My LQS is having a 50% off members sale, three days only, 50% off ALL reg. price *everything*! So of course I went...the fabric I was looking at for a quilt for MIL was $13/m and would have cost me a fortune! And since it was 50% off, I picked up things I knew I was going to buy anyway...but cheaper! LOL A bigger cutting mat and ruler, extra blades for my rotary, additional fabrics for my DS's quilt...So all told, had I paid full price, I'd have spend $300! Instead, I spent $150 (and a good portion of that was just the mat, ruler and blades). The fabs on the right are for MIL's quilt, the red and orange are what I got to go in DS's quilt...and everything else!

Whoo-hoo!! JACKPOT!! Great haul!! :thumbup:

great job, glad you had a great day at the local quilt shop and saved $$$$

Don't you feel great when you get a bargain. Enjoy.

Good deal! I'm so glad for you!

So happy for you!!! Bargains are a big help both monetarily and psychologically. They make you feel good. I LOVE the fabrics for you MIL's quilt. Esp the one with the gold kaleidoscope pattern. It's so beautiful. Can you tell me the name of it or the manufacturer? Thanks.

SCORE ! some wonderful things there :mrgreen:

Love the fabric, can't wait to see the finished quilt :wink:

Our LQS is closing and is having a 45% off sale. I stocked up up everything. Now I just need to live long enough to use it all.

You did good. Makes you wonder if there is a 25% to 50% off certion items why don't they sell it that price everydahy.. You know they still making a profit. It may not be as much.

Seems it's a print manufactured exclusively for my fabric store, which is only in Canada, and not available online... :( Sorry I couldn't help you more!

But yes, I love them too...I'm really hoping I have enough left over to use some for myself...LOL I calculate my yardage, then round up by half a yard to make darn sure I don't run out lol I may not have enough for a nice big quilt (like the one I'm making for MIL), but I should be able to do something with it!

I can feel your happiness all the way over here! Enjoy your great finds!

Good for you, looks like some great stuff there.

Hi Deema,
Lucky girl, I don't find sales like that very often. But u sure made a good buy. I love the way ur colors look.
Where did u get that pattern?
:thumbup:

You did very good indeed. Good for you.

Which pattern?

What a great sale. You got lots of good buy. I love the fall colored fabrics.

I agree with Grama Lehr!! What a JACKPOT!!
:D :D :D :D

WOW!! I don't think I've even seen a 50% off sale at a LQS.
Those fabrics are gorgeous!!
Have fun with all your loot :D

I hit a great 50% off sale as well . I bought fabric for my grandsons dinosaur quilt and a quilt kit called 'the Ontario quilt'. I'm particularily pleased with the savings on the kit. I saved $125 on it. The reason the store had the sale is that they are downsizing to half the size. Apparently there are 13 quilt shops within a 100 mile radius of London and a lot of competition these days. I guess that's good for quilters.

Actually, at that price they aren't making a profit, they're losing money unless they're selling seconds or overstocks and manufacturers closeouts.

What they're trying to do is turn the inventory and recapture some of the investment in it to pay for new goods that they've previously ordered. Fabrics are typically ordered for a store up to 6 months or more in advance.

They're also probably trying to make room for more goods on their limited shelf space, unless they're going out of business like a lot of stores are. Then they're just trying to get some of their investment back.

I can't wait to see your Ontario quilt! Heh, maybe I should take a trip to London! haha, We only have two shops from here to a city more than an hour away...very little competition!

Awesome! Congrats on great timing and a super haul! You are going to make some gorgeous stuff with all of that :)

You really got one great deal! And I love those fabrics; they're going to make a beautiful quilt!