If the cost of fabric goes up, will you still quilt?

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12-30-2010, 10:28 AM

#131

BettyGee

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I have fortified my stash with year's end sales and I will keep on quilting. Quilting, bead weaving and reading are what keeps me somewhat sane.

12-30-2010, 10:30 AM

#132

BettyGee

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Originally Posted by CoriAmD

Quote:

Originally Posted by hahaannie

One of the quilt stores I go to is telling their customers that the cost of fabric will be going up because of the cost of the raw cotton. If prices go up, will you still quilt?

I will still quilt because I have enough stash to open my own fabric store... it will take me a gazillion years to use it all up. :)

Me too! DH doesn't understand, but when he sees the results I'm sure he'll approve - at least that is my hope.

12-30-2010, 10:50 AM

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basketcru

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Ah.... yes! Remember, quilting probably got it's start when fabric was hard to get...so women cut up good parts of old clothing, and pieced the parts together for warm bedding!! Maybe our quilts will take significant strategic "paths" that lead to some different art forms.

12-30-2010, 10:51 AM

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Damsel in DisDress

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Where there's a will, there's a way! :lol:

12-30-2010, 10:53 AM

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basketcru

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and need I mention, even with rising costs, it's still much, much cheaper than THERAPY!

12-30-2010, 10:53 AM

#136

Justquilting

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Of course I'd still quilt!!
I'm toooo addicted now! :-)

12-30-2010, 11:19 AM

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sunrise450

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I'll still quilt also! I am trying to use up more of my stash anyway. I will just be purchasing what I need to finish a project or what I need for a favorite swap.

12-30-2010, 11:47 AM

#138

nycquilter

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Originally Posted by cwessel47

Yes. Are you kidding? It's really the only thing that keeps me somewhat sane.

I say that all the time. If it weren't for quilting, no one could stand to be in the same room with me for more than a minute. However, though I continue to window shop, I made a New Year's resolution for 09 that I would try to decrease the size of my stash. I think I've made 20 quilts just from the stash (yes, fronts and backings) and have yet to make a noticeable dent in the stash. I also save all my scraps and just made two string quilts with backings from the stash. I buy a roll of batting at Hancock's of Paducah and that lasts about 18 months.

so I will NEVER EVER EVER stop quilting. I couldn't even if I tried...And, I will continue to buy fabric. It's sort of like retail therapy raised a few degrees!

Laurie

12-30-2010, 12:05 PM

#139

Momma_K

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Stop quilting?? ARE YA NUTS!!:shock: I have no habits, don't smoke, don't drink, don't go out, never buy myself anything (I'm a boring person really) so NOPE I'm not going to stop! To many sales, clearances, E-Bay, we exchange among each other here and on other sights to shop so...Nahhhh I'm good. I need to lose weight anyway! I'll drop my A&W and Tea and stick with water! HA! :D :mrgreen: