New quilter wondering where I can find inexpensive fabric?
#104
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: North Kansas City, MO
Posts: 561
Thrift stores are a goldmine (large men's shirts, ladies dresses, and bags of fabric and fabric scraps, etc. Online shops always have good sales. Hit "search" at the top of this page and type in online fabric stores. Walmart is bringing fabric back, Watch Joann's for sales (50% off are the best)
#105
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Utah
Posts: 435
I like going to Hancock's. JoAnn's by me closed, so I don't make it there a whole lot. Right now, my Hancock's is clearing out some fabrics, that are all cotton for 1.95 - 3.95 per yard, and sometimes I will find pieces there that I like.
My problem is not always knowing how much to get. I found a beautiful piece with hummingbirds, and did not get as much as I wished I had, and went back a few days later and could not find it.
Now, when I go, I usually pick up more than what I think I need, especially if I like it.
My problem is not always knowing how much to get. I found a beautiful piece with hummingbirds, and did not get as much as I wished I had, and went back a few days later and could not find it.
Now, when I go, I usually pick up more than what I think I need, especially if I like it.
#107
Super Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: eastern Oklahoma
Posts: 1,873
I check yard sales and second hand stores. Its a good way to start. Alos I have friends who sew but do not quilt. Ask them if they would donate scraps left over. Many are real glad to find someone to take them People will also give batting this way. So talk to all your sewing friends and family. I used some of my dh shirts to make practice blocks. Best of luck.
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