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03-30-2011, 09:45 PM

#21

mom2boyz

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These fabrics are wonderful! I would have had a really, really hard time choosing. Since I have a very small stash, I was wondering, when you happen upon a store like this and basically love it all, how do you know how much of each fabric to buy?

03-31-2011, 02:21 AM

#22

kajaza

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Location: maine

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Awesome!!

03-31-2011, 05:23 AM

#23

sandpat

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Wow kitty!!! Those are some beauties!!! I wanna go shopping with you next trip!!

03-31-2011, 06:39 AM

#24

Sandi19

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Join Date: May 2010

Location: FL, formerly IL

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Very exciting purchases. Now I need to visit my son in FW and get him to take me to this shop. I go crazy over batiks.

03-31-2011, 07:10 AM

#25

quiltykitty

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mom2boyz

I usually think how I will use it. If for sashing or binding, I buy yardage. If I really like the fabric, I buy at least three yards. If I like the color, maybe a fat quarter. Most of the time I buy 1/2 yard pieces. I try to think of what is in my stash and what colors I need to add. If it is something I want to use for borders or backing, I make sure I buy plenty. But, I think I'm going to use wide fabric for my backings from now on. It is so much easier. No seams to sew. I still have about a dozen pieces of fabric I bought just for backing, so I need to use them first.

That store had a quilt top on the wall that looked like it could have been made with scraps. But, it wasn't. Beautiful quilt.

03-31-2011, 07:26 AM

#26

Yosamitesa

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Join Date: Feb 2011

Location: Kingwood, Texas

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Alright darn it...time to plan a trip up to my mom's and steal her and my sister-in-law and her mom and go for a fabric run!!! :) Time to get them all excited about fabric again!!! :)

03-31-2011, 07:32 AM

#27

darlin121

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Location: Smiths Station,Alabama

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Just recently discovered batiks and have fallen in love with them. Your stash is looking good!

03-31-2011, 07:45 PM

#28

Silver Sandy

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Join Date: Oct 2009

Location: Fort Mohave, Az

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Nice fabrics and great price. I was in JoAnn's today and they were marking up some of the Batiks from $10.99 yd to $12.99 a yard. This is a good deal...