Did you ever wish you were the fabric buyer for your LQS?
02-05-2010, 04:53 PM
#22
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Location: Boone, Iowa
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Right now our LQS is stocking many of the really wild colors and designs. I am not crazy about those fabrics, but there are still some that are more traditional and I can usually find something that I like.
02-06-2010, 12:40 AM
#23
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No interest at all! It would feel like too much pressure to try to please everyone. I tend to be a people pleaser anyway, and that would make me go nuts! The only reason I would even think about it for a second, is to be able to see what lines are available, so I know what to look for when I am ready to increase my stash or start another quilt.
02-06-2010, 06:16 AM
#25
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Our local shop has fabric that is just dull. My favorite shops are located in LaPlata, Maryland. When you walk in, you are bombarded with color and design that gets your juices running and ideas flowing. Whenever our little group needs a "pick-me-up" we drive from Virginia to LaPlata (about an hour's drive) just to get incentive and to meet the wonderful shop staff.
02-06-2010, 07:47 AM
#28
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Location: Ephrata, WA
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AT my LQS...The owner specifically calls on certain people to come in and choose fabric....One of our instructors is a very artsy kind of quilter with more ecclectice taste, the owner is more traditional, ME and the owner's daughter are the ones who like the more hip and modern styles and then we have a few older ladies that work with us to pick the soft pastels and one of them likes alot of wild crazy patterns. So there is always a good mix of stuff at our shop....so sometimes when stock comes in some of us say : Who picked out this?
02-06-2010, 09:46 AM
#29
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Location: Paris, Texas
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I have been at my LQS when a salesman is there. And the owner has asked me to join her. I have been able to select some fabric, and I tell her when something is what I call "throw up" fabric. It can be a lot of fun just to see what is out there.
02-06-2010, 09:51 AM
#30
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Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics
Glad you like the questions, Wendy! It was nice of you to say so.
I'm thinking that most shops (at least the ones I've been to) wind up developing a particular style, in that they tend to lean toward a particular type of fabrics. And it probably reflects the owner's preferences. Though, in the end, it's really about satisfying the customers' taste.
I'm thinking that most shops (at least the ones I've been to) wind up developing a particular style, in that they tend to lean toward a particular type of fabrics. And it probably reflects the owner's preferences. Though, in the end, it's really about satisfying the customers' taste.
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