I agree with you, too. I am a volunteer for a local non-profit group that sews lots of things like pillow cases, adult bibs, blankets and bags for nick-u babies, treat bags for community trick-or-treats and so much more. We depend on donations of fabric and Joann's to do these projects. The funds we get from our sidewalk sales and handmade boutique items allows us to afford to buy the fabric to keep giving back to the community. We were just having this discussion about the future of Joann's with these bankruptcies. I gotta say, we were wondering what we were going to do if we can't sustain the amount of fabric needed for our projects with just donationed fabric. When you're putting together a thousand pillow cases, hundreds of bibs and treat bags, and all the items that we create each year, we won't be able to survive on just donated fabrics. We won't be able to buy lots of fabric needed at $10 - $15 per yard. I hope there can be a solution to this before closures.
I totally agree with you on all areas, thank you for sharing your thoughts. I hadn’t heard about Joann’s. I don’t have that option of going there very often it’s over an hour away for me, but if it was closer I’d definitely be utilizing the store.
I agree. We need them all. Im close to 70 years of age, been sewing since i was 9. Ive watched Penneys quit carrying fabric, House of Fabrics, Harts Fabric, Hancocks Fabrics, and Beverly Fabrics all disappear. It will be such a loss if Joanns goes under too. For me, its always been a great store and ive always looked forward to my Joann shopping days. I really hope it can be saved at some level. There really is nothing quite like it.
Nice Job Tara! We do need both! I go to Joann for primarily fleece.I am in charge of purchasing fleece for our church.We are a small country church.We make prayer blankets. It takes us 4 yards per blanket. I just ordered 200 yards of fleece. That will last about 6-8 weeks. We have a core group of women, about 12, that work so good together. My concern is without Joann, where will I get the fleece from at a price we can afford? Quilt shops don;t carry fleece. Every business, especially one that is over 80 years old, we need to make the sewing world tick. PLEASE, don't hate Joann's. just buy your quilting fabrics were you choose.Quilting is not the only sewing venue there is. I have a friend that sells dog accessories, she doesn't need quilt quality fabric. Neither do bowl cozies, tote bags made from canvas, doll clothes, the list goes on and on. I want all the mom and pop shops to survive BUT, I also want and need Joann's to survive.
I love shopping in a quilt shop: the quality of the fabrics, the range of fabrics in the collections, and the expertise of the personnel are fantastic. However, I am a sewist not a quilter and rely on Joann’s for my various projects like bowl cozys, small bags, tote bags, etc. We need both small quilt shops and retailers like Joann’s for all our sewing and craft projects.
Thank you!! I appreciate your opinion especially as a fabric designer. I love JoAnns. It is a great place for crafts and decorative items. It is also a great place for clothing fabric. My go to place for quilting fabric is Missouri Star quilt. But I am 30 miles from the nearest Joann’s and quilt store. I am still grieved over Hancocks going out of business. It makes me sad that Joann’s may go under also. Thank you again for your opinion on Joann’s.
Yeah - it's a mess. Furniture has gone through the same thing - pre-Covid. Quite a few big stores went under within a few years, Levitz being one of the national chains.
Yes, we do need both types of stores. Making quilts, I want high quality. But Joann's carries things I can't get at the only quilt shop near me. Craft items, yarn, wreath forms, etc. I too hope Joann's comes out of this.
The Jo-Ann's in my area are still open. However, last week I went in there to pick up some things. I had my husband with me who has dementia. We are seniors. He needed to use the restroom. Unfortunately, they blocked them off saying their bathrooms no longer work. You have to go to the store at the end of the strip and use their bathroom. We had to hurry to the other store before my husband had an accident. At that point, there is a wonderful quilting shop 5 minutes from Jo-ann's. Found everything I was looking for and then some. Spent over $100. They made sure my husband had a comfortable chair to sit in while he waited for me. They helped me with some projects I was working on. Absolutely love this store. Also have several Hobby Lobby's and another wonderful sewing machine dealer where I bought my brother and many supplies from there as well. Many of the prices from the dealer and the quilt shop were cheaper than Jo-Ann's. It's really a shame. They need to revamp.
