fabric prices
11-23-2010, 06:58 AM
#34
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Maine
Posts: 1,376
My LQS charges $8.35/yd and if you belong to a guild, and tell her, you get 15 pct off. If anyone wants to order from her, please PM me as I am not sure I can advertise on here. She has a website that they are working on but she can be called and will take an order over the phone.
She is fairly new (about 2 years) and is a lovely accommodating lady. She will also order any rulers, notions, etc. that you might need.
I think everything is 15 pct except books and magazines.
She is fairly new (about 2 years) and is a lovely accommodating lady. She will also order any rulers, notions, etc. that you might need.
I think everything is 15 pct except books and magazines.
11-23-2010, 07:09 AM
#35
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 1,131
I used to work in the fabric department at the local Walmart and got in on all the good deals. Got to see the new 'stuff' before it was put out on the floor. When the department got closed I thougt that was a good time to retire. Now with all the prices going up so much I really can't afford to get to much fabric any more. Even the local fabric store here in town closed, so have to go to a little place in OKC, but haven't been able to get there for a while. I think when Walmart closed most of their fabric departments its caused the prices to jump, because of their bulk buying and keeping most of the prices down. That's my thoughts, anyone else have an idea?
11-23-2010, 07:16 AM
#37
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Neillsville, WI
Posts: 452
Originally Posted by tellabella
You guys are lucky down there in the USA...up here in Toronto..$15 is average and some high end, are even more...the less expensive ones are not very good quality..and we don't have a Joanne's...sounds like a great store...
11-23-2010, 07:26 AM
#38
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Here and there
Posts: 1,669
The cause of the increase in prices is the price of commodities in general. It may be that we will need to consider using cotton polyester blends, although that might not be much help if the price of oil rises rapidly.
11-23-2010, 07:46 AM
#40
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Cross Timbers area, TX
Posts: 250
The higher prices will certainly cut into my purchases of fabric that much more. I heard from an employee in our local Walmart and they will soon be making some intensive changes to their crafts department and will more than likely be closing out their fabric departmenht. I recently started a project for a friend and needed something in the mauve shades. I went to our LQS and she still had that color left over from the mauve and blue craze period. But you know what! The price was up to date. I'm certain the prices weren't just under $9.00 per yard when that color was popular. Needless to say I was somewhat ticked to pay that for old fabric but what to you do when you need a certain color! The gals in the LQS are delightful so you pay and you go! I'm glad I like scrap quilts as I still have scraps. Happy Thanksgiving, ya'll!
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