Does anyone else LIKE WalMart fabrics?
06-14-2010, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by irma tapia
Yes, I do like SOME of the fabrics. I really have to look at them and see how many dots or numbers are on the selvedge, that tells the whole story. The more dots the better the fabric.
06-14-2010, 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by feline fanatic
Originally Posted by bearisgray
Originally Posted by irma tapia
Yes, I do like SOME of the fabrics. I really have to look at them and see how many dots or numbers are on the selvedge, that tells the whole story. The more dots the better the fabric.
06-14-2010, 02:51 PM
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I do all kinds of sewing from packs to clothes, to quilts. I've gotten fleece and cordura for $1.00 a yard, I usually buy the whole bolt at that price! I'm a scrounger, I guess! I just Looooove Fabric! :)
06-14-2010, 03:06 PM
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I do buy some fabric from WM but mostly order off the net.
06-14-2010, 03:23 PM
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I have gotten some very nice fabrics there - some not the quality like LQS - but for some items they have a great variety.
06-14-2010, 03:29 PM
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When Wal Mart had fabric in Sherman, Texas, I loved the AE Nathan and the Cranston VIP and sometimes found other fabric with a good "hand." Not everything you buy at a quilt shop is good quality. You have to be careful and learn to judge fabric by its "hand" instead of its origin or price. I don't think Wal Mart ever carried, but another good fabric is made by Blank manufacturing. It is generally much less expensive and is usually very nice. You can look on the Internet to find retail stores that carry it. froggyintexas
06-14-2010, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Eddie
Originally Posted by bearisgray
Originally Posted by Eddie
I really like the Cranston Village VIP fabrics that they carry. They seem to always be really nice quality with a nice heft to them and good looking prints.
06-14-2010, 03:52 PM
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Hey, it's great for decorative stuff, or things that you don't need to last forever. I have gotten just what I needed many times, for a great price. For instance, a preprinted Christmas tree skirt to quilt. Only used once a year, but good quality of fabric name brand......
06-14-2010, 04:00 PM
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A fabric store owner told us that the colored dots were to show you what color fabrics would co-ordinate with the colors in the printed fabric.
As long as you use those colors they will all match and if you look closely it appears to be true.
As long as you use those colors they will all match and if you look closely it appears to be true.
06-14-2010, 04:14 PM
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LOVED, LOVED, LOVED, WM BUT MINE DOESN'T CARRY MATERIAL ANY MORE SO I DON'T GO THERE ANY MORE FOR ANYTHING. THEY JUST MADE ME REALLY TO MAD BY GETTING RID OF THEIR MATERIAL
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