While watching the lady at the cutting counter, I noticed they didn't have a ruler or cutting guide to get from one edge of the fabric to the other. I assumed (which we should never ever do) that they must have some marking on the table to assist them in cutting. We bought our fabric, I washed it, and yesterday when we went to cut it, this is what we found:
Friday, June 11, 2010
Quilting, step 2
Last week a friend and I went to Hancock Fabrics in Raleigh. My usual fabric haunts are Keepsake Quilting (catalogue), JoAnns, and Etc. Crafts. Recently I visited two other quilt shops that I absolutely loved. But since we had a coupon and Hancock's was having a sale, we went there.
While watching the lady at the cutting counter, I noticed they didn't have a ruler or cutting guide to get from one edge of the fabric to the other. I assumed (which we should never ever do) that they must have some marking on the table to assist them in cutting. We bought our fabric, I washed it, and yesterday when we went to cut it, this is what we found:
Ummm, can anyone tell me how that is straight? And how can you get all the cuts for your pattern out of a piece of fabric when an inch and a half of it is missing? And it got even better:
Both pieces of fabric are supposed to be the exact same size. I'm still dumbfounded. Had I not already washed, ironed, and cut four pieces of fabric, we would have taken every bit of it back. Needless to say, I won't shop there for fabric again. It's a both a waste of time and money. 1/2 a yard of fabric should be 1/2 a yard. No one should have to reconfigure an entire quilt pattern because a fabric cutter doesn't have a clue what she is doing. You know that old adage, "you get what you pay for."? It's true. The material may cost a little bit more, but I'd rather pay more a yard and actually get the entire amount I've purchased than to barter for a full amount. Hancock's...you've lost a fabric customer.
While watching the lady at the cutting counter, I noticed they didn't have a ruler or cutting guide to get from one edge of the fabric to the other. I assumed (which we should never ever do) that they must have some marking on the table to assist them in cutting. We bought our fabric, I washed it, and yesterday when we went to cut it, this is what we found:
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That is horrible. Just awful. I'm not a quilter or seamtress by any means, but even I can see how bad that is. You need to mail these photos to the Hancock HQ.
did you contact them about it? I would send them pictures and you might get a refund
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