Wal-mart - LQS type Prints and fabric "familes" ???
#51
Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 263
My LQS is so expensive, I do have some of their fabric. Wallmart has better fabric than Joanne's. I have noticed that fabrics made especially for Joannes is very thin and not a nice quality...I could not afford to keep up with LQS.
#53
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Michigan
Posts: 757
Oh, I am so jealous! The local WalMart in my area discontinued their fabrics when they remodeled and turned in to a mini-superstore! And I just started quilting in January...after the price of cotton started to rise. My timing stinks!
Enjoy your wonderful find!
Enjoy your wonderful find!
#54
Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: just west of Gilroy, Ca.
Posts: 235
One of our Walmart stores here in town still carries a full line of fabric...in fact I was there a couple weeks ago and they were clearing out some flannel...86 cents a yd. cant beat that....so i bought it all, lol.
#55
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Currently Mosquito (which is outside of Placerville) California
Posts: 752
Originally Posted by Grandma Mary
Oh, I am so jealous! The local WalMart in my area discontinued their fabrics when they remodeled and turned in to a mini-superstore! And I just started quilting in January...after the price of cotton started to rise. My timing stinks!
Enjoy your wonderful find!
Enjoy your wonderful find!
#56
Also if you look near the shelves where the fabric families are or sometimes they are on the cutting tables, they have patterns that are made from the fabric in the family! And the best part is the patterns are free, I've picked a couple up and they don't seem to be written too poorly and seem fairly easy!
#59
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: SW Minnesota
Posts: 1,590
Originally Posted by miholmes
So I ran to Wal-mart yesterday afternoon to pick up some work supplies. As I meandered through the store I saw they are remodeling a lot.
I went to to the back of the store and the entire craft / sewing area was being revamped and rearranged.
Well as I looked they had a bunch of fabric on carts being brought out. Now I want to start by saying I realize that Wal-Mart fabric is a different grade than LQS, but the prints they were bringing out were WONDERFUL! On top of that, they have "families" of fabrics just like my LQS has. So you didn't have to guess if it would coordinate or not.
I just wanted to put this out there. If they indeed are going to have this moving forward (it's never been offered in my area before) I'm super excited. I love my LQS, but this would be a great alternative for doing quilts that when you're budget is tight, or you want more bang for your buck, etc.
Did I mention the price on it was anywhere from 3.75 to 4.50 a yard? I didn't have time to pick any up yesterday, but plan on going after work today to get some just to try it out.
I went to to the back of the store and the entire craft / sewing area was being revamped and rearranged.
Well as I looked they had a bunch of fabric on carts being brought out. Now I want to start by saying I realize that Wal-Mart fabric is a different grade than LQS, but the prints they were bringing out were WONDERFUL! On top of that, they have "families" of fabrics just like my LQS has. So you didn't have to guess if it would coordinate or not.
I just wanted to put this out there. If they indeed are going to have this moving forward (it's never been offered in my area before) I'm super excited. I love my LQS, but this would be a great alternative for doing quilts that when you're budget is tight, or you want more bang for your buck, etc.
Did I mention the price on it was anywhere from 3.75 to 4.50 a yard? I didn't have time to pick any up yesterday, but plan on going after work today to get some just to try it out.
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