Disappointed in Walmart fabric

[bverste]

The reason the quilt shops were not open was that they close at noon on Saturday around here. so yes, I should have felt it better, and read the end cap, and I got what I paid for. I have bought wal mart fabric that was good, and it was my own fault that I chose the cheaper fabric. I am a social worker working with abused kids so you are preaching to the choir Rhonda.

[K. McEuen]

I think the one thing that you have to do when buying fabric at WalMart or even Joann's is pay attention to what you are buying, not just the price.

Must have had a lot of polyester in it.

That sentence right there tells me that you grabbed a white fabric for $2.97 and didn't even bother to look at the contents listed on the bolt.

[bkthomas]

Sorry to hear about your bad experience - hope things go better for you in the future - HAPPY QUILTING!!!!

[Sewbee]

Bverste I'm also sorry you had a bad experience but happy you found a solution and can continue your quilt project. Hope the end result is exactly what you are looking for! Thanks for your work with abused kids...that is a difficult job but so very much needed! It takes a very special person to do it well and stick with it for very long.

[auntiemern]

As the grandmother of an abuse child, You can read about it in my post 'changed profile pic', I applaud you for your job. I don't think Rhonda meant anything mean, just might have hit a nerve with her. I have never shopped at Joann's but glad I found out I need to make sure what you are getting there as well.

The reason the quilt shops were not open was that they close at noon on Saturday around here. so yes, I should have felt it better, and read the end cap, and I got what I paid for. I have bought wal mart fabric that was good, and it was my own fault that I chose the cheaper fabric. I am a social worker working with abused kids so you are preaching to the choir Rhonda.

[bverste]

I just realized the other nerve I might have hit, when I talked "smack" My words, no one else's, about Walmart fabric. I have bought a lot of fabric from Walmart, usually I do feel and look at it, but you are right, I was seduced by the price--especially after spending 10 + for some fabric I fell in love with, so I thought I could cut corners with cheap fabric, you get what you pay for!! I know that, but I did it anyway. went back today and when I looked at it; it was 65% polyester and 35% cotton, so my own fault, I should have reread my post because it was my own fault and i just wanted to whine a bit, get a little sympathy ect...so I bought some more fabric today, after reading every bolt of white and found a 100% cotton that I like the feel of, and seems pretty sturdy for only a dollar more. so everyone was right, I need to read the bolt--though today, in my defense, it was in small print and hard to find. Thanks everyone and if I offended anyone it was inadvertent.

[Denis]

A few Walmarts near me in Canada have fabric but it is all pre-cut on mini bolts, fat quarters or jelly rolls. Most are solids too. These are prepackaged by one same company/distributor for Walmart and I know the quality is nowhere near what they use to carry.

[marcycn]

Walmart got so much flack from customers when they discontinued their fabric department that they had to re-think it all and are beefing up the departments in most of their stores. My Walmart went from nothing to WOW!

[MRoy]

My Walmart kept the fabric department and has upgraded it recently, including the quality of a lot of the quilting fabric.

[Slokarma]

I think the one thing that you have to do when buying fabric at WalMart or even Joann's is pay attention to what you are buying, not just the price.

That sentence right there tells me that you grabbed a white fabric for $2.97 and didn't even bother to look at the contents listed on the bolt.

I had to nod my head about the $2.97. I was in a hurry and trying to be careful to NOT get the poly blend, and at the last minute, I grabbed some red that was on the thin side but picked up another bolt beside it that felt thicker. OOPS. WELL, I was in a hurry and usually I'll do the fold test or try to pluck some threads loose to check, but I was in a hurry and when I got home and started to press it out.........wham, the iron stuck right to it and I knew I had grabbed the poly blend....ARGH! And just to prove it to myself, I tried a piece of cotton and the heat setting was just fine on the cotton.

Another thing are the yellow price stickers......complain to who ever will listen if they continue to cover the content labels. I was told they were supposed to quit covering up the content labels.