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Re: Quality of Fabric 28 Jan 2011 10:06 #55545

Margo OFFLINE Posts: 6522 Thank you received: 129	The P&B fabrics that I worked with for the Beloved Beauties version of the 2011 BOM are gorgeous, and feel WONDERFUL! I'll be looking for more P&B fabrics! Please don't use the inferior (cheap) fabrics if you are making Quilts of Valor. These people deserve our best supplies and our best efforts.
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Re: Quality of Fabric 28 Jan 2011 09:57 #55538

Diane-53 OFFLINE Posts: 83	I use quiltshops.com for shopping for a specific fabric and make a list of the prices and go for the best price. I look for sales but my LQS only has a couple a year. Clearance and Superbowl. When I do shop at JoAnn's it is mostly for supplies, and it is a 2 hour drive to one. I do love Northrup fabs. I love to touch them. Diane/Wyoming
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Re: Quality of Fabric 28 Jan 2011 09:26 #55535

PDQuilt OFFLINE Posts: 514 Thank you received: 2	It's easy. No quality fabric is EVER sold for $2.99 or whatever - hello JoAnn's. Just buy from quilt shops - a quilt shop would never try to pass along an inferior fabric. Heck, most of these independent shops are struggling as it is! If you want cheaper prices, get on some mailing lists to be alerted to special sales. But, gee, you knew that all along, right?
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Re: Quality of Fabric 28 Jan 2011 09:18 #55532

Diane-53 OFFLINE Posts: 83	I am just getting to this stage in my learning curve. Maybe on my next trip to LQS I will take some time to notice. Diane/Wyoming
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Quality of Fabric 28 Jan 2011 08:31 #55520

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I am going through my stash for the HSTri eXchange and I started sorting things according to quality. First off I only buy at LOCAL QUILT SHOPS. I am noticing a definite difference in the quality of fabrics in the name brand stuff. The base fabric (griege goods) seems to be vary between the manufacturers. I found several fabrics labeled batiks that seemed flimsier and less tightly woven then the Princess batiks. I went back and looked at other types of fabrics and am finding the same thing, definitive differences between my printed fabrics too. I was surprised there was so much variance in my name brand fabrics.

What are your favorite brands of fabric? and Why?

What brands do you stay away from because you have had problems with them?

Rate the fabrics/ brands between one and ten.... one being lowest quality..... 10 being top notch never fail quality when working with the fabric for a quilt.

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