$13 a yard????
05-13-2015, 04:50 AM
#11
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Outside St. Louis
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Most of my fabrics were bought at Walmart or Hobby Lobby. I would never pay that much for fabric. I always look for the best quality they have at those two stores. I have yards and yards of fabrics and will not live long enough to use it up. So I am not buying any more fabrics. I give away most of my quilts.
Just remember most people will wash the life out of quilts in a short time. I would never buy expensive fabrics just to donate or give away.
Just remember most people will wash the life out of quilts in a short time. I would never buy expensive fabrics just to donate or give away.
05-13-2015, 04:55 AM
#13
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: New Hampshire
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Yes, that is normal for a store. I think the majority of quilters now shop in a variety of ways; getting some fabrics at quilt shops, some fabrics online, trading with other quilters, and some fabrics at thrift shops/yard sales/ re-purposed clothing. This brings the cost average down per yard. It is similar to your 401K retirement portfolio, right? Some of your investments are pricier than others. But when you look at the whole portfolio (or the whole quilt or whole stash), there is a diverse blend of sources.
05-13-2015, 05:00 AM
#14
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Illinois
Posts: 9,312
That's not unusual in my neck of the wood. I like to support my LQS , but I want to be able to sew/quilt with the fabrics I want at a price point I can afford. I shop the online sales to support my quilting addiction.
I remind myself that quilting in its roots was a way to recycle and make useful from waste or repurposed cloth.
I remind myself that quilting in its roots was a way to recycle and make useful from waste or repurposed cloth.
05-13-2015, 05:28 AM
#16
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Midwest
Posts: 5,051
Most of my fabrics were bought at Walmart or Hobby Lobby. I would never pay that much for fabric. I always look for the best quality they have at those two stores. I have yards and yards of fabrics and will not live long enough to use it up. So I am not buying any more fabrics. I give away most of my quilts.
Just remember most people will wash the life out of quilts in a short time. I would never buy expensive fabrics just to donate or give away.
Just remember most people will wash the life out of quilts in a short time. I would never buy expensive fabrics just to donate or give away.
sandy
05-13-2015, 05:49 AM
#19
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Mississippi
Posts: 26,118
I am able to go to a fabric distributor warehouse and I see what a bolt of name brand quilt shop quality is priced for to the shop owner I don't mine seeing the same fabric at the local shop marked up twice the price, that's fair but to see it marked up almost triple the price I won't buy it even though I can. Batiks are always higher in price then regular cotton fabric and good batiks are worth a higher price.
What galls me is to see those $12-$14 prices on the bolts at JOANNS! And their designer fabrics and batiks are that much...
05-13-2015, 06:01 AM
#20
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Alturas, CA
Posts: 9,393
Truth be told, I rarely shop at LQS, main reason is that I don't need any more fabric, second is the closest one is 100 miles from here, third reason is the price. I would buy LQS quality fabric IF I were to SELL a quilt, but since 99% of my quilts are donated, I REALLY can't justify spending tons of money for fabric and give the quilt away, BUT I do use GOOD quality fabrics. I will also buy cotton clothing at thrift stores or yard sales, if I like the fabric and take it apart. Also for backs, I use either sheets or muslin.
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