Originally Posted by suezq
At least I no wknow that I am not crazy, as I saw the same thing. JoAnn Fabrics is a real rip off some times, unless they are having a great sale, or you manage to accummulate the coupons at 40% off a regular priced item.
WalMart is now bringing back to their stores a very nice line of fabrics, qujilting notions, as well as all of the accessories, and a lot of the fabric I saw was the same as JoAnn's had for several dollars more. |
Guess fabric is going the way of food, reduce the amount (size) keep the price.
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Buy 1/2 yd, cut in half for 2 FQs and trade with a friend.
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I never buy fat quarters. If you do the math they are rarely more economical than purchasing a 1/4 of a yard.
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Not too many fabrics are 44" anymore - more like 42" - thats why its 21".
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Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics
The problem of the FQs being short on length (less than the full 18") - is that a problem with only the FQs sold at JoAnns? Or are you seeing it in the quilt-shop brands, too?
I don't mean FQs that shops cut themselves, I mean FQs that are cut by the manufacturers (Moda, Benartex, Hoffman, Kaufman...) We haven't noticed any coming in short, but then we haven't actually checked them. I'm wondering if we should be running spot checks? Also, purchased some Westminster fat quarter bundle - at least its listed on the box as 17.5" x 21". Finally, I bought some Walmart fat quarters - 17" x 21" so it seems like its becoming a standard... (new math???? ) |
Then they are not fat quarters. If it were metric, it would be a little bigger. Have you said anything to the store clerks, etc.
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Just like cereal and ice cream among other things! I'm glad that I have a large stash as well. I have taken to shopping the mark down aisle at Joann's and the remnant bin where ever I go. Those are better than FQ and I have so much more variety for just a few pennies more!
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Originally Posted by sandy l
[Also especially watch there fat quarters..... they have some of it with a different sticker which is hard to peel off. It has a silver sticky side and reminds me of superglue. Damn stuff stuck to my fingers just like super glue and also lost at least two fat quarters because I could not pull off the sticker. FQ's are also higher.....$1.45 each. We use to be able to buy those for less than a dollar.
Yeah, same thing happened to me. I lost 3 out of the dozen I bought, but they were only .75 cents each. Still irrating tho. |
Originally Posted by Anna.425
I never buy fat quarters. If you do the math they are rarely more economical than purchasing a 1/4 of a yard.
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