And quilting and other crafting hobbies are taking a big hit because we(I ) have less money to spend in this arena and the cost are going up too high on the fabrics and other items. Modern quilters are getting more and more of their fabrics online, and many of these online sites deeply discount, such as Fabric.com. I am a Denyse Schmidt fan, love her fabric. I really hope that everything shakes out in a positive way for the designers and manufacturers. creating new designs. I will continue to patronize them. Its a losing battle for many. side, plus my more structural, mathematical interests. It Did Not work. And, if its truly been years why were designers recently contracted? That applies to the quality of everything these days. I think you just hit the nail on the head, If Westminster and Free Spirit were able to make money on their own, they would be doing fine. |. I ordered a Tasha Noel line that had a border print, little red riding hood.I received it and thought because the border print was folded inward that they did not send it. Lap Seam Foot #70 enables you to sew precise lapped and flat-felled seams in light and medium weight fabrics, and is also suitable for reversible clothing. And thats what I put on They buy from independent owner/operator like me. Tula got about half way and then she ran out of gas money so she stayed put. The modern quilt guild is going strong. That said, be prepared for increases in pricing. Just because you have good products does NOT mean you will have a successful company. Im just sick about all this. Theyve made the decision. In Canada, we often pay *over* $20 CAD per yard in a local quilt shop and there is no TULA or KAFFE and the selection is minimal. They bring it in as special buy marked 2.99 to 4.99 usually and its been almost exclusively FS fabrics thats name brand. I see things that make me shutter and I dont have a LQS. really wanted to use fabrics that fit her personality. The print has been pulled. It has to be a management problem. And I was told once by our suppliers that the Designers of fabric and rulers and all the bits and pieces set their prices. However, I think that the designers themselves were probably doing well but their fabric maybe wasnt selling as well as their names were. I have had really good luck with eQuilter.com lately getting exactly what I want at a reasonable price. She can do what she wants with her artwork. Where do you think many customers go for advice and help? They bought at X sold at XY and where selling bolts of it! You bet. Wow. If you cant make it a success with these top designers, you are the problem. The only way they could sell was by yepyou guessed it, put it on a sale wall. I do believe that perhaps buying and/or selling fabric over the counter is not for everyone. So the pullback from the supporting industry is inevitable and unfortunate-but the average age of a quilter has gone over the 70 yr old mark and unless younger quilters take up the baton,it will die as a craft. Any fabric that Fabric.com has for sale of Moda now are the old lines. Definitely a. Kaffe Fassett follower. I shall miss Wilmington fabrics very much. Like others, I do lament the scourge of online retailers and their deep discounts, because shopping at a LQS is the best. Todays video showcases a brand new product line that I'm so excited to show you all! Yes, there are quilters that purchased yardage, but these sales were not the norm. But, one thing that most people dont understand is that Instagram success rarely translates into dollars. #silverlining. If they cant make a particular line of business profitable, they dont have a lot of other options. .not a full blown broken pallet but just a mark, theyd scream merchandise damage. Quality over quantity. I went to the website tonight and there is no mention of the closure. I would love to see that. There must have been some serious mismanagement and fulfillment issues behind the scenes. Thank you Blank Quilting! Thats a brilliant idea! Have you ever noticed some designers jump from company to company? This is a message to the designers, everything is going to be okay because you are leaders in your field because your designs are fantastic. Thats the spirit I look for. I sell yarn as well as fabric, and its been interesting to observe the difference in buying habits between knitters and quilters. Thats exactly what is happening here. Absolutely! Tula Pink Fat Quarter Bundle (10 pcs) - Tula Pink - Free Spirit 18 x 21 inches (45.72cm x 53.34cm) Fabric cuts DIY Quilt Fabric. It was really big and really bright. The letter leaked before Coats could make a public announcement. I love the Free Spirit Designers. Make sure this fits by entering your model number. And the designers only made about 20 cents per yard sold of their fabric designs. Uh.. what? The more enticing projects presented, the more they will buy to make that project. imaginary place and walk around and see what I see. It was a distribution issue. I can see your point (that people may love but not purchase) as these designers fabrics probably would not work in most peoples homes. I am an accountant, but in a different industry. Now maybe now they can go back designing for Blank Quilting Company. They must make a pittance in the big scheme of things. COSTS have skyrocketed as well, cotton is a commodity, and as such, it experiences wild swings in prices. Obviously poor business practices somewhere along the line. Kristin is right there is a huge movement going on with young people coming in to quilting. She seldom, if ever, suffers from creative block, which Thank you Trisha Copeland. Wow, laid it on the line bethrps! The ones that can offer todays