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| View Poll Results: Where do you shop for fabric when you aren't shopping online? (Select all that apply) | |||
| Hancock Fabrics |
   
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11 | 32.35% |
| Walmart |
  
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18 | 52.94% |
| Joann |
  
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24 | 70.59% |
| Hobby Lobby |
  
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3 | 8.82% |
| Rag Shops |
  
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1 | 2.94% |
| Local Home Decor fabric store |
  
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1 | 2.94% |
| Local Quilt Shop |
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7 | 20.59% |
| Independently owned local fabric store |
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12 | 35.29% |
| Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 34. To vote on this poll, you must be a Registered User. If you are already a Registered User, please Log In. | |||
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#11
09-25-2007, 12:43 PM
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Weighing in from the Pittsburgh, PA area... except for independent quilting-oriented and home dec shops, the only places to get fabric locally are Jo-Ann and WalMart. I'm generally not excited by either one, though Jo-Ann has good sales on notions and supplies from time to time. When we had a Hancock store, I usually preferred it to the others... and going way back in history, So-Fro/House of Fabrics was probably the "best" chain store, but Jo-Ann ate their lunch (nationally) about a dozen years ago.
I chiefly sew clothing and costumes, seldom do home-dec, and the quilting places are frightfully expensive... so I mostly shop online, at fabric.com and fashion fabrics club's site. Occasionally I shop at some of the other online fabric vendors, but seldom at the "big" stores' (Hancock, Jo-Ann, etc) web sites. 
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02-18-2008, 02:00 PM
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where I shop
I am in the Portland, Oregon area and I have many quilt shops available to me, but they are so expensive and I am on a very fixed income.
I shop on-line and purchase (when needed) from Fabric.com as well as several other on-line stores. With gas at $3.00 per gallon it is less expensive to shop on line. I find that the large fabric/craft stores are not my cup of tea to inspire me, also I have a stash that has been built over many years that just get my creative mind going. Thanks to all who work so hard at Fabric.com for all they do to keep this site fresh and inspiring to all who sew.
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04-15-2008, 03:05 PM
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Avoiding Wal-mart
For the first couple of sewing projects I ever did (tote bag, baby quilt, etc.) I went to Wal-Mart for the fabric. I haven't returned since even after I made a quilt, four baby outfits, two t-shirts, 2 table runners, 4 cloth dolls, and much. I happy to say that I have used mostly fabric.com materials for my projects.
 I am trying to avoid buying my craft materials from Wal-Mart for various reasons, number one being quality. Their prices are about the same of other fabric vendors but their quality diminishes dramatically when compared to fabric.com.
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08-26-2008, 08:07 AM
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walmart here
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