Good - in expensive fabric
06-17-2011, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by cminor
OK my fellow quilters. . . here is the mission:
I want to make a quilt just for me. And - maybe even finish it. I need white fabric as a back ground and a lot of it. 4-5 yards to be safe. I always look at Walmart first and have to admit I can't normally handle the quilt store prices.
Is it worth it to search out onlines stores? I worry that I will spend so much time looking that I will get discurraged. I know many of you buy online - but I myself never had.
Any suggestions for "good" quality, low price, cheap shipping? I have to admit - Joanne's is the highest quality I normally go. And I know that you get what you pay for - but I am still only will to do 5-6 dollars per yard. Is it worth my time to research?
I want to make a quilt just for me. And - maybe even finish it. I need white fabric as a back ground and a lot of it. 4-5 yards to be safe. I always look at Walmart first and have to admit I can't normally handle the quilt store prices.
Is it worth it to search out onlines stores? I worry that I will spend so much time looking that I will get discurraged. I know many of you buy online - but I myself never had.
Any suggestions for "good" quality, low price, cheap shipping? I have to admit - Joanne's is the highest quality I normally go. And I know that you get what you pay for - but I am still only will to do 5-6 dollars per yard. Is it worth my time to research?
You can buy fabric from Walmart.com for about $4 a yard. It is sold in two yard pieces and is very pretty fabric. I have not seen any solids, but they may be there. There are lots of other places on the Internet, and far from getting discouraged, you are more likely to get so fascinated you'll spend several hours enjoying looking at the infinite number of choices.
I can guarantee that once you get your fabric it into a quilt, no one will be asking how much you paid for the fabric and whether you got it at an LQS. People on this board are always bragging about getting a gazillion yards of fabric at an estate sale or garage sale or thrift store for low-ball dollars. Unless the manufacturer's or designer's name is on the selvage, they don't have anything to go on except the way the fabric feels to the touch (called 'hand') and whether they like color, pattern, etc.
Same deal at JoAnn's or WalMart or Hobby Lobby or any other place you can get fabric. Get what you can afford and love it. Our grandmothers and mothers used worn out clothing and feed sacks and their quilts are still keeping people warm.
06-17-2011, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Krystyna
I don't have any suggestions, but I love your avatar. One of our dogs is a puggle. Aren't they the BEST? Yours is so sweet looking!
06-17-2011, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by MTS
But if you're looking for a solid white, the Kona at Joann's (with a coupon) might be the least expensive, since that's a major consideration. That way you can save the $$$ for the pinks/purples.
06-17-2011, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Kmeyer
I like the Legacy muslin at Joann's for $9.99 and with a 50% coupon that is valid this week it will make it less than $5.00 a yard and it is so crispy white and so soft for the backing. It is 108 wide also, so you don't have to piece it.
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