If the cost of fabric goes up, will you still quilt?
01-02-2011, 08:49 AM
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Yes, I will continue to quilt. I think I have a decent size stash now, thanks to friends liquidating their stash, a couple of super good ebay purchases and my DH's encouraging shopping trip on NYD, I think I'm set for quite away. Yes, most of my quilts will be scrappy, as I was not overly picky on color since the price was right, but hey, I love scrappy!
Thank goodness for a little extra Christmas money, I'm now set on batting too!
Thank goodness for a little extra Christmas money, I'm now set on batting too!
01-03-2011, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by grann of 6
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?
Too true!!!!!!!!
01-03-2011, 11:13 AM
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Yes, I will absolutely still quilt. I am on a mission this year to use 90% from my stash anyways, so unless it's a fabric I absolutely need to complete a project, the rising costs won't bother me.
I am also counting my blessings we're in a financial positon now that both DH and I can "indulge" our hobbies a little more than we have in the past..and his playing golf ain't cheap, LOL.
Tanesha
I am also counting my blessings we're in a financial positon now that both DH and I can "indulge" our hobbies a little more than we have in the past..and his playing golf ain't cheap, LOL.
Tanesha
01-03-2011, 01:22 PM
#227
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Originally Posted by grann of 6
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?
01-10-2011, 11:48 AM
#229
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I also will continue to quilt. I have a stash, but not that extensive. We can resort to the ways of the frontier men and women. Recycle, reuse, repurpose. I will be making quilts out of whatever I can get my hands on. Isn't that how it all started anyway? Necessity is the Mother of invention. Where there's a will, there's a way.
01-10-2011, 04:28 PM
#230
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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 definately will.I have MS and my doctor said that quilting probably has a big part in keeping the muscles in my hands and legs from drawing up. So that's health-wise. Brain-wise,quilting gives me something to focus on daily. I can't work anymore,so without quilting my mind would just be occupied with what I couldn't do . Then there's money-wise. Making and selling quilts is what provides birthdays,Christmas,and most important home insurance, home repair, and furnture replacement as it is needed.
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