customer what they want and need will survive. If a business model doesnt work, it doesnt work. The quilting market has shrunk each of the last 10+ years. Fabric, like thread, is what makes your work timeless and gives it longevity. I love the creativity, the people, the design and the community. Also, it is just not possible for a small Quilt shop to carry everything I might want, it would be prohibitive. The consumer is partly to blame, but so is the industry. I agree with many of the comments above in regards to prices. I hope they are doing well. Here in the midwest of U.S. spend around 12$ a yard for these fabrics. It was fun but she was tired of being broke so she decided to get a job. Worked our butts off for nearly two decades. A passion for drawing at early age eventually landed I usually always purchase a whole FQ collection and sometimes more of Denyse Schmidt and Anna Maria Horner. I have some quilt shops in my area but I dont really go to buy anything there. Sales of related products like rulers, fabrics, machines, fabrics and notions are reported at nearly 30% down from 10 years ago. Whatever were paying, remember also that we are fairly spoiled in the US. BUTtheres a HUGE community of new and younger quilters out there who support each other. Its just not true. I would think nothing of purchasing quality cotton fabric for an entire quilt a couple years ago, but not today! Best quality and performance. The Textile and Sewn Products industries have had some of the worst management that I have ever seen in my 40 years working in the industry. I have been a quilter for 35 years and almost always find that each fabric I purchase ends up being used in at least two projects, sometimes years apart. We use cookies to give you the best experience on our website. A very sad day for the fabric industry. I quilt modern type quilts always have and will until I pass from this earth. By the time you pay shipping on discounted fabric, youve spent the equivalent of regular price fabric at your local LQS. Unless the people at the top understand the business, it is hard for them to change. I was told in my previous comment that price fixing is illegal. I do buy them all, but as a kit or with a project in mind. Its actually not clearance fabric. Actually, even online, the average price per yard for these designers is between $10-12 per yard, unless you go with a retailer that purchases large quantities, then you can get a break and pay $9.50. There are enough othe thread companies to take care of us without them being around. Just to be clear, we arent affiliated with Coats. So the terms of the designers contracts dictate what can happen now that the company is closing. I have Always used your cotton/poly thread for All My Sewing and then 1 day it Just All Disappeared and in its place is The Worst Thread Ever! I can also say that I will not be purchasing from the parent company in the future. As a consumer, fabric.com has treated me well as have the other on-line stores. I work easily a 70-80 hour week as a shop owner, author, and designer and barely break even. Yes, I do on occasion do a more traditional quilt to learn the technique that I then expand on in my modern quilts. I have had a similar experience with fabrics by these amazing designers: lots of admirers, not that many buyers. Please just find another design house and make sure their business model is strong. I think that eventually its going to come to that. I do not think it is fair that one BIG fabric site can sell fabric for 25-30% less then others. I see a broad span of age from 30s to 80s with the majority 45-60. But people wanted cheap and thats what they got. They should have stuck to what worked for them, and thats quality Supplies,with Quality Service and became more personalized with independent owner operator. Moda does sell to f.com. Lets face it, quilting is on a downward spiral. Thats happening to everything. Achieve Ketosis : Can Weed Help Weight Loss. This stopped that practice cold, and I have never had a customer complain about that policy. If you have followed me on social media you may have noticed that I do not share a lot about my personal life. Maybe for that very reason. It is unclear at this time what will happen to designers who are currently under contract with Free Spirit some of whom are among the biggest names in the quilting industry including Tula Pink, Kaffe Fasset, Amy Butler, Anna Maria Horner, and Denyse Schmidt, among many others. http://crazyquilteronabike.blogspot.com/2018/02/my-advice-to-fabric-companies.html, Link Love: A Big Week Done and Dusted - GnomeAngel, Getting to Work on 2018 Goals! I would think that keeping the top selling designers, but provide more strategic marketing for fewer lines would be the way to go. Multiple designers have confirmed the news to be true on both Facebook and Instagram. Granted, the quality of the fabric is excellent, but the price is too much for many quilters. And prided yourself on quilting with solids. your own corner of the world., To find out more on Tula Pink and her amazing products follow any of the links below. They told me to keep it as a gift. companies, and within a week it had been picked up. I quit ordering from them years ago. IMO many companies/ designers produce too many ranges, there isnt enough time for stores to sell one range before the designers are showing the next range on social media which I turn makes customers forget the current instore range and want to get the newer one. Fire them, not the designers! Your local brick and mortars have to pay for the space for you to walk in so you can touch and see the fabric. They have to pay the employee who helps you and then taxes on top of that payroll. My rep is very good, so maybe its partly the way in which the orders are submitted. Yes, it costs more than online. I had no idea quilting fabrics were so expensive outside the U.S. $25-$27.50 per metre in Australia but plenty of folks willing to pay that and more for high quality textiles. What is your beef with them. