Wow. Price of Backing.
#12
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Join Date: Oct 2021
Location: Alabama
Posts: 42
Thought I should add that many of their fabrics are also on amazon--sometimes cheaper and some times more money--but lately they have become my go-to source for 100% cottons for my quilts. I'm doing a giant dahlia for a friend using fabrics she picked (something I NEVER do) and the total came to under $110. This did not include the 90 x 108 batting, which she already had.
Money is always tight around here so I thought I would mention it. Hope that's not a no-no. If so, I do apologize.
Rusty
Money is always tight around here so I thought I would mention it. Hope that's not a no-no. If so, I do apologize.
Rusty
Last edited by RustyOne; 11-27-2021 at 06:26 PM. Reason: I can't spell worth didley!
#15
The costs of backing and batting keep going up. I just keep an eye out for sales and buy what I need or might need then. One of my favorite online store is Thousands of Bolts. Their prices are always good and better when on sale.
#17
Unfortunately we are losing another Quilt Shop here in Maine…the owner is retiring. I will greatly miss the shop as it is my “go to” about 15 minutes from my home. As a result, all of her bolt fabric is 40% off…I guess a good time to purchase backing fabric if you can forecast what you might need.
#18
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Mendocino Coast, CA
Posts: 4,848
With the price of fabric going so high, why not make a pieced backing out of what you already have in your stash? It doesn't have to be complicated and it would cost you next to nothing. The extra advantage is that you can have a beautiful, 2-sided quilt.
#19
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Carroll, Iowa
Posts: 3,385
I've picked up my backings at either Marshall's or Quilted Twins. I think both still have fairly decent prices. Luckily I haven't needed any fabrics for quite a while. Have 4-6 backings I have no plans for........yet. All my other quilts waiting to be quilted have their backings and battings already cut ready to go. Now I just need my mojo to come back to me so I can get started.
#20
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Mendocino Coast, CA
Posts: 4,848
I was just looking for some wide-striped fabric to make a cover for a roll-up mattress, but even the fabrics on sale are just too expensive for what I'm looking for. I might go a little more exotic and make my own striped fabric by sewing long, thin, scraps from my stash and then quilting it with a thin, cotton batting.
We are all stash rich and backing poor. We should use our fabric exchange on the QB more.
We are all stash rich and backing poor. We should use our fabric exchange on the QB more.