We need BOTH our local quilt shops AND Joann Fabric. Today, for example, my list of errands included a stop at Joann Fabric for interfacing (on sale). While I was there I found batting on sale, so grabbed a couple of packages, and some Christmas fabric that was just too cute to pass up (also on sale) and socks for my granddaughters. Next stop was my local quilt shop, where I purchased some Aurifil thread and 1/2 yard of fabric for binding a quilt. Both stores have things that I need. My quilt shop does not sell buttons and elastic and polyester thread, and a lot of other things that Joann sells. I will be very sad if Joann doesn't make it out of this bankruptcy. We already lost Hancock Fabric several years ago. I don't see Hobby Lobby and Michael's quite filling the void.
Joann fabrics is an hour drive through horrendous traffic from where I live, so I shopped from their website. Never again! I would buy apparel fabric and some cottons for cotton shirts. I received my fabric in multiple different lengths instead of continuous. I couldn’t make any of my clothes because of it. So I wrote a review on their website, and I was sent an email from Joann fabrics stating that my review didn’t comply with the guidelines, and my comment was deleted. I only said what I just typed, that “ I couldn’t make any of the clothes I planned to make because the fabric I received was in multiple different lengths, and this is the second time it’s happened. I will not shop at Joann fabrics again”, I checked their review guidelines, and they were ridiculous. They have since changed their review guidelines. I have found a much better fabric store for apparel fabric, and I get what I ordered in continuous yardage.
I love Joann store. Love looking and seeing what I am buying. No quilt shops around me. I don't care about who manufacturers it as long as it is good quality and you can find quality at Joanns
We have no small shops like that. We have Walmart. JoAnn is a 25 mins drive. Had no idea they went bankrupt like that. Good thing I have a large stach! ❤
@@ArtistTaraReed I have been going to JoAnn's. My local fabric store was House of Fine Fabric until JoAnn's bought them. As they've expanded into every other craft, with wood items, paints, etc. I noticed a poorer selection of fabrics. It was almost as though fabric became a sideline. I hate to have to buy fabric online, as I can't feel the fabric without paying for swatches first, but it may come to that. Minnesota Fabrics closed years ago. G Street Fabrics caters to seamstresses who make custom items for rich Washingtonians, but I have found fabrics sometimes (after bypassing the silk, sequins, brocade, etc.)
Hobby Lobby is considered a big box store so their fabric is more like Joann than a quilt shop -at least for cotton quilting fabric. Ive bought fabric at Joann, Hobby Lobby, Walmart, etc when I’m doing things that aren’t meant to last for a long time. It all depends on the project and what you want or need to spend on it, right?
I will just say that if it isn't for Joan-fabrics I wouldn't be able to afford to do what I love.....quilting I can't afford to buy those high end designer fabrics like others can. Which is fine. But if they go under my love for sewing and quilting is over. I have made hundreds of quilts all fabrics from Joan-fabrics and I have never never had a problem with the fabrics.
Many people can’t afford quality small quilt shops, unfortunately. Some may want to purchase fabric for less expensive projects & can afford to sew; hence the need for JoAnns.🤷🏼♀️
I’m so bummed about the prospect of Joann’s closing. I hope someone rescues them. We don’t have another place to go. The online stores and quilt shops are expensive and don’t have all the types of fabric you need for garment sewing and or crafts projects. Wish there was something the consumers could do.
Hopefully they will figure out a way to pivot and survive. So many people buy online that it's hurt retail across the board - think of all the other big box stores and chains that have closed over the past 10 years - it's crazy!
I agree with you, too. I am a volunteer for a local non-profit group that sews lots of things like pillow cases, adult bibs, blankets and bags for nick-u babies, treat bags for community trick-or-treats and so much more. We depend on donations of fabric and Joann's to do these projects. The funds we get from our sidewalk sales and handmade boutique items allows us to afford to buy the fabric to keep giving back to the community. We were just having this discussion about the future of Joann's with these bankruptcies. I gotta say, we were wondering what we were going to do if we can't sustain the amount of fabric needed for our projects with just donationed fabric. When you're putting together a thousand pillow cases, hundreds of bibs and treat bags, and all the items that we create each year, we won't be able to survive on just donated fabrics. We won't be able to buy lots of fabric needed at $10 - $15 per yard. I hope there can be a solution to this before closures.
I totally agree with you on all areas, thank you for sharing your thoughts.
I hadn’t heard about Joann’s.
I don’t have that option of going there very often it’s over an hour away for me, but if it was closer I’d definitely be utilizing the store.
