Ditto. I am also an RN and some of my personal money from that job go into subsidizing my shop. I told everyone that they would receive great customer service and help with their projects but if they come to us with fabric that wasnt purchased from us and wanted help it would be $25 just to have me provide commentary. I wonder how much the CEO makes in salary and bonus. fabric.. *It is compatible for the B 765, B 770 QE, B 770 QE Tula Pink Special Edition and B 770 QE Anniversary Edition. He has said nothing so far as I know. We finally had to give up placing orders. Many people dont even know what good quality is because they are so used to whatever Walmart & JoAnn farm out and that is how they set their standards. Like everybody said, it is not the amazingly talented designers but high price margins and being out of touch and/or poor management. 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. Where I live my LQS are doing great! From that time on and after abandoning the American worker, their CEOs salaries went from roughly 40 times the lowest paid position in their firms, to almost 500 times that from the late 70s to 2020. I am not sure why. The modern quilt guild is going strong. Yes, it can be hard to find time to make a trip. It isnt the end of the world; disappointing, of course, but no one died, for cripes sake! If nothing is done I can see this entire industry dieing off. We will continue to fulfil orders placed to date for delivery prior to Thursday 31 May and new orders for existing collections on a first come first service basis. Pink has said she struggled to lose weight after having hip and double disc replacement surgery last year and suffering from grief after her father's death. 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. I believe that is not correct. Beyond sad.ANGRY! Im not sure where we are supposed to buy the fabric if we cant buy online. In January I got serious about losing weight and some of you noticed the changes before I even did. Bag measures 18" x 13" with a 2" gusset. I agree. At $27 to $28 Australian dollars I do a lot of window shopping these days of Kaffe fabrics. Coats has owned Free Spirit for nearly two decades. Therefore we got no more and the company missed out. Or at Joanns. its sad to see so many quilt stores go out of business because they cant cover all the expense since people are so want to order online. Way of the world in a Trump universe! They are usually three to six times the weight per sq. At this age, weve been quilting for 30-40 years and have built up quite a stash. Art Gallery requires retailers to charge MSRP as a minimum. Take note all you failing cut throat ceos and boardrooms!!!! 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. Perhaps the economic evaluation should have been made on the administrative sideLove to get a look at those figures. I can promise you Tula herself does not object to this, nor does any designer whose fabrics because more valuable and sought after over time. I am a Denyse Schmidt fan, love her fabric. Any fabric that Fabric.com has for sale of Moda now are the old lines. Sometimes well even have to spend more than 20 euros to buy those fabrics and we dont want to spend more on fabrics than a maximum of 17 euros a meter(little bit more than a yard). Although I love supporting your local story by their online presence too. I feel the problem lay and the top of the chain, once the designers passed the baton to the sales and marketing division. First of all, there is nothing wrong with wanting to make a profit. A lot of the clearance fabric you buy the stores are either selling at a loss or near break even. Your Sales Rep are the KEYS to your success. Free Spirit fabrics is really all I buy anymore. In Canada were seeing prices at $24.99/m. Here are some interesting tidbits: Yes, Tula Pink is her real name. There is good reason behind some of the old rules, but some are obsolete. 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. Paycheck and benefits? This is definitely a change. We need to somehow stop the asinine demands of these large stores who think small manufactures cant thrive without them. If you want us to purchase more product more frequently you must meet us part way! I will sell OUT of my $3.99 yard and then they can buy from them. #justsayin. she admits. Has there been extensive research done? 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. I feel this announcement could have been made a little better. Now maybe now they can go back designing for Blank Quilting Company. If a big name amusement parks attendance is down they raise prices to try to keep their income the same. I will miss the soft silky hand of a FS cotton though. Thats what business is! But, what they were buying wasnt Free Spirit, for the most part. Although it cost an extra 5,000 luck points, it was all worth it.Although the defense invincibility card is only invincible for a . But even successful shops are struggling to stay afloat and they cant support designers and manufacturers if bolts languish on the shelves. Be cautious here folks. I told her, thats Ok Ill see you again when you need a lesson or a better sewing machine. Sad, sad, sad. Good riddance to Coats, the cream will rise to the top and will be eagerly picked up by reputable companies. What on earth are you thinking? I actually taught one of them about online destashing. My daughters