New 3-D fabric
10-27-2011, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics
I'm thinking that it was not created for quilt artisans, but rather as a kid-pleasing novelty.
Gimmicky? Sure. But we're all surrounded by marketing gimmicks daily. It's just the way things are.
Gimmicky? Sure. But we're all surrounded by marketing gimmicks daily. It's just the way things are.
10-27-2011, 08:42 AM
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But fortunately it's your choice to buy it or not. If you think it's stupid or gimmicky, don't buy it. But don't make people who have chosen to buy it feel like they aren't true quilt artisans or whatever.
It's funny. The people who like it have pretty much acknowledged that it's a novelty and kinda cool. The people who don't like it seem to really hate it. Why waste that kind of energy on fabric?
It's funny. The people who like it have pretty much acknowledged that it's a novelty and kinda cool. The people who don't like it seem to really hate it. Why waste that kind of energy on fabric?
10-27-2011, 09:10 AM
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I am going to make queen size sheets and quilt from star and planet fabric. You have good prices.
Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics
The fabric really is VERY cool. We carry it too; the butterflies are nearly gone and Hoffman is not reprinting them. The space and sea creatures were reprinted, so we just got another bolt of each this week. Our price is $9.25 / yard.
http://www.favoritefabric.com/cgi/co...y_hoffman.html
And... we put on the 3D glasses and took a look at our other fabrics, to see if there was anything else that was secretly 3D. What we found was that anything with a cool color background (blue/turquoise/green) with warmer-colored objects (yellow-orange-red), the warm tones just seemed to levitate up and away from the background of the fabric. Red the most, orange and yellow a little less. I think the most interesting effect was the puzzle pieces fabric by Timeless Treasures. The background was black, the blue, green, and cyan pieces "stayed down", and the yellow and red ones "jumped up". Unexpected (and fun)!
http://www.favoritefabric.com/cgi/co...y_hoffman.html
And... we put on the 3D glasses and took a look at our other fabrics, to see if there was anything else that was secretly 3D. What we found was that anything with a cool color background (blue/turquoise/green) with warmer-colored objects (yellow-orange-red), the warm tones just seemed to levitate up and away from the background of the fabric. Red the most, orange and yellow a little less. I think the most interesting effect was the puzzle pieces fabric by Timeless Treasures. The background was black, the blue, green, and cyan pieces "stayed down", and the yellow and red ones "jumped up". Unexpected (and fun)!
10-27-2011, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by dcamarote
Yes, I saw them and was totally UNDERWHELMED! For the price I think it is something I would reserve for a very special occasion, VERY special! It reminds me of taking my grandchildren to a movie, only to find out it is available only in 3D which means they get to charge an extra $3/ticket! And that to me is a total rip off.
10-27-2011, 11:06 AM
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I ordered 2 yards of all three and made pillow cases for my 6 grandsons and 4 nephews for Christmas. Now I have to buy some CHEAP 3-d glasses to go along with them. Anyone know where to get them?
Sharon
Forgot to say travel pillows, not regular size!
Sharon
Forgot to say travel pillows, not regular size!
10-27-2011, 04:40 PM
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Gosh, I must have been hiding behind the sewing machine way too long because I did not know the 3-D stuff was a come-back from the 1950s movies. Now you tell me it is on fabric. Go figure...........but Halloween is just around the corner!
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