Originally Posted by gollytwo
(Post 5468482)
Funny enough - none of my 3 fairly local shops carry solids, except for 30's.
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Originally Posted by justflyingin
(Post 5468265)
I went to get some solid black cotton yesterday from a local store--the only local one that sells cotton fabric, that I've found.
She was out of it. I asked the owner (she was the one waiting on me) when she'd get it back in. I told her I could wait--I have plenty of projects and can just work on something else in the meantime. She called the person who delivers to her, apparently, and said he'd be out around the 9-11th of Sept. OK, I said...I can wait. Those of you who have fabric stores around abundantly--any type--JoAnn, Walmart, etc. just be thankful. This is my "local fabric shop". She only carries one type of solid black, btw, so it's not like I can change types. I am not complaining or hinting that I want anyone here to send me any--I don't. I just want YOU to be thankful for what you have in the states. I'm thankful the owner was in and she knows I want black, so she will be sure to get some in! :) |
I think every day we need to count our blessings. We need to remember not everywhere is like it is here in the USA. I think we need to be thankful where we live and also what we have. Expecially GOD.
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I don't have really good fabric stores near me either. I have found that searching on the computer and ordering online gets me just about everything I could ever want. Some sites let you return fabric, even after it has been specially cut to for you. Try Hancocks-Paducah.com, I have returned to them with no problem.
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Favorite black solids are P & B, Kona Bay, or black sateen (from Kaufman, FabriQuilt, or Moda). Also like black batik from Benartex. Check it out!
I don't use Kona solids, loose thread count and ravels too much, gets holes when need to rip a seam. |
I'm very grateful for the wide variety of quilting cottons that are available to me. I used to live in a little town in South Carolina,USA that had one quilt store and nothing else for 70 miles. I've been quilting for 25 years.
I have 2 Pfaffs, a 1222E and model 60 treadle. I collect older machines, I have Singer treadles and some other vintage Singer electric machines; none of my Singers are newer than 1974. My one new machine is a Viking Sapphire 875 that I use to machine quilt with. |
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