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Most of us love to windowshop for fabric sets, and windowshopping on the Internet is great for generating ideas or stimulating your muse. That's why you find such a long list of fabric resources on this website. I can't tell you how many times I've gotten ideas that boosted my energy level just by browsing a few online stores.
And when I'm visiting the family in a rural area (where the nearest fabric resource is more than 20 miles away), having access to great selections by a few clicks of the mouse is wonderful!
Be sure to read the contest rules -- you must visit a large number of shops online to qualify for any of the prizes. But it's a FABulous way to get a look at what's out there.
Click here for the complete rules . Click here to see the list of shops participatibng.
THE QUESTION HAS BEEN ASKED . . .
WHY DO WE LIST SO MANY RESOURCES FOR THE SAME THING? . . . and the answer is --- to provide you with a variety of styles and more choices.
In my search I find some constants at all the shops -- if they carry a particular brand, almost all of them will stock the newest line. But not always for the same price!
Some shops have end-of-line sales to clear out inventory. Some are bargain priced all the time. All of them have ways of grouping colors and prints for display that are unique to that website, and the wealth of ideas is sometimes the best gift for time spent looking.
We all have a few favorites that we visit often. I've received several suggestions from regular visitors for new sites to add, and now there's been a second request to include what state the shipment will come from if an order is placed.
That one surprised me. Most orders are shipped for the same fee regardless. Now I understand it's not the fee that is questioned, but the length of time to wait.
If you're in California, you'll get it faster if you order from a shop closer to the west coast. My friends in Georgia would like to know if they're web-browsing can be guided to east-coast suppliers.
Makes perfect sense to me. I'll try to have that information added, at least for some of the sites, by the end of the month.
A History Lesson You Won't Find In School
The history of quilting is like everything else --- it depends on who you're talking to.
I like to think all of the information has value and that all of the sources have something to offer. Check out these links and enjoy the wonderful stories:
America's Quilting History from Womenfolk.com
History of Quilting from the Amish website
see more . . . . . >
Do you have a source to share? Email the link to: LLoni@WeLoveToQuilt.com