So then I searched out an eBay seller from my dreams! If you are in the UK, take a look here, and I dare you to resist - you want a bargain, trust me, I am the one to find you one...
One of my favourite Chicopee prints - a whole bolt!!!
Yup, a bolt, my first (and probably last, in reality), for a ridiculous price (for us in the UK at least!). I know we moan all the time, but with a meter now coming in at about £14 here, and with the exchange rate, mailing costs and dreaded import duty-sting, it makes bulk US shopping almost as expensive. So to buy 8m for £5/m and free delivery, of something you actually want, nay, need, I had palpitations.
So half of it is earmarked for the quilt, and the other half will be cropping up frequently, I have plans for my FQR swapsies and a few other bits and pieces that I need to make. Hope you don't get bored of seeing it non-stop for the next 6 months!
Right, must fly. The clock is ticking and Jack only has 24hrs to save the world!
Wow! Great buy!!!
ReplyDeleteLovely purchase and great shop! Jxo
ReplyDeleteBlimey...how did you discover that? Bargain or what!
ReplyDeleteScore!!! That's a find. I remember UK being very hard on my wallet and prices in familiar chains having the dollar sign changed to pounds and thinking, "wha.....?" This blouse is $45 CAD at home and 45 quid here? Yikes. Import duty between Canada and US is lower but with the shipping increase last year, it's tough. Luckily, my local has a deal on Final Fridays (last Friday of the month) where if you take what's left on the bolt, you get 40% off it. I score a lot of solids and good prints that way when I have a little money left at the end of the month. Of course, it's even better for my wallet if I have to work that day and can't get to the fabric store... :-)
ReplyDeleteit's a great print. I used it on the DS Clamshell quilt in corduroy. It's such a perfect print for so many things. you got a good deal too.
ReplyDeleteWay to go! Love a good score.
ReplyDeleteOoooh fab-u-lous! Funnily enough I've just ordered 5 yards of that exact same favorite print for a quilt back. Great minds?
ReplyDeleteLove to stay & chat but off to ebay...
ReplyDeleteWoah! That's less than I can get it from my distributors. Screw them - I'm stocking up for the shop! xx
ReplyDeletebloody hell, that's a bargain!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip off, fabulous site and a fabric I was looking for at a price you couldn't beat with a stick!
ReplyDeletewonderful site, now bookmarked!
ReplyDeleteOh I've not seem the second half of series 6 yet, no 24 spoilers please, I'm still working my way through the box sets!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous bargain! I, like most people, have bookmarked the site - thanks for the link!
ReplyDeleteHaha it's cheaper than that vintage sheet I spotted on ebay, £75! I picked one up from the car boot for £1.
ReplyDeleteoh wow, great tip thanks!
ReplyDeleteI bought some fabric from her only last week and was absolutely amazed at the prices too.
ReplyDeleteWow what a bargain. Off to take a look
ReplyDeleteNice find. Thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteI have been 'not looking' at those bargains trying to be strong....not sure how much longer I can last!
ReplyDeleteperfect. Thanks for the link
ReplyDeleteThat's ridiculous! I have to pay more than that to buy it trade! How on earth are they doing that??
ReplyDeleteYou are a bad bad fabric enabler Mrs!! I am now trying to convince myself that I do not need a bolt of Anna Maria Horner or Tula Pink!!
ReplyDeleteJust started following you and came across this post. I just had to say that I love your taste in fabric...and TV shows. We now refer to Monday nights at 9 (that's when it's on here in the States) as the "Jack Bauer Power Hour" in this house. (Wish I could take credit for that, but it's actually someone's Instagram handle!) BTW, I am in love with the rainbow star & IKEA numbers quilt in your banner!
ReplyDeleteGreat pick up! I know, the US post rates are crippling us now. Our Aussie dollar is still good against theirs, but not as good. Still it works out cheaper than us paying our ridiculous $22AUD metre. I visited my local quilt shop the other day, and after two years of online fabric shopping I cannot buy full priced fabric anymore. It seemed morally wrong, which is probably morally wrong because we should support local business. I can't do it though. Fabric has to be on sale with big reductions for me to buy it locally now.
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