FABRIC IS BACK
06-06-2011, 06:53 AM
#81
Super Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Ohio
Posts: 1,322
Gotta give them credit to listening to their customers.
06-06-2011, 06:53 AM
#82
Power Poster
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Alabama
Posts: 15,368
We were told that no store with fabric would lose their fabric.
Originally Posted by Dianne1
I am sooooo happy. We have had fabric at the Chilton County store by the bolt but were told that we would be loosing it next year. That would mean a 50 mile drive one way to either a Jo-annes or a Hancocks. Yipeee
06-06-2011, 07:04 AM
#83
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Houston TX
Posts: 783
...... although I have noticed Joann's and Hancocks carrying some of the same fabric for twice the price???????[/quote]
I've seen the same thing - Hobby Lobby is higher than Walmart on the same things as well. In downtown Houston TX we have a place called High Fashion Fabrics, and I swear, if they don't have it then it doesn't exist! I've seen $2.00/yard Walmart fabric there for close to $8.00! I almost fell out! I don't shop there much, sometimes I go there on a "field trip" just to see what I can find.
I've seen the same thing - Hobby Lobby is higher than Walmart on the same things as well. In downtown Houston TX we have a place called High Fashion Fabrics, and I swear, if they don't have it then it doesn't exist! I've seen $2.00/yard Walmart fabric there for close to $8.00! I almost fell out! I don't shop there much, sometimes I go there on a "field trip" just to see what I can find.
06-06-2011, 07:05 AM
#84
Super Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Glendale Az.
Posts: 1,775
That is great news. Thank you for sharing.
06-06-2011, 07:18 AM
#85
Super Member
Join Date: May 2009
Location: San Francisco Bay area
Posts: 1,419
Fabric and Firearms...just don't know what to say.
06-06-2011, 07:38 AM
#86
Junior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Heart of Dixie - Grady, Alabama
Posts: 128
Hooray!! Almost 50 miles to a LQS is too much to bare. Our local Walmart in Troy, AL has been saying the fabrics are going for two years now. They even piled in closeout fabrics from other stores. I have done my best to keep them thinking that fabric is a hot seller and they don't need to phase it out. (Just ask Hubby!) Just hope they get the message from corporate. Unless gasoline prices go under $2 gal. I will continue to buy Walmart fabrics and Mainstays sheets for backings.
06-06-2011, 07:41 AM
#87
Super Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: near Tucson, Arizona
Posts: 5,841
Originally Posted by Rebecca VLQ
Tee hee hee...Praise The Lord indeed!
Good Job, Twinkie! :lol:
Good Job, Twinkie! :lol:
06-06-2011, 07:42 AM
#88
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: On the plains of the Dakota's
Posts: 776
I hope Dickinson, ND is on that list. JoAnns and Hancocks is 100 miles away.
06-06-2011, 07:42 AM
#89
Super Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Monmouth, Oregon
Posts: 5,884
Just remember that fabric can be printed on different qualities of white goods. Walmart's may not have the same quality as the other stores. I bought fabric @ a Walmart like store and then saw same fabric @ a quilt store. Bought another yard to add to what I had and it was a much denser weave so was much better quality. I was making a purse so to me it did not matter as it wasn't meant to last forever.
06-06-2011, 07:45 AM
#90
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Full Time RV'er
Posts: 485
Originally Posted by twinkie
Please, this thread is not about whether you like Wal Mart fabric or not. If you don't use (or don't care for) Wal Mart fabric, commenting on this thread about fabric quality is not necessary. This is for us quilters who use some Wal Mart fabric and are so happy that it is coming back. About higher prices, prices at Wal Mart stores that kept their fabric have increased along with the market. Also, when I went to my store to work last night, I was told that they had received a box of fabric on bolts while I was gone. I am so glad to know that Wal Mart has reacted to the wishes and desires of their customers. My personal thanks to all of you who contacted them about bringing fabric back.
It isn't just quilters who have been emailing WM about fabric. My Swedish Weaving group has also.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
luvTooQuilt
Member Swaps and Round/Row Robins
30
12-18-2013 04:22 PM
chickadeee55
General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
7
09-22-2011 06:22 PM
irma tapia
Main
77
03-26-2011 11:24 AM