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. I feel very sad that we may loose some of these inspirational designers. As an owner of a Quilt Shoppe in Canada, I tried to order fabric from them, but never received the courtesy of a return phone call. Bad business plan or not, more will fall. I never dreamed Id pay $8-$15 a yard for cotton woven but gladly do for the quality and service received from some of these great small shops! If the company is aware of the inherent weakness in the business model, then fix the business model! This certainly puts some good people out of work (at least for awhile) as it doesnt sound like they were given any notice. something they do for themselves. fabric.. Express yourself, no matter what. Some people still buy them, but I find this way of selling unethical. You will find that your quilts are unique and dont look like everyone else who is buying the exact same fabric lines. Fortunately for me, I dont need to make a living that way. Only 1 left in stock - order soon. We have our fair share and I mean no discontent to them, I am an equal opportunity fabric buyer. Only to lose . I really cant agree with you on that Carla. My fabric is largely about that, she continues. I would tell them dont even take it out of the bag if you didnt buy it here because it would cost $25 for me to give any advice whatsoever. 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Y'all notice everything! Instead of blaming the market, and implying your designers arent producing fabric profitable to the the industry, try the truth. The only time is when they go on sale or I have a major great coupon. I could not agree more. @Christa and K Davis, and others who have tried to purchase from them, but couldnt get anyone from the company to respond to them the company is finally getting their payback. They chose otherwise. I wish they would slow it down a bitwe cant buy everything! I just do not want to see those big name designers disappear. The company then told them if they would not sell at XYZ they could not buy any more from the company. It was a clear Living through the same nightmare right now. and all that has really flipped the script in a major way. It is a hard business model to support when many wholesale products are sold at a huge discount to massive online retailers who then deep discount them to their customers. People do not want to pay what it costs to produce and get these goods to the final consumer. Regular 70 hour work weeks, killed by all the expenses and even more so our cheap skate customers whod always love to come to us for what they forgot to buy at the price dumpers massdrops and except us to hold their hand while sewing up what they didnt even have the decency to buy from us be super we were too expensive. I wonder just how much profit the CEOs get. Yes, lots of companies have MAP (Minimum Advertised Prices) in effect Bernina does, so does Accuquilt (for their die cutters and dies), and those are just the ones that come to mind immediately. Theres obviously demand for these designers but whats the point when the average Joe cant afford them. It isnt necessarily a management problem, but a market problem. Did you think your LQS just got them for free??? I believe coats didnt pay attention to the buying trends, people want precuts and patterns showing how to use the product. Old coats thread was horrible. The timing of this announcement is terrible. Last year at QuiltCon the average age of customer buying at my booth was 45-60, and boy they were buying!!!! Tula Pink. They go to bricks & Morter stores, put yourself in the place of a store owner who has people come ask for some assistance with a project where the customer has bought all their products online, this happens often. manufacturers spend umpteen dollars to produce, distribute, sell and market a bolt of fabric. I saw it a while ago and found it fascinating, since it dwells on two very different types of consumers. illustration. I would respond to the rest, but I would encourage you to better educate yourself about this issue. This is such a very sad situation, the designers are awesome and I hope will be picked up immediately by another company. This president has only been with Coats since October according the things Ive read, so it technically is new management. Sorry to disagree with you but I never buy pre-cuts . I dont know, but its an interesting thought. I have immeasurable respect for Coats (Westminster/Free Spirit) for making this brave decision to get out of an unprofitable business. Ive got to believe the designers were blindsided as Ive seen a few advertise new releases of fabric in the past couple of days. Offering less expensive solids and other mixers would expand their base. What kind of world will they spend the majority of their lives in? You can just be the master of A horrible business model. In an instant, the sword formation trembled, and a large piece of fierce how to lose body weight sword light manifested directly, slashing down towards this eyebrowless old monster. Sad, sad, sad. And while people loved them and thought that they were beautiful, they were not necessarily buying them in large quantities. This quilt is either for a layer cake or fat quarters, so it easy to pick and choose fabrics. my music industry street cred,) she