Prices going up. Ouch!
10-20-2011, 12:48 PM
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Was at JoAnn's today and found great sale prices. Also found quilting fabric priced at $9.99. Some friends from Texas told me last summer that because of the drought the cotton crop was lost and prices would increase. Will you pay this or more?
10-20-2011, 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Learner747
Was at JoAnn's today and found great sale prices. Also found quilting fabric priced at $9.99. Some friends from Texas told me last summer that because of the drought the cotton crop was lost and prices would increase. Will you pay this or more?
10-20-2011, 12:52 PM
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the one LQS by me starts her prices at 12-15 a yard for regular cotton. Batiks are over $18 a yard, and she doesn't cut in less than 1 yard increments on Batik.
I'd gladly pay 9.99 in that LQS, but mainly I shop online.
I'd gladly pay 9.99 in that LQS, but mainly I shop online.
10-20-2011, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by wvhill22
no I will not. I noticed the other day some shops have it for 12.00!
10-20-2011, 01:22 PM
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No I won't pay those prices mentioned above. There are quilt shops out there selling less expensive fabric that works just fine for me. It doesn't have to have a name brand on it for it to work in my quilts. Yes it is better quality but they are pricing themselves right out of the quilters market. I won't pay more than $9.99 a yd & VERY seldom will I do that, even at JoAnn's. I've got enough fabric I can sit & ride this one out. IF I do pay $9.99 a yard, it won't be at JoAnn's tho, I'd rather pay that from a qult shop where the quality is there. JoAnn's does not offter the quality :thumbup: Our JoAnn's has had $9.99 fabric for a long time now & I pick it up & look at it & put it right back. So this is nothing new here in Southern IL.
10-20-2011, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by familyfun
Originally Posted by Learner747
Was at JoAnn's today and found great sale prices. Also found quilting fabric priced at $9.99. Some friends from Texas told me last summer that because of the drought the cotton crop was lost and prices would increase. Will you pay this or more?
10-20-2011, 01:31 PM
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Seems like Joann's has taken their usual cottons, slapped the term Quilters whatever on them and bumped the prices up at least 40%. The thing is, the fabric doesn't look any better or feel any better than their lower priced cottons as a rule, or at least in my neck of the woods. If I'm going to spend upwards of $9.00 would rather give my hard-earned $$ to a quilt shop.
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