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   Josefly | Dec 22, 2006 03:53am | #1

   .....and some of us who DO live in big cities!

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   Cherrypops | Mar 14, 2007 03:50am | #2

   Hello Phillipa,

   Where are you located? Which are your favourite mail order stores?

   CherryP (australia)

    

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   Phillippa | Mar 14, 2007 06:36am | #3

   We have two quilt stores and NO proper fabric stores. I have to drive 45 minutes to get to Colorado to get to two mediocre fabraic stores. If I want realaly good fabric, I ahve to travel to Boulder,Colorado, one and one half hours. so mostly, I shop on line

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   Cherrypops | Mar 14, 2007 06:42am | #4

   Thank you.

   I am becoming more familiar with the United States of America by coming here.

   I haven't purchased fabric online, either within Australia or oversas before. Which websites do you use? Are some better in quality of service and fabric than others?

   CherryP

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   MaryinColorado | Mar 14, 2007 06:34pm | #5

   I am in Colorado too.  I like http://www.equilter.com's fabric,  I have bought some rayon fabric from them that is beautiful.  They are located in Boulder.  Have you found a fabric store there for clothing fabric or is it a quilting shop?  I live nearby.  I occassionaly drive over to Denver fabrics.  I think D'leas might have opened back up but not sure.   Mary

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   Phillippa | Mar 15, 2007 05:57pm | #6

   I buy from Equilter all the time, and am particularly pleased with their charity donation program.
   I went to Denver Fabrics the other day and left in disgut. The place looks like the BAD back end of a New York warehouse. The bolts are stored on end so you cannot see the contents unless you drag them from the shelf. Apparently, the owner's son came in and 're-organized' the place. I will not go back and wrote and told them so. If I had a client I was sewing for, I would never tkae them there!

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   MaryinColorado | Mar 15, 2007 06:49pm | #7

   Oh!  I haven't been there since they revamped!  That is terrible!  I was in while they were clearing it out and it was a mess.  They actually expected people to cut their own fabric, and seemed put out that I waited forever in the one isle that was for those of us that wanted them to cut it.  I was hoping once they were finished remodeling that all would be back to the way it was. 

   It is such a shame to see a great fabric store go down the tubes!  They used to be an excellent store with great customer service.  Thanks for the warning!  I won't waste my time driving across town anytime soon. 

   D'leas never reopened did they?  I would love to find a nice fabric store as I am a tactile person and love to make sure the fabric "feels right" and drapes nicely.   Please let me know if you discover any!  I just don't like the chain stores so thank goodness for eQuilter!  Mary

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   Phillippa | Mar 15, 2007 08:15pm | #8

   Denver Fabric is a MESS!! the only folks shopping were pretty low income looking women buying the $1 a yard stuff.D'Leas never reopened; she sells some fabric on line, but the colors never work for me. I now order from fabric.com for things like cottons for summer skirts (they have some nice linens, too) but if I want fabric, I wait until I can get back to visit our daughter in San Fran and go over to Berkeley and shop at Stonemountain and Daughter.

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   spicegirl | Mar 15, 2007 08:39pm | #9

   Maybe that is all they can afford - I'm not low income and sometimes I buy the $1.00 stuff.  It all depends on what you want to do with it.   I don't get "dressy" to shop as I prefer to look "neutral" as far as personal wealth is concerned.

    Can't always judge a book by it's cover.

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   spicegirl | Mar 15, 2007 08:46pm | #10

   There have been times when I wished I could cut my own fabric.  I even mentioned this to one of mgrs at my local Joann's, saying the only thing holding me back was that little "thingy" that prints the ticket.  She replied that if I knew how to print the ticket, then they would have to put me to work!  Just a joke (too bad we don't have little smiley face icons to accent our comments).