was having a hard time finding fabrics she Well said Kay. Most of these art forms have been around for generations. Yes, it can be hard to find time to make a trip. But since becoming an admin for a few Facebook quilting groups, Ive seen what some of the older more experienced ladies say and do to a lot of our younger new sewists. Ayup. The issue has now been resolved. I would guess that the directive was to stop the bleeding from the fabric division and as terrible as it is for quilters she has probably done what her bosses wanted. Weve done a more in-depth analysis of what might have caused this closure and what it signals for the quilting industry as a whole. discovered some invigorating fabrics by Kaffe Fassett and Amy Butler. And part of that trusting herself includes not trying to see Eventually stores get tired of investing so much for so little and stop bringing in fabrics that do not sell. They must have had a total failure of a business plan. I think we will continue to see fabrics from the top talent from this group at other manufacturers. And there are ways to work through poor management rather than shutting down. The Ultimate Collection by Tula Pink - auribuzz. People dont come to quilt to have a hard time. Im over 70, and have been quilting since my mid 20s. Manufacturers make so little margin as it is and can only make it up in high volume, but there is a bit of saturation in the market so while we keep getting new lines and are excited for them, manufacturers arent printing as much yardage for each run. Ill adapt as it comes. Her early career work was in the music industry, working as an Dont give in to the pressure, if you really want to quilt, then find fabrics that you can afford. Fabric is a tough business for both manufacturers and store owners. Oh and if you have a storefront give childrens classes. Tula Pink uses natural dyes in all of its garments. We will publish more information as it becomes available. unique visionaries like Pink. If those fabrics meet your needs then do not complain about the Free Spirit Fabric prices. I doubt they are going to judge me because I didnt run down to the city to grab a bolt of Brunshwig & Fils. In the end, it was all too much stress and we lost most of our savings when we closed the business. I cant imagine a company, that supports the designers such as Kaffe, Tula and others would not put out a statement to the direct buyers of that fabric. Maybe not enough was offered at Time it came available. I cant help but wonder what the forecast is. I have been a direct buyer and avid fan of Coats & Clark sewing, yarns, crochet, knitting Supplies products stocks in my store and that was 10 years ago. So here in AustraliaDesigners like Kaffe and Tilda are way out of sight price ways for most people. Please dont equate online selling with the reason why its hard to make it in the fabric business. Well I for one will NOT be buying anything from Coats . We believe that through making these difficult decisions we will create an improved customer focused business for the future, from which you will benefit, and I hope you will continue to work with us. Thats what business is! Payroll, family leave, social security, workers comp, accounting, etc. That would be the day I pay 27 dollars for quilting fabric, which is essentially a lightweight cotton compared to many of the upholstery and drapery fabrics. And as much as I agree with the idea of supporting local quilt shops, Im not going to pay more money to shop where salespeople talk down to me, the fabric styles look outdated and unappealing to me, and the prices are higher than the stuff I REALLY love that I can only find online. Amen to that sister! 171K followers. One day she walked into a shop and I love Amy Butler and Tula but find it hard to incorporate some of their prints. We are a huge community of quilters, and I promise most of use arent over 70. Tula's main function in life is fabric design. I told her my distributor sends it to me and Id have to charge shipping to get it to her, but that we give a free lesson and train how to use it. And they sell to (mostly small) retail stores who pay employees to cut and package and kit and market and sample and (a million other costs) try to sell 15 yards of any one fabric. They are project-driven. Maybe it has to do with Coats and not the fabric and designers. This is simply what happens when you devalue anything in this country by creating a discount culture. In regards to Freespirit Fabrics, I only buy Joel Dewberry fabrics, his fabrics are beautif but the rest are so bold it just wasnt my style. Instagram followers and fans do not translate into dollars. The fabric itself without the prints is of awesome quality. Thats like comparing Silk to Muslin! saturated with reproductions. People look at it and say that its beautiful, but then they really dont purchase it. Not surprised, but terribly saddened. I dont buy fabric at Walmart or Joanns. Its sad to lose shot cotton, but these designers will do well with a different company. I had the same experience with LQS until one time I really HAD to go into one for a project. Actually, FS did periodically sell their backstock for less than $2/yd. I dont understand. Couldnt agree more. putting together a fabric line. The only time I consider the source is on solids. Price fixing never works. As for the collectors of KFC, the Kaffe Fassett Collective, part of the problem lies at the feet of Rowan-Westminster management. They are just moving out old fabric to make room for the new ones. They sell fabric a few dollars less than other places. designed by a person, Pink explains. 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