tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post3045238462657140723..comments2024-03-28T15:30:54.192-07:00Comments on Cat Patches: Quilt Shop: Creative FabricsBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05835208971743967582noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post-74050817765042156202015-06-07T19:25:04.178-07:002015-06-07T19:25:04.178-07:00That was an interesting shop. I hate to go in a s...That was an interesting shop. I hate to go in a shop and not buy anything Brown Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318561483977196827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post-18724324588571675222015-05-29T18:31:18.312-07:002015-05-29T18:31:18.312-07:00Looks like a nice place to spend a rainy afternoon...Looks like a nice place to spend a rainy afternoon. (I have rain on the brain, as all we've had this week is rainy afternoons). Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02876375845688651131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post-23273648156675276612015-05-29T13:33:42.760-07:002015-05-29T13:33:42.760-07:00One of our not so long-lost quilt shops also had a...One of our not so long-lost quilt shops also had a display bed for quilts. I like that a lot. Looks like they had lots of goodies & those finger puppets are hilarious! These last few years I've gotten very good at NOT buying, actually not even shopping around. It's not so much fun, but what are you going to do?quiltzyxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08847188443140845514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post-6098058197443473832015-05-29T05:56:12.767-07:002015-05-29T05:56:12.767-07:00I don't think I've ever been in a quilt st...I don't think I've ever been in a quilt store and not bought something! Even if the stock is outdated, ugly, or just not my style I always feel badly if I don't buy something. So, I will buy thread, a ruler, sewing machine needles, or some exotic notion. I always feel they need my support and who doesn't need more thread! <br />I do find, though, that some bricks and mortar shops (especially in Canada) have their fabric prices far too high (even when converting the yards to meter prices and calculating the difference in the dollar). And when I shop online, the shipping charges can vary a lot.<br /><br />However, I do purchase a lot (and I mean a lot) of fabric from U.S. online shops (and in person if I'm travelling) simply because of the vast variety available in the U.S. I mostly get it shipped to a friend in the U.S. where I get my packages when I see her. Sometimes I do get it shipped to Canada, but I have more of an incentive to do this if the shipping is reasonable--or if I get a break--but this rarely happens. <br /><br />Needless to say--I love fabric. When I see something I really love--I will buy 5 yards. Sometimes I have even bought 10. What can I say? I love fabric--it makes me happy.<br /><br />I'm glad you didn't buy The sand fabrics." You can get similar anywhere. But the fling sock monkeys? Haven't seen that before. I'm always amazed at how all the different shops still manage to have the odd "I haven't seen this before" bolt.<br /><br />I enjoy your blog and your cat stories/pix.Sandra Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16100820913707798961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5045426307379086704.post-45353344430636773902015-05-28T20:00:33.109-07:002015-05-28T20:00:33.109-07:00I really like this store too when I visited in Feb...I really like this store too when I visited in February. I was really impressed that they actually had a bed with a quilt(s) on it; I don't think I've ever seen a bed in any other quilt store. There were lots of fabrics I could have and would have bought here, but being on the coastal Quilt 101 run at the time, I had to constrain myself in order to 'share the wealth' (hah!) of my pocketbook.Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05454690665258566957noreply@blogger.com