merridancer

Actually, this will be an on-line store.

quiltilicious

Roberta sold out of her light colored batiks and blues first, if that helps.

Personally, I think it's a good idea to have as many colors as you can get. My stash is like this: most to least) blues, purples, blaick&white, multicolor & novelty fabrics, greens, reds, pinks, yellow, brown, beige, white. I have "oriental" prints in a separate category, but I have a LOT of them. Solids also in a separate category.

merridancer

The plan is that if you select a particular swatch to look at, there will be 5 to 12 matching fabrics that display at the bottom of the page that I have matched together, so that should help "color deficiencies" of a person or a computer.

mamabird3

I have two quilts stores near me. The one here in town has a lot of fabrics, but whenever I go there I have trouble finding what I want. Tons of fabrics but they just don't mesh. The other store is about 10 minutes in the neighboring town. I love it. The difference is although they have a lot of different fabrics they also have what I call fabric families. She buys fabrics that will compliment each other. And because of that, it is my store of choice. So no matter what colors you choose, maybe think about buying "families".

sewcrazygirl

I like to buy fabric in collections, not individuals, its makes sewing much easier. Also I love kits, any kind of Kits as long as they are affordable.

bearisgray

I would guess that you have a limited amount of money to spend on your inventory?

You might consider "specializing" when you start out -

Have a LOT of one "type" of fabric - say 30's reproductions, or batiks, or civil war reproductions, or novelties, or . . .

and then not so much or none of other types.

UglyCook

The plan is that if you select a particular swatch to look at, there will be 5 to 12 matching fabrics that display at the bottom of the page that I have matched together, so that should help "color deficiencies" of a person or a computer.[/quote]

Oh good, that's one of my favorite parts about shopping online. When I can click on "Blue" and know that I'm not accidentally buying black or brown.

Can't wait to come to your grand opening! Have you started an email list yet?

LaurieE

You have asked a very difficult question. My particular taste in colors goes with my mood and what I'm into or what strikes my fancy at the time.

I find it really hard to find a good peach color. Usually what they call peach is more pink than peach.

It would be really helpful if you had the solids to go with the 30s prints. My LQS has the prints but very few of the corresponding solids.

If you would stock the building (bricks, stones, etc), weather, and water fabrics, that would be helpful. There was a quilt store in either Oregon or Washington state that specialized in those fabrics but I think they're closed now.

Good luck with your store.

merridancer

Can't wait to come to your grand opening! Have you started an email list yet?[/quote]

Not yet, but if you pm me I will put you on one.

sahm4605

i would suggest getting "bold" colors not the"dirty" looking ones. The lqs that is by me that I love, has their fabrics in two sections, bold fresh colors and the ones that are kinda "grandmsish" well at least to me. I like getting one or two fabrics from that area to help with blending or if i see one that i really like. These are kinda like a cream. they are not a true white but an off white. like a blue but an off blue. if you get what I am saying.