Guess what I found at Wm today?
06-05-2010, 03:31 AM
#61
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Location: Spring Lake, NJ
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Originally Posted by LilliPilli Lady
You girls are so lucky, there is very little quilting fabric here in Australia for under $15.00 a metre, which is about $19 US, and that's for the cheap stuff. Most good quality cotton is about $22 to $25 a metre. Very envious!!
I happened upon your post this morning in the thread about the price of your fabric in your homeland. Just before that I was reading a newsletter I had received for the MISSOURI STAR QUILTS. They have a daily special each and every day.
When I was reading today's, I noticed something about their shipping but didn't pay too much attention to it until I read your post about how $$$$ your fabric is.
This might be of some interest to you.......their shipping seems better than what I have heard about before.
here is the website.... http://missouriquiltco.com/shop/shipping-handling
just thought this might be of interest to you if you like to order online at much better prices than you were quoting.
Happy day.....MaryJane
06-05-2010, 04:27 AM
#63
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Location: Flint, MI
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This past week I went to WM and checked to see if the had a fabric department, since I hear so many of them closing that section out. They do still have the fabric, but what I saw was very "thin" it didnt seam to have a good thread count.They did have some very nice FQ's tho, I would buy those, but was a lil dissapointed in what they had by the yard.
06-05-2010, 04:41 AM
#64
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Welcome LilliPilli Lady, I hear fabric in the other countries is so expensive. Yes, I guess we are lucky here, that we can find affordable stuff! Job market is horrible here though, lol!
Do you have garage sales or thrift stores there? I find used stuff every once in a while!
Do you have garage sales or thrift stores there? I find used stuff every once in a while!
06-05-2010, 01:44 PM
#65
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Location: Central PA
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Originally Posted by LilliPilli Lady
You girls are so lucky, there is very little quilting fabric here in Australia for under $15.00 a metre, which is about $19 US, and that's for the cheap stuff. Most good quality cotton is about $22 to $25 a metre. Very envious!!
06-05-2010, 02:58 PM
#66
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Originally Posted by craftybear
awesome, our Walmart doesn't have fabric any longer in Indiana
06-05-2010, 03:18 PM
#67
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Upstate NY
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Originally Posted by cwessel47
I got some too! here in Maine. The girls there told me our fabric department will be closing the next time they do a re-fit (6 months or so.) I don't get a lot there - but at $1.50 a yard - there is always room for more.
06-06-2010, 02:44 AM
#70
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Location: Sydney, Australia
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Thank you for the link, I intend spending some time and probably money on that website!!
We were recently in Hawaii and I bought some beautiful fabric for a quilt for my little grandson, I should have left all my clothes behind in the hotel and just loaded my bags with fabric. Then again, its always a good excuse to travel back to the US, we love your country, and next time we visit I plan to research the location of fabric shops before I leave home and travel very lightly.
I love this website, I have gained so much knowledge and so many ideas from it, I have several projects on the go and simply have to stop myself from starting anything else.
Cheers and thank you from OZ
We were recently in Hawaii and I bought some beautiful fabric for a quilt for my little grandson, I should have left all my clothes behind in the hotel and just loaded my bags with fabric. Then again, its always a good excuse to travel back to the US, we love your country, and next time we visit I plan to research the location of fabric shops before I leave home and travel very lightly.
I love this website, I have gained so much knowledge and so many ideas from it, I have several projects on the go and simply have to stop myself from starting anything else.
Cheers and thank you from OZ
