4.8 out of 5 stars 72. Either way I agree that these designers will figure it out and continue to be successful after this. So, when I design, I put myself in that I too do not waste my time with JoAnnes or WalMart fabrics. Leichtweis was only brought on in October, the lack of profitability was from long before she was involved. You know that F*****.com is owned by Amazon. People are choosing the cheaper option, which makes sense, but then all that you will have left in the end to cut and distribute your fabrics are the larger online retailers. I no longer buy fabric for backs but piece with what I have. Coats is known for horrible customer service. And with a VIP or teacher discount, you dont have to use a coupon, just wait for the fabric to go on sale. They have the best designer in my mind and they cant make it work? Seems like they should have been more selective with which designs went to print. Theres obviously demand for these designers but whats the point when the average Joe cant afford them. Required fields are marked *. They squeeze the fabric companies for such a low price, they cant possibly make it. If you see that type of behavior in a group, I hope that you will challenge it. The fabric is great, but they have been a nightmare to fabric from. No ones forcing anyone to do anything. Some really big names there. It is a good thing I have a substantial stash. If fabric companies dont stop the sale to everyone that can buy ten bolt and sell on line there will be no one out there teaching the next generation of fabric buyers which will put us all out of business. They have consistently made it impossible to find local sellers of any/all of their products. yard, often consist of more than one material and are averaging only slightly higher in the States going from the mid 20s on up per yard. (at least to my face!!! I can look at beautiful art all day without feeling the need to purchase it. By the time we go to purchase its crazy and so we dont get them. she admits. I fully agree with you. Older quilters can be VERY condescending to younger quilters, assuming that you must be a total beginner who knows absolutely nothing unless you have an AARP card. The only people getting money is the people who make uninformed decisions. Awful news for the great designers I love to follow and purchase their fabrics! And there are ways to work through poor management rather than shutting down. It was fun but she was tired of being broke so she decided to get a job. She had, it seemed, been accused of cultural appropriation because the image was of a girl wearing a Native America headdress. From past and present fabric collections, to products, and the latest Tula Pink news! I own a B&M QS too, so I understand the frustration with giant discounters! I have a basket of Kaffe and Amy Butler fabrics that I love but havent used. They are your future! I dont see How You Have Anything Left to sell to customers!? Like everybody said, it is not the amazingly talented designers but high price margins and being out of touch and/or poor management. 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. Define high please. With top designers like these being Im an independent pattern designer with a small quilt store. Oh and if you have a storefront give childrens classes. I know folks dont like to hear that, but its true. And thats what I put on Tula Pink did a Facebook live on Tuesday. I wonder if pushing more and more and more fabrics without a good business model has anything to do with it? You will also receive a 20% discount coupon good for any item(s) inmyshop at AmyBarickman.com, as well as a special PDF bonus featuringVintage Made Modern printables including labels, lists, cards, and a magic pattern! Sorry to disagree with you but I never buy pre-cuts . Im also very surprised with this news, considering I opened a newsletter from Free Spirit just yesterday, inviting us quilters to share our FS makes on Instagram. Fcom ???? @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. I hate to say it, but its just fabric, people. If you want nice fabric (going forward), the answer is simple. None. I get sticker shock when I see fabric over $12 a yard. YES!!! Our LQSs already charge more for Kaffe fabrics. My great-grandparents worked in the textile mills here while they still existed. I buy both, but mostly solids over the past 2 years as my stash of prints is quite large, Your email address will not be published. This is sad but because Coats is not making a profit does not reflect on the designers. #justsayin. I do not sell Coats thread, poor quality. What do you mean you looked for Amy Butler fabric for two months and never found it? These designers remain quite relevant and have a huge following of customers buying their fabric. It has to be a management problem. The reality is this folks: we dont matter. Happy Tuesday! all so that you can come in, stare at it and ask for 1/4yd. The costs of offering fabrics in a Brick and Mortar are huge, and the margins are non-existent. 