I agree. We need them all. Im close to 70 years of age, been sewing since i was 9. Ive watched Penneys quit carrying fabric, House of Fabrics, Harts Fabric, Hancocks Fabrics, and Beverly Fabrics all disappear. It will be such a loss if Joanns goes under too. For me, its always been a great store and ive always looked forward to my Joann shopping days. I really hope it can be saved at some level. There really is nothing quite like it.
I hope so too! I didn’t know Penny’s used to carry fabric - I remember the rest tho
@@ArtistTaraReed almost all stores carried fabrics 60+ years ago.
@@aquamarine8812 interesting. I'm 57 and my mom didn't sew so I guess that's why I didn't know
Nice Job Tara! We do need both! I go to Joann for primarily fleece.I am in charge of purchasing fleece for our church.We are a small country church.We make prayer blankets. It takes us 4 yards per blanket. I just ordered 200 yards of fleece. That will last about 6-8 weeks. We have a core group of women, about 12, that work so good together. My concern is without Joann, where will I get the fleece from at a price we can afford? Quilt shops don;t carry fleece. Every business, especially one that is over 80 years old, we need to make the sewing world tick. PLEASE, don't hate Joann's. just buy your quilting fabrics were you choose.Quilting is not the only sewing venue there is. I have a friend that sells dog accessories, she doesn't need quilt quality fabric. Neither do bowl cozies, tote bags made from canvas, doll clothes, the list goes on and on. I want all the mom and pop shops to survive BUT, I also want and need Joann's to survive.
Well said. Hopefully Joann will survive. 🤞🏻🤞🏻
I love shopping in a quilt shop: the quality of the fabrics, the range of fabrics in the collections, and the expertise of the personnel are fantastic. However, I am a sewist not a quilter and rely on Joann’s for my various projects like bowl cozys, small bags, tote bags, etc. We need both small quilt shops and retailers like Joann’s for all our sewing and craft projects.
Agreed. The amount I want to spend on fabric is often depends on the end use and how long I need it to last. And if I need coordinating fabrics or not
Agree
Thank you!! I appreciate your opinion especially as a fabric designer. I love JoAnns. It is a great place for crafts and decorative items. It is also a great place for clothing fabric. My go to place for quilting fabric is Missouri Star quilt. But I am 30 miles from the nearest Joann’s and quilt store. I am still grieved over Hancocks going out of business. It makes me sad that Joann’s may go under also. Thank you again for your opinion on Joann’s.
Yeah - it's a mess. Furniture has gone through the same thing - pre-Covid. Quite a few big stores went under within a few years, Levitz being one of the national chains.
Yes, we do need both types of stores. Making quilts, I want high quality. But Joann's carries things I can't get at the only quilt shop near me. Craft items, yarn, wreath forms, etc. I too hope Joann's comes out of this.
The Jo-Ann's in my area are still open. However, last week I went in there to pick up some things. I had my husband with me who has dementia. We are seniors. He needed to use the restroom. Unfortunately, they blocked them off saying their bathrooms no longer work. You have to go to the store at the end of the strip and use their bathroom. We had to hurry to the other store before my husband had an accident. At that point, there is a wonderful quilting shop 5 minutes from Jo-ann's. Found everything I was looking for and then some. Spent over $100. They made sure my husband had a comfortable chair to sit in while he waited for me. They helped me with some projects I was working on. Absolutely love this store. Also have several Hobby Lobby's and another wonderful sewing machine dealer where I bought my brother and many supplies from there as well. Many of the prices from the dealer and the quilt shop were cheaper than Jo-Ann's. It's really a shame. They need to revamp.
I'm so sorry that happened but glad you found the quilt shop who helped. Both of my parents had dementia so I know the challenges all too well.
I agree with you. I sew crafts to apparel & there is not the fabric & textile choices at a quilt shop like there is at JOANN’s. Very concerning...
Agreed. Since I design quilting fabric that’s my point of comparison - hopefully there are other options for apparel fabric near you just in case 🤞🏻
They need executives who understand this business! They need to know who their customers are!
That's a good idea for any business!
@ 😂one would think so!
