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Stupid questions
And how many metres did you buy Sharon lol
( No, that doesn't need an answer I can guess 0 ) Dee in Oz "Sharon Harper" wrote in message u... Actually the other day I saw some advertised for {{{shudder and shake}}} $45 a metre! Oh my heaven's! -- Sharon From Melbourne Australia (Qof DU) http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/index.html Member of the Houston 2004 Party Animals "Dumpling" wrote in message ... Hi You wanna be in Australia - Good quilting fabric runs to a whooping A$26.95 a metre! Most of it is imported from the US, but as you can image not a lot of major S.E.X. goes on down here :-) ...Fran... ________________________________________________- On 08 Jul 2003 03:06:26 GMT, (WhansaMi) wrote: Thanks for the feedback, everyone! Another question, one I'm sure will have a lot of different answers, depending on geographic area, personal circumstances, etc.: I'm in the DC area, where things are usually pretty expensive. At G-Street Fabrics (one of the better known fabric stores) the cottons in the quilting area ran about $10-11/yd. That seemed a bit expensive to me. Am I just out of touch, or do fabrics generally run that much? (I didn't get to look at the regularly priced fabrics at JoAnn's---they were locking the door as the cutter was cutting my order!) Sheila |
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1. How do you decide what to buy? I went to the clearance table, and looked
at some fabric, but how do you know what colors you need? Should I stick with small prints? don't limit yourself to small prints! I buy what I like, with no plan in mind, and try to not overdoit... 2. How MUCH do you buy? Since I'm not purchasing for any particular project, do I get 1/2 yard? 1 yard? 3 yards? depends... I used to buy FQs, then upgraded to half yards, now get yards... if it is going to be for no quilt in particular, there is no rule on how much to get... I guess enough to satisfy your craving? 3. When I get it home, do I wash it right away? Is that what you are supposed to do? I've made three quilts: two flannel blankets (I pre-washed those fabrics), and one wall hanging (I didn't wash those). Should I wash everything? I wash everything, but there are two camps on it. 4. Storage? I thought about those large plastic containers, perhaps sorting by color when I get enough. Is there a better way? they say fabric needs to breath, and plastic containers condense humidity.. I have mine in open shelves, in a place where they get little sunlight.. -- Dr. Quilter Ambassador of Extraordinary Aliens |
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"Dr. Quilter" wrote in message ... 1. How do you decide what to buy? I went to the clearance table, and looked at some fabric, but how do you know what colors you need? Should I stick with small prints? don't limit yourself to small prints! I buy what I like, with no plan in mind, and try to not overdoit... 2. How MUCH do you buy? Since I'm not purchasing for any particular project, do I get 1/2 yard? 1 yard? 3 yards? depends... I used to buy FQs, then upgraded to half yards, now get yards... if it is going to be for no quilt in particular, there is no rule on how much to get... I guess enough to satisfy your craving? 3. When I get it home, do I wash it right away? Is that what you are supposed to do? I've made three quilts: two flannel blankets (I pre-washed those fabrics), and one wall hanging (I didn't wash those). Should I wash everything? I wash everything, but there are two camps on it. 4. Storage? I thought about those large plastic containers, perhaps sorting by color when I get enough. Is there a better way? they say fabric needs to breath, and plastic containers condense humidity.. I have mine in open shelves, in a place where they get little sunlight.. -- Dr. Quilter Ambassador of Extraordinary Aliens |
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nell, this is not the first time I see this, and I can't recall if it
was you before, but I see my messages reposted with nothing added to them at least that I can recognize.. are you having problems with the replies? Nell Reynolds wrote: "Dr. Quilter" wrote in message ... 1. How do you decide what to buy? I went to the clearance table, and looked at some fabric, but how do you know what colors you need? Should I stick with small prints? don't limit yourself to small prints! I buy what I like, with no plan in mind, and try to not overdoit... 2. How MUCH do you buy? Since I'm not purchasing for any particular project, do I get 1/2 yard? 1 yard? 3 yards? depends... I used to buy FQs, then upgraded to half yards, now get yards... if it is going to be for no quilt in particular, there is no rule on how much to get... I guess enough to satisfy your craving? 3. When I get it home, do I wash it right away? Is that what you are supposed to do? I've made three quilts: two flannel blankets (I pre-washed those fabrics), and one wall hanging (I didn't wash those). Should I wash everything? I wash everything, but there are two camps on it. 4. Storage? I thought about those large plastic containers, perhaps sorting by color when I get enough. Is there a better way? they say fabric needs to breath, and plastic containers condense humidity.. I have mine in open shelves, in a place where they get little sunlight.. -- Dr. Quilter Ambassador of Extraordinary Aliens -- Dr. Quilter Ambassador of Extraordinary Aliens |
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