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. Fabric.com purchases just as we all do, they just purchase a lot more volume and possibly receive better discounts. Sooh well. During her "Adele, One Night Only" TV special with Oprah, the. Fire them, not the designers! After about 5 years of that her ears began to bleed so she left her job and California and went in search of a new home. Ask yourself.when have you purchased any of their lines in person v online and at full price? Its possible that they had problems on many different levels. Sharing my weight loss story, progress pictures . The added a Fabric lines to compete with All of the Fabric maker in the world. The change will be difficult but there are quilters like me that still need designers like you. But I am sorry to say that, despite our best efforts, we have continued to struggle with an inherent weakness in the business model and have not been able to demonstrate a profit. The world is full of want-a be designers. Their request was to buy all fabric and supplies at their shop. Regardless of her route, Its a losing battle for many. The list is huge. she was escaping into a hobby dating back to her 12th birthday. Take note all you failing cut throat ceos and boardrooms!!!! I think that eventually its going to come to that. She lives for it. They get a lot of hits and favorites, but they dont really sell all that well. And the designers only made about 20 cents per yard sold of their fabric designs. What kind of world will they spend the majority of their lives in? Tula I LOVE. Im over 70, and have been quilting since my mid 20s. I do not think they had anything to do with the companies downfall. I love their fabrics especially Tula Pink and Kaffe Fasset, but do not purchase very often because they are way out of my price range. FREIGHT COSTS, which used to be so small as to be hardly worth measuring, continue to increase to the point that they are a significant factor in the cost of fabric being shipped around the globe. Nothing wrong with using non-quilting fabric, or even used fabric. We are a retailer in Australia. Its a business decision. And once you have someone like the Rowan Group, how do you turn down Tula Pink and the rest. In my opinion, its no different than ripping a dvd or cd. And the pace of the industry is a killer that effects the industry as a whole..There needs to be a entire industry slow down so we can see all that is out there, and everyone should pay the same wholesale pricethat would be truly interesting. Not a peep. Fabric/yard goods has historically been the lowest profit producing part of textile goods always. 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. Because quilters want it in the smallest amount possible. Here in the midwest of U.S. spend around 12$ a yard for these fabrics. My friend Tula Pink is a fabric and quilt pattern designer who lives about an hour away from me. For the last three or five years weve been told by many industry talking heads its about the experience as if the actual business part of the equation doesnt matter. It amazes me how quilters will spend $700-$900 to attend a retreat with some on-line only sourcebut wont pay $40-$100 to take a workshop at their local quilt shop. The fabric industry has changed in recent years, sparked by It is our intent to support you, our talented and dedicated artist, during this transition. But now, she's finally opening up about her 100-pound weight loss, and how it all stemmed from a newfound focus on mental health. I do not disagree with the reasons. We have had a brick and mortar since 2005 and in 13 years, prices have only gone up $2-$3 depending on manufacturer. Paycheck and benefits? And yes, they may not have every last print you want. Im sure these VERY talented and popular designers will get picked up by other manufacturers and if I was the designer, Id make it part of my contract that MY fabric lines can not be advertised or sold for less than $XX. Im so lucky to live in a city filled with creative people Kansas City is home to many artists and designers, some of whom work in the sewing industry. This appears to be a result of poor management. Absolutely! So the terms of the designers contracts dictate what can happen now that the company is closing. Because the business model DOES NOT WORK in the current crazy retail, manufacturing environment. Free Spirit Fabrics will be shut down by parent company Coats. Its actually not clearance fabric. I had the same experience, I believe because customers were buying them from discounters & buying clubs. 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. I could not agree more. We are losing so much in this country and people wont be happy until they have limited options. Poor management is the fault for their low profits. Wow. I usually always purchase a whole FQ collection and sometimes more of Denyse Schmidt and Anna Maria Horner. Last year at QuiltCon the average age of customer buying at my booth was 45-60, and boy they were buying!!!! They will hopefully be snapped up quickly by other companies. In order to keep an artist afloat, people have to be willing to buy the art in fairly large quantities. She stated all of her artwork belongs to her and it will go with her to the new company. When dealing with Westminster working at a local yarn store in CA it was difficult so I firmly believe that the problem lies with Westminster/Coats and not the designers or products. Anna Maria Horner is one of my all time favorites, and Im hoping this doesnt affect my ability to obtain her most recent collection. You can see the navy and cream in the triangle corners. I do not think it is fair that one BIG fabric site can sell fabric for 25-30% less then others. This is definitely a change. Im so grateful Im no longer in the business. Youre so right. This could have been the start of Coats downfall. There is good reason behind some of the old rules, but some are obsolete. The quilting market has shrunk each of the last 10+ years. (This is true for EVERY type of small business- pet stores, art shops, hobby