Prices for Batik's??
05-14-2011, 04:06 PM
#85
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Originally Posted by Boslie
The batiks at Connecting Threads is very reasonable. Also, fabric is made in the USA> Between $6 and $7 a yard.
They only mention international manufacturing partners now:
http://www.connectingthreads.com/cfh...4&CSItemID=204
As far as I know, there are NO fabrics that are made in the USA anymore, and only a few places that still print fabric in the USA (Santee being one of them). JoAnn fabrics does carry fabrics that are printed by Santee.
05-14-2011, 04:14 PM
#86
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Thousandsofbolts.com has some, and connecting threads, that's where I get most of mine, although if someone else is havng a good sale, I'll go there. Batik's Plus have Hoffman batik's and I don't think they are even that high.
05-14-2011, 04:32 PM
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Hi, cjomomma,
I only began quilting a year ago. From the very start I fell in love with batiks. For my quilts,I use only batiks, solids, and TOTs.
There are on-line sources for batiks. My favorite is Seawatch Fabrics, which has the most btkis I've seen in one place. They're priced at $8.99/yard, and when I say beautiful, thy're beautiful.
I get a few batiks from a local shop tht has a wide selection. Theirs are priced at $10. I'll not pay more than that, not when I have options.
I only began quilting a year ago. From the very start I fell in love with batiks. For my quilts,I use only batiks, solids, and TOTs.
There are on-line sources for batiks. My favorite is Seawatch Fabrics, which has the most btkis I've seen in one place. They're priced at $8.99/yard, and when I say beautiful, thy're beautiful.
I get a few batiks from a local shop tht has a wide selection. Theirs are priced at $10. I'll not pay more than that, not when I have options.
05-14-2011, 04:34 PM
#88
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We have a quilt shop up here in the Yukon. Conveniently enough within walking distance of my work.
Batiks are the same price as cottons by the metre... $18.99.
I love making quilts with batiks.
Batiks are the same price as cottons by the metre... $18.99.
I love making quilts with batiks.
05-14-2011, 04:42 PM
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Yes, when JoAnnes still carried a large stock of batiks, the last ones I bought from them were $12.99 a yd. and I decided never again. Went to a quilt shop in VA with my daughter and they had a selection that had any and every combination you could ever want and it was mostly 9.97yd. Made me slightly sick to think what I had paid so much for. Now, JoAnnes has only a few bolts of it and not very good quality either, more like painted cheesecloth.
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