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Posted by Roberta on September 8, 2009, 5:48 am
Have you asked if they send samples? Lots of the online places do.
Roberta in D
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>Only one of the three Walmarts somewhat near me (the only one in my town,
>one I pass on my way home, and one near work) still have fabric -- the one
>near work. I don't buy fabric there for quilts, anyhow, but the $1 table
>(now $2 & 2.50) is a good source for fabric to test garment patterns from
>before using the "good stuff" -- or rather, was a good source.
>There are quilt stores in town, but garment fabrics are hard to find. JoAnns
>carries quilt fabrics, poly silkies and satins, and poly fleece -- and not
>much else. Hancocks has the same "assortment" plus odd assortments of other
>things, totally potluck, but almost never what I'm hoping to find.
>More and more I'm buying fabric online. Want a specific shade green batik?
>It's a quilt shop (if you're lucky they will have that color!) or potluck
>that your monitor is showing the right color. Forget trying to match garment
>fabric!
>Dragonfly (Pam)
>> Thanks for the info. I found the shop in 2006 while wondering around
>> LA. I bought her out of purple and pink fabric for a double wedding
>> ring quilt for my niece. I want to go back one of these days. We
>> don't have any quilt shops in this area and buying thread at the new
>> Walmart is not the thing to do when you are a quilter.
>> You have to make a special trip to the shop, yummy fabrics.
>> Kate
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Posted by Edna Pearl on September 8, 2009, 11:47 am
I wonder if I'll ever start buying fabric on line. The "browse factor" is
huge for me -- I'm more tempted by something I can handle and compare in the
shop than I am by lovely pictures on the Internet.
Edna Pearl
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> Only one of the three Walmarts somewhat near me (the only one in my town,
> one I pass on my way home, and one near work) still have fabric -- the one
> near work. I don't buy fabric there for quilts, anyhow, but the $1 table
> (now $2 & 2.50) is a good source for fabric to test garment patterns from
> before using the "good stuff" -- or rather, was a good source.
> There are quilt stores in town, but garment fabrics are hard to find.
> JoAnns carries quilt fabrics, poly silkies and satins, and poly fleece --
> and not much else. Hancocks has the same "assortment" plus odd assortments
> of other things, totally potluck, but almost never what I'm hoping to
> find.
> More and more I'm buying fabric online. Want a specific shade green batik?
> It's a quilt shop (if you're lucky they will have that color!) or potluck
> that your monitor is showing the right color. Forget trying to match
> garment fabric!
> Dragonfly (Pam)
>> Thanks for the info. I found the shop in 2006 while wondering around
>> LA. I bought her out of purple and pink fabric for a double wedding
>> ring quilt for my niece. I want to go back one of these days. We
>> don't have any quilt shops in this area and buying thread at the new
>> Walmart is not the thing to do when you are a quilter.
>> You have to make a special trip to the shop, yummy fabrics.
>> Kate
>
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Posted by J* on September 8, 2009, 5:16 pm
you wont go wrong ordering green batiks.
they all work together, heck, all batiks work together.
j.
"Edna Pearl" wrote ...
I wonder if I'll ever start buying fabric on line. The "browse factor" is
huge for me -- I'm more tempted by something I can handle and compare in the
shop than I am by lovely pictures on the Internet.
Edna Pearl
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Posted by Louise in Iowa on September 8, 2009, 6:24 pm
For that matter, all greens work together! DH and I were driving through a
rural area - with lots of hills and trees - not long ago, and I commented on
how many different greens we could see. There were trees, of course, along
with corn, beans, grass, farm pastures, etc., and while I didn't see any
lime, the greens ranged from light to dark and were beautiful together!
--
Louise in Iowa
nieland1390@mchsi dot com
http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa
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> you wont go wrong ordering green batiks.
> they all work together, heck, all batiks work together.
> j.
> "Edna Pearl" wrote ...
> I wonder if I'll ever start buying fabric on line. The "browse factor" is
> huge for me -- I'm more tempted by something I can handle and compare in
> the
> shop than I am by lovely pictures on the Internet.
> Edna Pearl
>
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Posted by Edna Pearl on September 8, 2009, 6:48 pm
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> For that matter, all greens work together! DH and I were driving through a
> rural area - with lots of hills and trees - not long ago, and I commented
> on how many different greens we could see. There were trees, of course,
> along with corn, beans, grass, farm pastures, etc., and while I didn't see
> any lime, the greens ranged from light to dark and were beautiful
> together!
You know, that is the absolute truth. Thanks for pointing that out. The
other day my SO and I were floating in the local swimming pool and noticed
how many different shades of green surrounded us.
EP
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>one I pass on my way home, and one near work) still have fabric -- the one
>near work. I don't buy fabric there for quilts, anyhow, but the $1 table
>(now $2 & 2.50) is a good source for fabric to test garment patterns from
>before using the "good stuff" -- or rather, was a good source.
>There are quilt stores in town, but garment fabrics are hard to find. JoAnns
>carries quilt fabrics, poly silkies and satins, and poly fleece -- and not
>much else. Hancocks has the same "assortment" plus odd assortments of other
>things, totally potluck, but almost never what I'm hoping to find.
>More and more I'm buying fabric online. Want a specific shade green batik?
>It's a quilt shop (if you're lucky they will have that color!) or potluck
>that your monitor is showing the right color. Forget trying to match garment
>fabric!
>Dragonfly (Pam)
>> Thanks for the info. I found the shop in 2006 while wondering around
>> LA. I bought her out of purple and pink fabric for a double wedding
>> ring quilt for my niece. I want to go back one of these days. We
>> don't have any quilt shops in this area and buying thread at the new
>> Walmart is not the thing to do when you are a quilter.
>> You have to make a special trip to the shop, yummy fabrics.
>> Kate