I buy fabric. I buy a lot of fabric. I LOVE buying fabric. I always have.

Sew, Mama, Sew! fabric package, originally uploaded by zannestar.

Before I left for college, I had TONS of fabric. I kept it through college, used a bit of it while still buying fabric, then at some point (i must be blocking the memory), I dumped it all. I know…WHAT WAS I THINKING?

I now have to order on-line because the only local place is Valley Fabrics. Francesca has an amazing selection of cotton fabric. (I hope she expands her fabric selection to encompass material other than cotton made for quilting!).

Sew, Mama, Sew fabric

I was super pleased to get this package in the mail from Sew, Mama, Sew! Kristin and Beth, I think, really have their finger on the pulse of their customers. My package arrived super quick! I opened it to find these fabulous little packages. First – the fabric and pattern, sealed in plastic, protecting my new treasures. Then, the awesome hand written note thanking me for my order, in a package that contained a little fat quarter (from a promo) and a magnet business card. No doubt one of my NEW favorite places to shop. And there’s nothing like supporting other women in business. You go GIRLS!

Now this was such a contrast from my order from Spandex World. I’ve shopped in their store when I worked right around the corner. It’s a treasure chest of knits and basically 3 floors piled high with bolts. Too much to go through on a lunch hour (even an extended one). I placed the order on-line. (I need knits for my wrap dress and couldn’t find even a SOLID FREAKIN’ KNIT in all of Western Mass. that would be suitable for this pattern ARRGGHHH makes me really miss the city).

This is what I got in the mail a few days later:
Spandex World - package view 1
A rumpled Freakin’ mess.
I folded them neatly so you could see what they look like:
Spandex World - 3 knits

I was astonished at the difference. Clearly – Spandex World is about the $$, but Sew, Mama, Sew! is making relationships. I’ll definitly order from Sew, Mama, Sew! again. I’ll look harder for knits from somewhere else. Anybody have a great on-line knit source? Share!

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