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    sewsoft's Avatar sewsoft is offline Senior Member
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    Have you seen the price jump in quilting cottons 10.00 a yard now,WOW! That's hard to believe. I guess I'll have to stick to buying FQ .

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    I shop mostly on-line and in the sale sections or specials. Plenty of good quilt shops to look at.
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    I'd cry for you but we pay $25. I was talking to my LQS owner yesterday and she said there has been a marked jump in the wholesale price so I guess ours will be on the rise as well. Good thing I have a nice stash I should be able to make a few quilts from that if things get too silly.
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    Holy mackerel...$25????? Yipes! Lynn, can you purchase from U.S. quilt shops? My bank won't deal with some areas.
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    Yes I can purchase form US stores but quite often by the time you pay the freight its more trouble than its worth, and I'm a tactile and immediate person. I like to be able to see and touch the fabric and take it home with me now.
    Lynn

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    where online do you shop for fabrics besides here? pm me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dragonfly View Post
    Yes I can purchase form US stores but quite often by the time you pay the freight its more trouble than its worth, and I'm a tactile and immediate person. I like to be able to see and touch the fabric and take it home with me now.
    Me too Lynn, and the other consideration is that if we stop purchasing locally altogether, the next time we look our LQS's are no longer there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MaryB View Post
    Me too Lynn, and the other consideration is that if we stop purchasing locally altogether, the next time we look our LQS's are no longer there.

    Mary B.
    Indeed Mary, this is a topic on which I am known to be very vocal and outspoken, we have lost far too many LQS.

    Sewsoft, I don't make a habit of buying online, I have just made an order with MSQC but mostly for templates ie the ones that Natalie has designed so nothing similar available here that I have found. I am also about to order some June Taylor slotted rulers which I can get here but at extortionist prices. To be honest, prices aside I am still a lot happier buying my fabric locally, I just need to think about it a little more.
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    I joined the Fabshop Hop and they are currently having a sale. The site introduces you to about 180+ quilt shops some of which have sales. I particularly like the "find the bunny" game and play every month, so the sales are always going on. A few of my favorites are through this site, and there are plenty of $5/yard [or less] fabrics. Here is the link to be a member, free of course!

    http://fabshophop.com/
    Susan

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    BTW I am very supportive of our local shops, but must explain that I have epilepsy and shopping under florescent lights is tricky for me. If the lights flash even slightly or worse yet, go on and off, I get so dizzy that it is not safe for me. Before entering a store I look at the lights for flickering and sometimes cannot even enter. With the cost of gas and having to drag someone with me [in case I need assistance] is sometimes too much trouble. So while I do shop in my local store, most of the purchases are on-line.
    Susan

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