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shopping ?
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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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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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) -- ----------- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus http://webpages.charter.net/jaccola/default ----------- |
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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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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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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 ... 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) -- ----------- This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus http://webpages.charter.net/jaccola/default ----------- |
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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/ -- Kate in MI http://community.webshots.com/user/K_Groves "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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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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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. .. In message , Karen Z writes 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) -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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