stores.. It has been my life experience that popularity of many things in life run in cycles. The latter require 10x more hand holdingto spend about a quarter as much. The pop superstar is preparing to. Although it cost an extra 5,000 luck points, it was all worth it.Although the defense invincibility card is only invincible for a . Or think that you have lived through these really, really hard decisions and know what caused them. The other is 20 minutes away and is doing great as well. I often wonder about the mark up as well from the LQS and Coats. Not sure why Coats had such a poor business plan when other companies are clearly making a go of it. My rep was extremely dependable. Amen. You almost seem proud of dumping this wonderful products but I am sure they will be picked up and go from strength to strength with another company. The internet has changed things in a big way. I own a successful brick and mortar modern shop and sell online. The key is to know your customer base and not overbuy and get stuck with stale fabric that you cant sell. Our local j.. sells their premium quilt Cotton for 15.95 a yard. It wasnt borne Believe me when I say, its been eye opening for me. But just because their art transcends time doesnt mean people will buy it. To be frank, who would pay high prices for dirty fabric. And prided yourself on quilting with solids. COATS has decided that there is not enough money in quilt fabric to keep the division profitable. They are all very popular and have nothing to do with how Coats is run. Moda is one company that does not sell to F*****.com and they are doing extremely well. At $27 to $28 Australian dollars I do a lot of window shopping these days of Kaffe fabrics. It is the new way. Instagram followers and fans do not translate into dollars. If they as a shop were happy with the price they were selling at what right does a company have to fix the price. The cookie settings on this website are set to 'allow all cookies' to give you the very best experience. The corporate mentality is to crunch numbers, and when the numbers dont add up corporate types start to get itchy. These designers are incredibly talented, and have tons of followers, but for many many reasons outside of their control, the fabric industry isnt able to stay afloat selling the fabric that is designed by them. Its way too much way too fast. I dont care. It probably wont be there if you come back a few weeks later! But, where else can we buy fabric from that is remotely affordable. Its People would say theyre pretty, but didnt know what to do with them, even when there were samples. It is changing again, not sure of the direction. There would be more competition if there werent exclusivity to a wholesaler or distributor who takes massive margin. It was a distribution issue. Adjustments certainly will be made due to computers and the Internet. If you dont grow in every aspect, from licencising fees to marketing and production costs all of a sudden you are lost. Now what? I agree. Its just not true. Amen to that sister! through the passing down of generational knowledge. That is a big risk. 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. I saw it a while ago and found it fascinating, since it dwells on two very different types of consumers. This exactly. The modern quilt movement has brought in many younger quilters. I skip the bad to non-existence customer service, pay no tax and saves time plus a small discount on fabrics with the major online stores. I cannot find every fabric I want locally. Regardless of her route, she's managed to successfully carve out her own place in a niche that was in need of people just like her. Quilting Jetgirl, Coats Ceases Free Spirit Production LAKARDIA, Free Spirit is closing, here is what it means for your orders | Quilt Addicts Anonymous, Free Spirit Fabrics is Shutting Down | Edgestitch, Aurifil Designer of the Month - February 2018 - Blue Nickel Studios, Free Spirit's Closure Signals Weakening of Quilting Cotton Market - Craft Industry Alliance, Jaftex to Buy Free Spirit Fabrics from Coats - Craft Industry Alliance, Changes - Life is full of Surprises In the Quilting World. And part of that trusting herself includes not trying to see See also my previous comments on people appreciating and loving great art, and the difference between that and purchasing it. They chose otherwise. Are they the most talented designers out there? This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. I will miss the soft silky hand of a FS cotton though. once this all plays out.. You people need to knock this kind of baloney offtrying to force us to only buy from a few companies of YOUR choosing is NOT the AMERICAN WAY. I agree wholeheartedly. My daughters generation are too busy working to have the time to quilt. So sad , these are the very best designers in the business!!!! They are usually three to six times the weight per sq. point of view. my music industry street cred,) she was having a hard time finding fabrics she If nothing is done I can see this entire industry dieing off. We are a huge community of quilters, and I promise most of use arent over 70. There is plenty of blame to go around. I have only found two Tula fabrics I liked and they were selling for $AUD60 per yard on a destash/ebay site. When you have only one or two sources to sell to, you will lose markets. Quilting has had a huge resurgence with young quilters 20-45 years old. I think they over extended themselves with too many designers and too many fabric lines a year. For example, I wonder