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    Old 09-15-2013, 11:10 PM
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    If you don't believe it. Read 1776 a quilting book. Soldiers during war made quilt from pieces of their uniforms. I woman made a reproduction of this quilt using walmart fabrics and won this very prestidious award. Keep telling walmart managers to bring back their fabric. We email CEO and told him if they have fabric we buy 20 dollars of fabric and 200 dollars of other items. No fabric, 200 dollars lost. I buy my main fabric at quilt store and everything else at walmart. My favorite store!
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    Old 09-16-2013, 02:36 AM
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    What award? Can you share a picture? Pictures Are worth a million bucks!!!!
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    The quilter, Pam Holland, needed a certain color to of fabric and that one fabric was found at Walmart.
    http://www.brecklingpress.com/1776_info.htm
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    Thanks for the link
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    Originally Posted by BellaBoo
    The quilter, Pam Holland, needed a certain color to of fabric and that one fabric was found at Walmart.
    http://www.brecklingpress.com/1776_info.htm
    yes, thanks for the link. i was trying to find something and obviously used the wrong search words
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    Old 09-16-2013, 06:51 AM
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    Originally Posted by BellaBoo
    The quilter, Pam Holland, needed a certain color to of fabric and that one fabric was found at Walmart.
    http://www.brecklingpress.com/1776_info.htm
    So the quilt wasn't made entirely of Walmart fabrics?



    My Walmart has fabrics. I've bought fleece and organza and some clear plastic stuff for wallets there. But their quilting fabric is over priced. My favorite thing is they have seam rippers in various colors. I like that!
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    Fabric is back in ours as well, should say that it never left but it was stacked on the floor. They have now put it back on shelves with a sales associate handy for help, but it still isn't what I would call "decent" fabric. Good in a pinch since any closer store is 50 miles away.
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    Originally Posted by BellaBoo
    The quilter, Pam Holland, needed a certain color to of fabric and that one fabric was found at Walmart.
    http://www.brecklingpress.com/1776_info.htm
    An interesting link about the quilts including a photo of the original:

    http://pamhollanddesigns.typepad.com/pam_h/2011/07/an-emotional-journey-today.html

    As for our Walmart's fabrics, I've occasionally bought seasonal fabric for my stash plus one tone on tone black that was perfect for the coal cars in matching train quilts. Like anything else, anywhere else, it pays to check the quality of what you are buying.
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    Goes to show that expensive fabrics aren't always needed to make beautiful quilts....
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    Originally Posted by Skittl1321
    So the quilt wasn't made entirely of Walmart fabrics?
    No, the fabric that she bought from Walmart was Onasburg. She called all the Walmarts she could to get what she needed. I was fortunate enough to take a class from her several years ago in Houston. She is an awesome teacher. I was amazed at what I did in her class. She also showed us the first panel of her next quilt.
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