What is your opinion of the quilt fabric from Walmart?
#42
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Upstate NY
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Hi,
I don't like the "hand" of fabric from WalMart and even Joann's. I really feel the difference, more than see it. If you are going to spend a huge amount of time making a quilt, why not spend a bit more for fabrics that are scrumptious?
I did buy a custom printed fabric from a well known designer online, though, and spent 17 a yard, and the whole thing faded in a month. I was really disappointed!
nancy
I don't like the "hand" of fabric from WalMart and even Joann's. I really feel the difference, more than see it. If you are going to spend a huge amount of time making a quilt, why not spend a bit more for fabrics that are scrumptious?
I did buy a custom printed fabric from a well known designer online, though, and spent 17 a yard, and the whole thing faded in a month. I was really disappointed!
nancy
#45
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Join Date: Dec 2009
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Our WalMart has some very nice fabric for $4.97, $5.44, and $7.97 (this one has a great hand). As with anywhere we purchase fabric we must careful. I had won a $20 certificate to our one LQS a couple of weeks ago at our in-house retreat. I stopped in to use it and was shocked to find rough feeling fabric priced at $8.99 and $9.99. We have a couple of places where we can purchase great fabric for $3.00 to $5.00 a yard.
#47
Being new to quilting this is the fabric my husband and i started with and then progressed to quilt shops fabric
and like what already been said walmart fabric has gotten alot better and the have some very pretty fabric now
and like what already been said walmart fabric has gotten alot better and the have some very pretty fabric now
#49
I camped next to a woman from Boston and she went into a tirade about Cranston Fabric. Said it was badmouthed by quilters everywhere and she knew for a fact that it was very good fabric. WalMart carries Cranston Fabric. I am presently making a Christmas quilt out of WalMart fabric and most of it is very old and it is holding up just fine. When I started making quilts for my grandchildren, I was not a quilter. I bought panels from WalMart and then added borders and ruffles, whatever. They have held up wonderfully, washed a zillion times and still have the good colors and designs. I look at the weave and how it feels, so I do use WalMart fabric from time to time. Yes, I prefer the name brands but they are now $10.99-12.99 a yard. Saw some batiks at a discount house while traveling that was $15.99 a yard !!! If I was making a heirloom quilt, then I would buy the best, but that's not the kind I make.
#50
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Southeast Wisconsin
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