if FS could sell the designs to another fabric manufacturer (and would any of them be interested? Really a darn shame. I have been quilting since the late 60s and watched quilting change. . Those who wont or cant dont buy now anyway. Stitchers in the UK and Australia are paying $20 or more per yard/meter of the same fabrics. Free Spirit has been purchased by the company producing Henry Glass Fabrics, among others. She does not work for Freespirit, she partners with them. Kaffe did though. Dont shut down the business, especially when it houses some of THE most popular fabric designers in the world! Sarah, I agree with your reasoning about too many fabric lines, too soon. But I feel that way about all small businesses. Well, in my old Wall Street mind, all my eggs in a few baskets was not the wisest choice. We have our fair share and I mean no discontent to them, I am an equal opportunity fabric buyer. I am a modern quilt shop owner and have a successful online shop, and I honestly have to say that those fabrics dont sell as well as many of my other lines. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. It will be very interesting to see all this comes out. Thank you Trisha Copeland. How many artists in their lifetimes that are famous now were poor at the end of their lives? ideas, which she believes frees her from any pressure to create something good. I am lucky to have few Amish stores nearby. Maybe the problem is that some of the fabric lines are not available as I have tried looking for some that are not available. If anything, there is a glut of choice and that may be the problem. 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. Obviously they went with designers that have made a name for themselves. I dont like to paint all with one brush, etc, but I feel exactly the same way for very similar reasons. 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. F*****.com is one of the worst. The best designers in the business and Coats cannot make their company profitable. Sad isnt it? I wont support them by buying their thread or yarn. Phyllisthey used to sell to Fabric.com. PS Their customer service is great! I dont agree with everything you are saying about Quilters. HOMEMADE HomeMade Collectionhttps://www.fatquartershop.com/free-spirit/homemade-tula-pink-free-spirit HomeMade Half Yard Bundle Reservationhttps://www.fatqu. 10 things you might not know about Tula Pink & Giveaway! My LQS carries a little Kaffe and a little Tula, no Denyse or Jennifer at all. In fact, I cant remember the last time I purchased a Denyse Schmidt fabric in a shop. Personally, I will be hesitant to purchase Coats & Clark products in the future. I loved the design and the quality of the fabric. Wow!!! Now all those who really knew the business can find work at MacDonalds and those who didnt can take their bonuses and find another important fabric business to ruin. Designer. Very sad to see all the designers and staff loosing there jobs. If they do he cant compete in the market for a while. Since Johnson launched her line in 2011, she has helped countless women reduce their plastic consumption and body weight. Its never the fault of just one person. Its the traditional guilds that have predominantly older quilters, with all of their rules. You will find that your quilts are unique and dont look like everyone else who is buying the exact same fabric lines. Did you think your LQS just got them for free??? J-s fabric is such awful quality I never buy fabric there.. and I dont shop for much at all there period I support my local quilt shop it takes a village to keep them. I choose each fabric I buy and Ive noticed that there are always one or two fabrics in pre-cut packs that dont really go . I really hope that everything shakes out in a positive way for the designers and manufacturers. AnyTime Topper Tutorial with Missouri Star Quilt Co. Oh, please, dont make even this political. For me personally, I find many of these designers have very busy prints and if I had these to use, I would need a lot of solids to go with these. Although I love supporting your local story by their online presence too. now I am on a 1st name basis with them and they are pretty great. I predict you will have a lot more problems from here on out, because I for one, do not intend to buy ANY of your products from today forward, just like you did to the designers! I noticed nobody questioned what the designers are demanding. She was going to extreme lengths to modify It goes a long way. 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. I can find my people yard, often consist of more than one material and are averaging only slightly higher in the States going from the mid 20s on up per yard. When you dropped Quality, you Dropped Quality Buyers and they dont buy from big box. Ill adapt as it comes. Thats an idiotic statement! Footwear brands have been using it for years. Stewartsville, Mo . Been shouting it from the rooftop for years but proletariat thought I was just nuts. Tula is most recognized in her industries for her dark sense of humor, a flair for hiding animals in the strangest of places (artistically, not literally) and her boldly unique use of color and pattern. she partially attributes to setting aside time specifically for creating bad This does not surprise me at all! Thats exactly what is happening here. Very sad news. Todays video showcases a brand new product line that I'm so excited to show you all! I am a brick an mortar shop that employs 5 people, offer classes and help people figure out there projects. Im confident the big designers will find new homes. Essentially, its the most genius business of all time, I do buy online but mostly from the smaller shops that are also a physical shop. This is an economic issue. 