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    Old 03-17-2011, 09:25 AM
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    All of the above.
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    Old 03-17-2011, 10:00 AM
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    Have not bought quilt blocks on E-Bay before. However, I found some today I would like. In fact, I had purchased this lilac material at JoAnn's, plus the purple, and a green at LQS. Question: How hard is it to set up Pay Pal 'cause this Seller won't take anything but Pay Pal. Need some help here folks!
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    Old 03-17-2011, 01:11 PM
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    Color more than pattern. I love a good deal but the size of my stash attests to the power of impulse. I live within a few hours of Mary Jo's Fabrics. A trip down there usually results in a new pile of fabric for which I have no immediate plans. Best thing to do is stay away. ;-)
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    Old 03-17-2011, 03:15 PM
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    Originally Posted by MsDesigns
    How do you buy fabric: by color? by pattern? by designer? by impulse?
    All of the above!
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    Old 03-17-2011, 03:28 PM
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    By impulse a lot of the time. I see a quilt that has been made and think gee I like that quilt in those colors and off I go. Have a lot of UFOs this way and am currently trying to only buy fabric for a project I am starting immediately and that has a deadline. I ten to procrastinate.

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    Old 03-17-2011, 03:35 PM
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    I'm a touchy, feely person. I usually am attracted by color first, the texture of the fabric and then the price. I rarely buy on impulse; I have learned they usually just stay in my stash. I try to buy for each quilt I am making, but if it calls for 32 fat quarters, you can bet that I will end up buying at least 40 before I get the combination that I like. That is why I have Fabric Galore.
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    Old 03-17-2011, 03:35 PM
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    I buy what screams at me, or jumps into my cart.... Fabric is very unruly and has a mind of it's own....And sometimes I go online and the fabric fairies take my credit card out of my wallet and purchase stuff....I am not in control....<sigh>
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    Old 03-17-2011, 03:49 PM
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    Originally Posted by MsDesigns
    How do you buy fabric
    With a debit card 99% of the time.

    I have a quilt in mind and I only buy what I need! So I would have to say...by color, by print, and by price! It has to meet all three criteria for me to actually purchase it.
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    Pattern and color, then price. If I'm impulsive I can get in a whole lot of trouble.
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    Old 03-17-2011, 04:09 PM
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    When I see something I like I pick it up and it is usually by one of three = Hoffman, Michael Miller or Marcus Bros...It's a bit of a joke around here.
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