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Old August 30th 09, 12:33 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Karen Z
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i am just getting ready to start quilting and wonder if any of you shop
online for material. the reason i ask is i live 32 miles from the
nearest towns and one has a joanns store and neither one of the two
towns have a quilting shop.
karen(Kz)

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Old August 30th 09, 12:52 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Leslie& The Furbabies in MO.
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Karen, welcome to rctq!

Many of us shop online for some or all of our quilting supplies- not just
fabric. I like fabric.com; bighornquilting.com; eBay; Hancock's of Paducah
and a bunch of others I can't think of offhand.

BTW I live about 100 miles from a real quilt shop AND Joann! VBG

Leslie & The Furbabies in very rural MO.

"Karen Z" wrote in message
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i am just getting ready to start quilting and wonder if any of you shop
online for material. the reason i ask is i live 32 miles from the
nearest towns and one has a joanns store and neither one of the two
towns have a quilting shop.
karen(Kz)


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Old August 30th 09, 01:15 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Julia in MN[_5_]
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Do you mean bighornquilts.com? That's the one I'm familiar with, though
it looks like there is also bighornquilting.com

Julia in MN

Leslie& The Furbabies in MO. wrote:
Karen, welcome to rctq!

Many of us shop online for some or all of our quilting supplies- not
just fabric. I like fabric.com; bighornquilting.com; eBay; Hancock's of
Paducah and a bunch of others I can't think of offhand.

BTW I live about 100 miles from a real quilt shop AND Joann! VBG

Leslie & The Furbabies in very rural MO.

"Karen Z" wrote in message
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i am just getting ready to start quilting and wonder if any of you shop
online for material. the reason i ask is i live 32 miles from the
nearest towns and one has a joanns store and neither one of the two
towns have a quilting shop.
karen(Kz)




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Old August 30th 09, 02:38 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Joanna[_2_]
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I do probably half my shopping on line for fabric. If I need to make
sure it matches then I stick to my local stores or sometimes take the
time to drive to the big city.
Take Care
joanna

Karen Z wrote:
i am just getting ready to start quilting and wonder if any of you shop
online for material. the reason i ask is i live 32 miles from the
nearest towns and one has a joanns store and neither one of the two
towns have a quilting shop.
karen(Kz)

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Old August 30th 09, 02:55 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Sherry
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On Aug 29, 6:33*pm, (Karen Z) wrote:
i am just getting ready to start quilting and wonder if any of you shop
online for material. *the reason i ask is i live 32 miles from the
nearest towns and one has a joanns store and neither one of the two
towns have a quilting shop.
karen(Kz)


I buy online all the time. It's a great alternative for me, who is 20
miles
from anywhere. I've not been really disappointed so far in the fabric
or
shipping. Virginia Quilter, Hancocks/Paducah, Keepsake, fabric.com,
Hingely Road, Connecting Threads and several more. A couple of
sellers on e-bay, too.

It's actually *too* easy. :-)

Sherry
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Old August 30th 09, 03:31 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Leslie& The Furbabies in MO.
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You got me. I also get materialpleasures.com (the wrong one) and
materialpleasure.com mixed up every time I post their link.

Sorry.

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

"Julia in MN" wrote in message
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Do you mean bighornquilts.com? That's the one I'm familiar with, though it
looks like there is also bighornquilting.com

Julia in MN

Leslie& The Furbabies in MO. wrote:
Karen, welcome to rctq!

Many of us shop online for some or all of our quilting supplies- not just
fabric. I like fabric.com; bighornquilting.com; eBay; Hancock's of
Paducah and a bunch of others I can't think of offhand.

BTW I live about 100 miles from a real quilt shop AND Joann! VBG

Leslie & The Furbabies in very rural MO.

"Karen Z" wrote in message
...
i am just getting ready to start quilting and wonder if any of you shop
online for material. the reason i ask is i live 32 miles from the
nearest towns and one has a joanns store and neither one of the two
towns have a quilting shop.
karen(Kz)




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Old August 30th 09, 06:49 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Kate in MI
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Erica's is a great shop, too! They are quick and always include a little
freebie with my orders!!!

http://www.ericas.com/quilting/

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"Karen Z" wrote in message
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i am just getting ready to start quilting and wonder if any of you shop
online for material. the reason i ask is i live 32 miles from the
nearest towns and one has a joanns store and neither one of the two
towns have a quilting shop.
karen(Kz)


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Old August 30th 09, 06:56 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Sherry
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On Aug 30, 12:49*am, "Kate in MI" wrote:
Erica's is a great shop, too! *They are quick and always include a little
freebie with my orders!!!

http://www.ericas.com/quilting/

Wow, thank you Kate; this one looks promising!

(Like I need another online shop. Honestly. I get so carried away
shopping
online, far worse than I do in the shops. It's late at night, I'm all
mellowed
out and relaxed, and have literally thousands of bolts to choose from.
And somehow it doesn't feel like real money when you're spending
it on the internet. :-)
Sometimes I have "morning after" shopper's remorse, but it disappears
as soon as I get the lovely package in the mail!

Sherry
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Old August 30th 09, 07:43 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
Patti
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If you are just starting quilting, Karen - welcome to the greatest
world, and the bestest newsgroup.
However, I do want to offer a word or two about online shopping. As the
others have said it is great fun and a really good way of doing your
fabric buying. You will get good suggestions about sites which are
reliable etc. BUT, if you don't know your fabric *first*, you won't know
which is the right one for you. I believe you really must get the feel
of fabric right at the start. You will find that fabrics vary enormously
in quality - it doesn't just depend on price. They vary in 'feel'. The
colours vary on the screen according to your computer - we've all found
that.

Maybe it would be a good idea to ask the question 'which fabric makers
have you never been disappointed in?' Then you can look for these
'brands' in the online shops.

I am not in the US, and brands I like here are probably not available.
However, I will start you off with Moda, the whole range of Fossil Fern
(I forget the brand, sorry), and Hoffman. You'll get many more ideas I
know. This will give you a starting point.
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i am just getting ready to start quilting and wonder if any of you shop
online for material. the reason i ask is i live 32 miles from the
nearest towns and one has a joanns store and neither one of the two
towns have a quilting shop.
karen(Kz)


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