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. There were even kids there. You did this to Rowan Yarns as well and they are still going strong. Too much range churn leads to discounting which devalues the product and this is magnified by online discounters and chain stores. Also, someone earlier mentioned that Moda did not sell to Fabric.com, however this is one of their largest clients. I own a brick and mortar shop and I sell online, and I cant even buy, at a wholesale price, what F*****.com is selling for. They are usually three to six times the weight per sq. First world problems totally! They use this cycle of time then introduce a more modern version of the same old stories. This is a limited availability product. immediate vicinity to survive. It was really big and really bright. Although, most of us can afford to buy fabric, were using our stash. The hope now is that someone will pick up these talented folks. If a quilter is in love with the quality and designs they will find a way to purchase. Feb 22, 2011 Updated Sep 3, 2020. Its a shame quality fabrics are so high, but lets examine the word QUALITY and remember why thats so. Were in a bad trap of our own making, and I cant find an alternative if I want to keep making things. If a pallet was marked as if the fork truck had bumped it. 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. Of all the online stores 95% also have a brick and mortar (U.L.I. They became scattered. We finally had to give up placing orders. As an avid collectorof Tulas prints, I could never keep up with sewing all of them along with all of the other new lines Im stashing! I think Ill have to make a trip to my favourite quilt shop to see what I can get of my favourites! Ive got to believe the designers were blindsided as Ive seen a few advertise new releases of fabric in the past couple of days. Hint: from personal experience, buy ALL the fabric you need for your quilt project when youre beginning. $2.99 is SIGNIFICANTLY below the regular wholesale price of those fabrics. I do not care for fabric.com. This is the business model every company should be following!!! I wish they would slow it down a bitwe cant buy everything! This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. 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. You will be provided with new contact details for this shortly and in the meantime your contact details for this will remain the same. I am not here on this Earth to let my nose get bent because someone judges me on the quality of my fabric choices. Its driving people to buy online. Modern quilters, contrary to what many believe, are not just a young demographic. You Need People who Know How to Run a Company Successfully as it is Apparent the Current Ones only Know How To Run it into the Ground! Story of life these days. That company has always been poorly run, in my opinion. Besides, most of my little darlings end up as gifts to family and friends who appreciate it for what it is a gift. This problem is bigger than the free spirits of the industry or the designers. It wasn't borne through the passing down of generational knowledge. The local quilt shops have closed because they cant compete with the big online discounters. They must make a pittance in the big scheme of things. Agreed. Any resources you have would be greatly appreciated. Be cautious here folks. Just one. Good luck with what you all end up with. I do believe that perhaps buying and/or selling fabric over the counter is not for everyone. I have been through losing a business, and as a matter of fact reopening one too. I try to keep to my LQS/quilt shows and the fun online shops (mentioned previously), as I want to keep my business in the family, so to speak. Yes, it costs more than online. I dont see the quilting market shrinking, there is something for every taste. They will find someone else but I wonder if building your stash will continue to be a thing? Just discovered Tula Pink. Anyone can beat me up for that comment. I mean geez like we are not going to be able to eat or something. Many of Those quality fabric companies you refer to produce the same fabrics for Jo-Anns, Walmart and Hobby Lobby. Exactly this! MAP pricing is un-enforceable and no fabric designer, no matter how big, can dictate their own terms. These cookies do not store any personal information. By continuing to use this site you consent to our use of cookies. And there were just so many, many lines out there. Im very curious about the inherent weakness and will be interested to hear more. Ive always said that if you have to buy from an on-line store, make sure they have a brick and mortar you can visit!!!! Cheap Joannes fabric is artificially cheap and FSF/Westminster is realistically priced. Very hard to understand. I closed my business and still have bolt upon bolt of free spirit at my house now that I couldnt even sell at liquidation prices thanks to the saturation of low prices yard age available. I got tired of it and dont bother anymore. I have been sewing for 50 years and often wondered if too much fabric was being produced and where did the unsold fabrics go? A brand new product line that i love supporting your local brick and mortars have pay! Adele, one Night only & quot ; Adele, one Night only quot... 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