreds if I kept up with trying to do in a larger hoop. Had to order by mail because the shops around here didn't have any. Grrrrr.
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Old 01-06-2012, 02:25 PM
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has anyone here ever ordered online cotton fabric by the pound? i see that fabric.com offers it. i was thinking of trying this way to purchase as i work on my psq and other quilting projects. lemme know.

http://www.fabric.com/ProductDetail....5-35efb93f8609
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Old 01-06-2012, 02:42 PM
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Not from fabric.com I have not bought any by the pound.
Although I DO buy (not always cotton) by the pound at a
local store not far from me called Denver Fabrics.

This is how I have managed to obtain a majority of my
"future" crazy quilt fabrics that are of various fabric content/
textures. I probably have enough fabrics of this kind to make
at least 3-5 (or more) laptop quilts LOL. Who knows WHEN I
will ever get around to doing that.

Let me know what/how you like it if you order some.
I also have you on my list to send some scraps pieces to
when I can get in the room to them. Maybe this weekend
I will try to get my daughter to help me clean up my sewing
room so that I can have a little space in which I can pull some
of the scrap bins out and get boxes ready to mail.



Originally Posted by Havplenty View Post
has anyone here ever ordered online cotton fabric by the pound? i see that fabric.com offers it. i was thinking of trying this way to purchase as i work on my psq and other quilting projects. lemme know.

http://www.fabric.com/ProductDetail....5-35efb93f8609
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Old 01-06-2012, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Quilty-Louise View Post
Not from fabric.com I have not bought any by the pound.
Although I DO buy (not always cotton) by the pound at a
local store not far from me called Denver Fabrics......for my
"future" crazy quilt fabrics that are of various fabric content/
textures.
we have a great art festival here every september and there is a quilter i believe from CO who creates these absolutely gorgeous crazy quilts with different textures and embellishments. i think her prices are upward of $3,000.00 now for king quilts, but she has velvets, silks, rayons some of everything in them. they are gorgeous.

louise i am checking into this. i see there are some asian vendors online who do fabric remnants since this is where a majority of fabric is made these days. i will let post on this thread what i find.
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Old 01-06-2012, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Quilty-Louise View Post

Although I DO buy (not always cotton) by the pound at a
local store not far from me called Denver Fabrics.




Never heard of this....just how much is it per pound? Better deal than by the yard?
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Old 01-06-2012, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by mscupid804 View Post
Never heard of this....just how much is it per pound? Better deal than by the yard?
They say there is about 9 years for $19.98 makes it $2.29 a yard, fabric is from !/8th yard to 1/2 yard....
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Teresa,

At Denver Fabrics there scrap bin is filled with mostly with decorator,
fashion and other type of fabrics most of the time, and they are NOT
in actual "good" cuts like 1/8 yard or anything like that. The pieces are
mostly in odd shapes they are the remnants from pattern cutting.

I will try to take a picture of the fabrics I got from my last stop there.
To give you an idea of what they have.




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Never heard of this....just how much is it per pound? Better deal than by the yard?
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