We need BOTH our local quilt shops AND Joann Fabric. Today, for example, my list of errands included a stop at Joann Fabric for interfacing (on sale). While I was there I found batting on sale, so grabbed a couple of packages, and some Christmas fabric that was just too cute to pass up (also on sale) and socks for my granddaughters. Next stop was my local quilt shop, where I purchased some Aurifil thread and 1/2 yard of fabric for binding a quilt. Both stores have things that I need. My quilt shop does not sell buttons and elastic and polyester thread, and a lot of other things that Joann sells. I will be very sad if Joann doesn't make it out of this bankruptcy. We already lost Hancock Fabric several years ago. I don't see Hobby Lobby and Michael's quite filling the void.
Fingers crossed - and it sounds like you had a fun day!
Joann fabrics is an hour drive through horrendous traffic from where I live, so I shopped from their website. Never again! I would buy apparel fabric and some cottons for cotton shirts. I received my fabric in multiple different lengths instead of continuous. I couldn’t make any of my clothes because of it. So I wrote a review on their website, and I was sent an email from Joann fabrics stating that my review didn’t comply with the guidelines, and my comment was deleted. I only said what I just typed, that “ I couldn’t make any of the clothes I planned to make because the fabric I received was in multiple different lengths, and this is the second time it’s happened. I will not shop at Joann fabrics again”, I checked their review guidelines, and they were ridiculous. They have since changed their review guidelines.
I have found a much better fabric store for apparel fabric, and I get what I ordered in continuous yardage.
That’s awful. I have another friend that got pieces instead of a continuous length - no excuse for that! Glad you found another option!
I love Joann store. Love looking and seeing what I am buying. No quilt shops around me. I don't care about who manufacturers it as long as it is good quality and you can find quality at Joanns
Nothing like wandering through an actual store when you can -whatever the kind. 🥰
We have no small shops like that. We have Walmart. JoAnn is a 25 mins drive. Had no idea they went bankrupt like that. Good thing I have a large stach! ❤
Backup fabric is never a bad thing! Happy sewing!
If you make garments, you are probably not going to find what you want at a quilt shop.
Absolutely true. That’s one thing I don’t make Where do you go for garment fabric?
@@ArtistTaraReed I have been going to JoAnn's. My local fabric store was House of Fine Fabric until JoAnn's bought them. As they've expanded into every other craft, with wood items, paints, etc. I noticed a poorer selection of fabrics. It was almost as though fabric became a sideline. I hate to have to buy fabric online, as I can't feel the fabric without paying for swatches first, but it may come to that. Minnesota Fabrics closed years ago. G Street Fabrics caters to seamstresses who make custom items for rich Washingtonians, but I have found fabrics sometimes (after bypassing the silk, sequins, brocade, etc.)
Sad😢
Yes - retail has been changing so much in the past 10-20 years
Unfortunately too many changes pushing socialization even further away.
How does hobby lobby fabric compare to quilt ahop
Hobby Lobby is considered a big box store so their fabric is more like Joann than a quilt shop -at least for cotton quilting fabric. Ive bought fabric at Joann, Hobby Lobby, Walmart, etc when I’m doing things that aren’t meant to last for a long time. It all depends on the project and what you want or need to spend on it, right?
I will just say that if it isn't for Joan-fabrics I wouldn't be able to afford to do what I love.....quilting
I can't afford to buy those high end designer fabrics like others can. Which is fine. But if they go under my love for sewing and quilting is over. I have made hundreds of quilts all fabrics from Joan-fabrics and I have never never had a problem with the fabrics.
I'm sure you are not alone and it hurts my heart to think about it - here's to hoping you can quilt for years and years to come
Many people can’t afford quality small quilt shops, unfortunately. Some may want to purchase fabric for less expensive projects & can afford to sew; hence the need for JoAnns.🤷🏼♀️
Exactly!
Well if Trump is charging more for import fabrics. This is just the beginning.
and most fabrics in Joann are from China as far as I know, quilt shop fabrics are from Korea so who knows what will happen to each level of fabric. 🫣
I’m so bummed about the prospect of Joann’s closing. I hope someone rescues them. We don’t have another place to go. The online stores and quilt shops are expensive and don’t have all the types of fabric you need for garment sewing and or crafts projects. Wish there was something the consumers could do.
Hopefully they will figure out a way to pivot and survive. So many people buy online that it's hurt retail across the board - think of all the other big box stores and chains that have closed over the past 10 years - it's crazy!