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   Tatsy | Sep 10, 2009 02:09am | #1

   Thanks, that's a real deal on the Vogue patterns!

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   Gloriasews | Sep 10, 2009 03:48am | #2

   Sigh - I wish we had a JoAnn's in Canada!  Those are great prices.

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   Tatsy | Sep 10, 2009 04:52am | #3

   Maybe they're available online?

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   Gloriasews | Sep 11, 2009 04:55am | #6

   All kinds of stuff is available online, but, when we order from Canada, the prices are prohibitive, with exchange rate & postage.  I try to only order online from a Canadian supplier.  I have to really, really want something from the States to pay the extra, & only if I'm flush at the time :).

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   sewluving | Sep 10, 2009 08:31am | #4

   Big Sigh here too.  I also live here in Canada.  Cheapest we get are $3.49 for Simplicity/Butterick/McCall's and $5.99 for Vogue at Fabricland.  Sighhhhhhh

   Heather in Calgary

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   GoodShipLollyPop | Sep 10, 2009 08:53pm | #5

   I'd love to know how to take advantage of these sales online. In NYC, there are wonderful fabric and notions shops but few places to purchase commercial patterns (I still need a pattern and set of instructions for my garments!).

   I emailed JoAnn's and Hancock's about this as I was dissappointed to learn that their sales were "in store only."

    

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   Gloriasews | Sep 11, 2009 04:58am | #7

   Be happy, Heather, that you still have a Fabricland!  Ours closed last Christmas.  They did say they would reopen in a new location in the spring, but not a peep has been heard about them since.  They even stopped sending me the flyers.  So, unfortunately, Walmart is the only affordable fabric place here, so I sure hope they don't get rid of their small fabric section.  I guess I'll just have to bite the bullet & drive to Quesnel, as there is a Fabricland there (sigh).

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   rodezzy | Sep 11, 2009 04:08pm | #8

   Wow, I must count my blessings that I have places like JoAnns to go to.  I also purchase lots of fabric when the International Quilt Show comes to our area.  I have a collection of Black & White fabric from the one in April of this year that I bought.  I just viewed Sewing With Nancy and she has a new book out called Already Cut, Ready to Sew.  This is where she makes quilted projects with the new fabric jelly rolls they are selling now, and fat quarter packets.

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   Gloriasews | Sep 12, 2009 04:28am | #9

   You sure can count your blessings for fabric shops like JoAnn's - also that you have sewing shows on TV.  Lucky you!  Have you seen Nancy's 'Landscape Quilts' book?  It's very good & well illustrated. 

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   MDNB | Sep 14, 2009 07:15pm | #10

   Thank you for the sale update. I often wish for Vogue sales. To those of you wishing for fabric shopping, I have just learned that I am very spoiled in the Minneapolis, St. Paul area. We have two different great warehouse type sources fabrics that are open to anyone. as well as Hancock Fabric and JoAnn Fabrics. I thought all big cities had this fabric bonanza.

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   Tatsy | Sep 15, 2009 12:59am | #11

   You're going to make me cry! I know Munsingwear has gone out of business, but I still remember going in there and looking over what seemed like acres of fabrics, ribbing, and anything else you could want to use in making a tee shirt. I know I'm lucky here with three chain stores in town, one independent warehouse store, and more quilt shops than you can count on one hand, but boy do I still miss the access to all those lovely knits.

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   gogojojo | Sep 15, 2009 05:47pm | #12

   Whenever a pattern sale like that comes around, I do make a list. Then I go to Joanns and they NEVER, EVER have any of the patterns on my list, even though I go the first morning of the sale! The only patterns in the drawer are ones that aren't popular, or odd sizes, or stuff that you can sew without a pattern anyway, like home dec. Has anyone else experienced this? A friend told me that she witnessed an employee pulling patterns around closing time the night before a sale. This doesn't surprise me. Bait and switch?

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   rodezzy | Sep 15, 2009 06:18pm | #13

   Luckily I haven't experienced that on the first day of the sale.  I usually go as soon as they open on the first day if I can.  They are near where I work.  I can leave whenever I want to (fortunately).  I use the time I would for lunch.  I'm sorry to hear that.  That SUCKs!!!!