But my daughter has all out refused to wear anything that's not pink- and I simply don't have pink fabric left. She gave me this face when I asked her to wear the dress I made last week.
However... I'm not crazy about our local selection, and I'm wanting to give the online world a shot.
So-- anyone have any online fabric store shopping tips? Favorite shops, or ways to avoid exorbitant shipping costs? And I buy so much based on feel-- has anyone ever been disappointed once they received something? I'm ready to take the plunge!
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Sherri · 611 weeks ago
daniKate designs · 611 weeks ago
You can order swatches from a lot of sites, but that's not very cost effective for the toddler yardage, so I rely a lot on the description (especially the fabric composition, weight and garment recommendations). I recommend fabric.com and denverfabrics.com.
makeithandmade 61p · 611 weeks ago
Make It Handmade and Strawbazies
Karen · 611 weeks ago
But make sure you have a spare 90 minutes before you hit that link, because it's fun to browse.
Heidi · 611 weeks ago
My recent post Color-Block Roller Skate Dress Flip
makeithandmade 61p · 611 weeks ago
Make It Handmade and Strawbazies
JudyM · 611 weeks ago
Pat H. · 610 weeks ago
I like Fabric.com because it has pretty good descriptions of the fabrics and what they recommend they be used for, for example they might says a certain fabric is medium weight, wash in cold water, hang to dry, do not dry clean, great for making draperies, totes, ...They do this for just about all the fabric they sell. They do offer swatches but I don't like to wait to see a swatch so I haven't tried it. Sometimes they run out of the fabrics offered on clearance and the person filling the order might pull the wrong item. I have had that happen about 3 times over the last couple of years but I place a lot of orders. They are terrific with replacing fabric that has damage or was sent in error and send a packing label for their mistakes that need to be returned so you don't have to pay. I haven't returned any items I bought that I decided I wasn't happy with so I don't know if those returns are free or not, I just count it up to experience and toss it in my stash.
My other favorite spot is Connecting Threads. They carry only their own collections of fabric and they are often imitations of what the big designers are selling. They only carry quilting cottons, flannels, sometimes laminates, batting, thread, and some notions. They have books and patterns too. I love their fabric collections and they make it so easy to find fabrics that coordinate perfectly. They add new collections frequently and they sell out quickly so if I see something I like I "buy it now"! They have pre-cuts that they call samplers in 5" squares, 10" squares, 2.5" strips, and fat quarters. The sampler prices are very reasonable and have one cut of each different fabric in a line. For example there were 14 fat quarters in a bundle of "Quilter's Candy Flannel Soft Sampler" for $27.86 and 10 fat quarters in a bundle of "Multi Stripe Sampler" for $14.90 in a recent order I received. Most of their cotton fabric sells for $5.96, flannels and batiks for $7.96, and laminates are slightly higher. Their sales prices go as low at $2.96/yd. They have free shipping on $50. One really nice thing is that they use the same name for colors that are the same even if they are in different collections; so if you buy a fabric that is labeled "brick" on one collection it will match a fabric from another collection also labeled "brick". So as long as you match the name of the colors you will always get fabrics that coordinate. I can hardly match colors when I see them live so that is a big help for me. My only problem with CT is the selection--my favorites always sell out too fast.
Marie Woodman · 610 weeks ago
Maggie · 610 weeks ago
I haven't bought from lowpricefabric.com or fabric worm.com, but they both have good selections. Also,check out etsy.com. there are a lot of fabric shops and the shipping is often quite reasonable.
Of course, I like fabric.com too. They almost always have a sale of some kind GH going on.
makeithandmade 61p · 610 weeks ago
Maggie · 610 weeks ago
makeithandmade 61p · 610 weeks ago
Dorothy · 605 weeks ago
This site accesses the databases of around 100 on-line quilt shops. So you're shopping all 100 stores at once. They don't differentiate sale fabrics, and you have to click through to the hit sites, but it's great if there is something specific you want.