tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547359357445201023.post5157285859028272697..comments2024-03-21T06:09:19.361-05:00Comments on FABRIC THERAPY: What does THAT have to do with quilting?!Teresa Rawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12198469746467771421noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547359357445201023.post-34365533954223390352011-03-07T15:34:33.339-06:002011-03-07T15:34:33.339-06:00I guess they figure that if the food and toilet pa...I guess they figure that if the food and toilet paper manufacturers can get way with "stealth price increases" they can too -- problem is, we're measuring what we're getting! <br /><br />I don't buy a lot of new fabric, and things like this make me less inclined to.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01308680396802432722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547359357445201023.post-8238083536313723012011-03-02T18:14:34.727-06:002011-03-02T18:14:34.727-06:00Teresa, Mary J's quilt is fabulous and fun. ...Teresa, Mary J's quilt is fabulous and fun. I love looking at the enlarged blocks. I made the Garden Song quilt last summer as a raffle quilt for our garden club. <br /><br />Gail :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547359357445201023.post-90029279337901804662011-03-01T16:40:51.801-06:002011-03-01T16:40:51.801-06:00Cotton costs are tied in with gasoline costs as we...Cotton costs are tied in with gasoline costs as well as the turmoil in Egypt, when you're talking about the fabrics that use the Egyptian cotton. It'll just keep going up. :/Lynettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424861624240818479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547359357445201023.post-53102799132547534242011-03-01T07:19:05.621-06:002011-03-01T07:19:05.621-06:00I was going to blog about this very thing - there ...I was going to blog about this very thing - there is so much space left over on the spindle of 'fanny ribbon' that it's starting to look sloppy!<br />...and by the way, cotton fabric was 36" wide well into the 60's - I remember making skirts from a yard of fabric back when a yard went all the way around me with a couple of inches to spare! That's when we had the production in the US and the looms were 36" wide then. AND, cotton fabric was 3 yds for a dollar!TheaMinPAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03282746618220064503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547359357445201023.post-51330948938510002011-03-01T00:43:26.433-06:002011-03-01T00:43:26.433-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.scarveshttp://www.scarvesshop.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547359357445201023.post-8853777268341541822011-02-25T16:10:27.485-06:002011-02-25T16:10:27.485-06:00Hahaha, I love your pictures! h
Hewre in Britain i...Hahaha, I love your pictures! h<br />Hewre in Britain it is very expensive too.....so I often order from the USA....!Jane in Cumbriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12996124683834447635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547359357445201023.post-6018194596084692882011-02-25T08:24:51.007-06:002011-02-25T08:24:51.007-06:00who knew?
You are a riot!
have a safe trip back.who knew?<br />You are a riot!<br />have a safe trip back.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08619642267222624728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547359357445201023.post-59471221889840898382011-02-25T06:46:27.798-06:002011-02-25T06:46:27.798-06:00you know it is sew true...I have noted that about ...you know it is sew true...I have noted that about tissue as well...Ohhh ladies price of fabric in Canada is just plain ridiculous...let me say $26-28 a meter is now the norm..which is why I purchase ALL from US...yes I do...keeps my friends very happy lolSparkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456305568995973018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547359357445201023.post-45114618391567040012011-02-24T20:31:00.538-06:002011-02-24T20:31:00.538-06:00Has anyone noticed how thin some of the cotton fa...Has anyone noticed how thin some of the cotton fabric is? I bought some Benartex fabric and it was almost see through.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547359357445201023.post-62438115314101530932011-02-24T16:38:06.085-06:002011-02-24T16:38:06.085-06:00I could live with $10 a yd, as we've been payi...I could live with $10 a yd, as we've been paying £10 a meter for quite a while, it's sneaking up to £12 or £13 in some places! And a Jelly roll is now £30 that's about $47! Still not as much as our friends on Oz!Trudihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06105739423187659152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547359357445201023.post-72407530195175805632011-02-24T10:39:50.011-06:002011-02-24T10:39:50.011-06:00Grrrr! One of my biggest pet peeves is paying more...Grrrr! One of my biggest pet peeves is paying more while getting less! I'd rather they raise the price accordingly and keep things the same size. Like 1.65 qt. icecream instead of a half gallon! 4 lb. bags of sugar instead of 5 lb. It is hard to follow recipes with the new sizes and now it'll be tough to use patterns too! It's time for a consumers revolt!The Civil War Quilterhttp://www.thecivilwarquilter.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547359357445201023.post-31181954560346294502011-02-24T09:16:01.801-06:002011-02-24T09:16:01.801-06:00I have no brilliance to add here except that I thi...I have no brilliance to add here except that I think Fanny Floss has a better ring than Fanny Ribbon. And I too remember 36 inch fabric.Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647504040224336219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547359357445201023.post-59498722509615220462011-02-24T08:46:17.638-06:002011-02-24T08:46:17.638-06:00My sister who works in cotton farming told me that...My sister who works in cotton farming told me that the price the farmer is getting for their cotton is basically the same for the past few years. And as for a shortage - not really. The added price has to be with the middlemen! Or speculators who are bored with the stockmarket!YankeeQuilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324287185970922332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547359357445201023.post-35349999519550541832011-02-24T07:11:40.701-06:002011-02-24T07:11:40.701-06:00The TP review really cracked me up!! It's sad...The TP review really cracked me up!! It's sad how we are getting less and less in everything these days.....like we aren't going to notice. I guess we have been too spoiled for too long....sigh....<br /><br />CrispyCrispyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03784813169069471560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547359357445201023.post-17683543745159424112011-02-24T05:34:51.004-06:002011-02-24T05:34:51.004-06:00Hmmm. We pay way too much for fabric in Canada so ...Hmmm. We pay way too much for fabric in Canada so most of my quilting buddies do road trips to the US and we buy twice a year. We wouldn't be able to afford to quilt unless we did that. Even with the price increase, your prices won't come close to our $15 - 17 a metre. Still...I hear ya on the fabric widths decreasing. What's a quilter to do????Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046575125243257595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547359357445201023.post-90055036107240991652011-02-23T23:36:08.110-06:002011-02-23T23:36:08.110-06:00Fanny Ribbon........LOL!Fanny Ribbon........LOL!Ann Marie @ 16 Muddy Feethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18043510561974011878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547359357445201023.post-4276528656928445342011-02-23T23:05:50.296-06:002011-02-23T23:05:50.296-06:00Fanny funny, huh? I love that you took all those ...Fanny funny, huh? I love that you took all those pictures! Your blocks will go in the mail tomorrow! They've been done since the day they arrived, but I've really enjoyed them on my design wall!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675830033695986836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547359357445201023.post-69115225163400592332011-02-23T23:01:02.065-06:002011-02-23T23:01:02.065-06:00Hey, Teresa, I know what you're sayin', bu...Hey, Teresa, I know what you're sayin', but I'm a bit older than you are, I guess, 'cause when I first started sewing as a kid/teen, the fabs were 36" and then went up to a generous 39" a few years later. I bought one of those fabs you described a few months ago. Minus selvage, it was barely more than 39". Hello! Instant nostalgia. ;-p Well, so okay. I can work with 39", but I sure would like a corresponding price drop to go with it!Lindahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08450792092084530798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547359357445201023.post-20570587539820028922011-02-23T21:46:17.314-06:002011-02-23T21:46:17.314-06:00hahah! the toilet paper had me chucklin....
bummer...hahah! the toilet paper had me chucklin....<br />bummer on the cost of cotton...I never buy anything that isn't on sale.... embrace the sale rack! ;-)Victoria Findlay Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251128530307420200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547359357445201023.post-60232511597198024492011-02-23T19:43:15.662-06:002011-02-23T19:43:15.662-06:00I have noticed the narrower widths on fabric bolts...I have noticed the narrower widths on fabric bolts as well. It seems it will mess up a whole lot of patterns that tell you how much fabric you will need. I wish the companies would think about that.Lorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14378229521840536213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547359357445201023.post-6102109443317495502011-02-23T19:38:18.860-06:002011-02-23T19:38:18.860-06:00Same thing happened to me! On a named piece if fab...Same thing happened to me! On a named piece if fabric, I cut off the really wide selvedge and only had 39"! Makes me appreciate my scrap collection!Elisa (AKA scrapcat)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04645018679446672757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547359357445201023.post-85792942787891576632011-02-23T19:03:20.523-06:002011-02-23T19:03:20.523-06:00I'm surprised to hear the cost rises on cotton...I'm surprised to hear the cost rises on cotton, my neice is in Korea and still can get direct from the mills/factories for under $2 a yard - all those wonderful pricey NAMED fabrics. So where is that extra price being tacked? I think I will have her pick me up a duffle bag full and have it sent via military shipping.Vroomans' Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07258050499246235109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8547359357445201023.post-42246448300088724102011-02-23T19:02:36.077-06:002011-02-23T19:02:36.077-06:00I read something that listed fabric back in the &#...I read something that listed fabric back in the '30s as being 36 inches wide. Let's hope we don't go back to that!!!Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791592886458322904noreply@blogger.com