Fabric price
08-01-2011, 06:49 AM
#62
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Vacaville, CA
Posts: 221
Originally Posted by Rosyhf
Originally Posted by fhcorliss
You'll have to post a picture of your project. Our quilt group is making a bug jar quilt for a raffle to help the Peace Valley Nature Park.
When my friends came to visit me from Australia and told me how much the fabric would cost there and they so wanted to make the bug quilts...I shared my bug stash with them and didn't even make a dent lol.....
http://www.bugfabric.com/index.htm
08-01-2011, 06:52 AM
#63
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Vacaville, CA
Posts: 221
Originally Posted by ckcowl
location seems to really matter---
prices vary so drastically-
last time i visited joannes here i saw that they were charging more than the lqs --- for walmart quality or less fabric...seems someone mentioned to them that the cotton market was on the rise and decided to get a jump on it---or maybe they are just trying to pay for their new stores-
i really felt their fabric was much less than desirable-and over a dollar a yard more than the expensive quilt shop in our area.
i am so glad we still have a couple lqs' that have not gone that route- i can still get wonderful quilting cottons for $7.50 a yard up to $8.98
i think some of those (big chain stores) have raised their prices to ridiculous amounts because they send out all those coupons-
i will continue to keep my lqs in business and avoid the big chains with their shoddy quality, ridiculous prices and horrible customer service
prices vary so drastically-
last time i visited joannes here i saw that they were charging more than the lqs --- for walmart quality or less fabric...seems someone mentioned to them that the cotton market was on the rise and decided to get a jump on it---or maybe they are just trying to pay for their new stores-
i really felt their fabric was much less than desirable-and over a dollar a yard more than the expensive quilt shop in our area.
i am so glad we still have a couple lqs' that have not gone that route- i can still get wonderful quilting cottons for $7.50 a yard up to $8.98
i think some of those (big chain stores) have raised their prices to ridiculous amounts because they send out all those coupons-
i will continue to keep my lqs in business and avoid the big chains with their shoddy quality, ridiculous prices and horrible customer service
Besides - I love to fondle good fabric!
08-02-2011, 05:53 PM
#67
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 2,005
Most of the stuff at JoAnn's is crap. I bought a couple of their BOM that were reduced to 3.99 and they would have been nice except the fabric was so thin and flimsy. I think if I had paid the original 7.99 price, I would have brought it right back. Atleast I get to keep the patterns.
08-08-2011, 11:04 AM
#70
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Port Charlotte, Fl
Posts: 2,569
Here in Port Charlotte, Fl the LQS's are getting more than they used to the newer fabrics are 12.99 or 13.99 yd and if you need a lot of yds that's getting to much. I think they chg more for their patterns than a whole book. You have to watch what you buy. I guess that's why so many go out of business even tho their fabric is nice it cost to much to make anything of size. Sue
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