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    Old 04-26-2023, 06:45 PM
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    IT IS A TULA EVERGLOW FABRIC SALE!!!

    THE NEW TULA EVERGLOW FABRIC

    $11.99 per yard OFFER GOOD THRU

    APRIL 29th!

    If this is a considered a sale price then I don't see how a LQS staying in business for long. I'll buy from online shops daily deals, flash sales, and clearance sales.

    I called a guild member who works there. She said the regular price is now $13.99 a yard. Way up from the last shipment, even the sale bin fabric will be about $10 a yard now. I don't think many will/can support that much increase in the cost of fabric. Won't the quilters in countries that pay $20 or more will see that price double?

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    Old 04-26-2023, 07:05 PM
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    I saw bolts for $14.25 today. Yikes!!
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    Old 04-27-2023, 03:49 AM
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    The industry is moving towards digital printing, which is more expensive.

    I've seen customers who would pay any price for the designers they love, or for just the perfect fabric. So I don't see it slowing down too much.

    However, I personally, don't have the income for those prices. I will be trying to use fabric from my stash and only purchase what I need.
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    Old 04-27-2023, 04:19 AM
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    yep, have a huge stash, will work from that. I also try and remember that stash building is for the younger folks. When I was young, 4.75 an hour was a good wage. So, young buyers, pick your stash fabric wisely as you many be using it well into the future!
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    Old 04-27-2023, 07:17 AM
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    My husband after listening to me rant said you know paper towels are about $15 a package. Stop using paper towels and buy fabric to make kitchen towels. LOL Then he said my ammo for hunting is three times that, want to hear how much a new saw blade is? How much lumber is? All hobbies are luxury indulgences now.
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    Old 04-27-2023, 02:09 PM
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    Our prices here can range from $16 - $24 a yard, equivalent to $11.50-$17 USD a yard. That's for regular width yardage. Wide backs etc are more.
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    Old 04-27-2023, 02:54 PM
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    i can remember ... back when the QB just started ... having a fit to hear LQS were charging $8 per yard.

    now, that's considered a bargain.
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    Old 04-27-2023, 04:03 PM
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    I guess bird watching is a cheap hobby
    Onebyone- your husband is right. Now get busy making those paper towels!!
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    Old 04-27-2023, 08:33 PM
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    My Sis in law is a bird watcher . she has a list and she travels many miles to see one bird. She takes it very seriously. She has expensive cameras, lens, and high Tec binoculars. She goes to meetings. She spends a lot!
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    Old 04-28-2023, 02:56 AM
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    Above my limit for sure. I would really really have to love it to pay $14 a yard. Fortunately, I love my stash. I find that the only fabrics I have been purchasing lately are solids for backgrounds.
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