generation are too busy working to have the time to quilt. If you want nice fabric (going forward), the answer is simple. It was really big and really bright. And if you think fabric is expensive in the US think about all of us across the pond in Australia and beyond. Quality over quantity. Even if the shop got the fabrics on sale from the company because they were older, they didnt get them for less than $2.50 a yard. So it concerns me that if price fixing takes place then in the end our $ only goes so far and we look for cheaper options. It is definitely a company problem, not the most popular designers. Large Project Bag with full-color printed back panel of Tula Pink's Pedal to the Metal design. She does not work for Freespirit, she partners with them. So Coates bought Free Spirit probably lowered everyones benefits, layed off staff, raised prices for maximum corporate profits, promoted men who nothing about the business but went to business school and then shut down a great organization when they couldnt meet unrealistic projections. Where I used to buy 2 yards of each print in a collection of 10 prints, I now buy maybe a FQ bundle and with All Stars/Stripes/Pompoms, I only purchased a Layer Cake bc the collection is MASSIVE; 42 prints not including Solids and with a Layer cake, I only get 1 square of each print and most quilt patterns require at least 2 of each print. Fortunately for me, I dont need to make a living that way. I am one of those over 70 quilters. I dont see the quilting market shrinking, there is something for every taste. She was going to extreme lengths to modify But, as I have said in prior posts, I am an ICU Nurse so I decided that I was going to speak to them in the same manner in which I would tell a patient to stop smoking. 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. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. I saw that some people were unhappy at Spinzilla. I have some quilt shops in my area but I dont really go to buy anything there. It was fun but she was tired of being broke so she decided to get a job. I come from the garment business and the quilt market industry has brutal business practices with regards to distribution and lack any control on where their product ends up at retail. I own a fabric store and we received our email from FS at 4:25 Mountain time, As one of the families being affected by the closing I can assure you it is no hoax. I agree. Say I have 500 yards of a best selling bolt.. but only 500 yards. I see some very well-marketed lines and quilting notions from other fabric companies. I quilt modern type quilts always have and will until I pass from this earth. It isnt necessarily a management problem, but a market problem. I, too, am hopeful they will be picked up by other companies; however, I am in agreement with others. The added a Fabric lines to compete with All of the Fabric maker in the world. Designers usually have a certain style that is their own, but it seems to me that what buyers want changes just like fashions. Its possible that they had problems on many different levels. Marian, well put. Did you think the credit card processor that runs your endless credit cards is free? There are many fabric companies that dont rely on the bottom line of a non fabric corporation with excellent fabric designers. Will FS try to make some money by selling off the licenses? There will come a time when we can no longer touch and feel anything we are buying. Going out to shop in person especially in flu season is just not beneficial for me. Obviously poor business practices somewhere along the line. It Did Not work. These designers remain quite relevant and have a huge following of customers buying their fabric. Most people no longer buy yards for a stash, just enough for one project. I know this sounds mean, but I dont think well see many of the others get picked up. We have seen sewing, bag making and quilting increase in popularity over the past 10 years. Its the giants like Amzn and Walmart that push prices down and its the consumer ultimately that chooses the retail landscape that they want. But ultimately, while in that space so many people are My hope is this is a hoax or scam to entice us to purchase more? These are my favorite fabrics and I buy plenty of them. Its just not true. The ones that can offer todays customer what they want and need will survive. . 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. This is the business model every company should be following!!! I was told in my previous comment that price fixing is illegal. To be frank, who would pay high prices for dirty fabric. We quilters loved it as a back ground fabric. The pattern is Pancakes by Tula Pink Erin wanted a range of colors but particularly seafoam green with accents of cream and navy. I love the creativity, the people, the design and the community. They couldnt, so Coats bought them, and Coats does not need a money loser. Also, it is just not possible for a small Quilt shop to carry everything I might want, it would be prohibitive. I miss the mills in America who produced amazing fabrics, towels and linens. Im sure Ive purchased FS in the past but I base it on what I like. The front panel is clear and zipper pull is engraved metal. Yes the prices are steep, but the love of quilting seems to be persisting. Well I for one will NOT be buying anything from Coats . It was a distribution issue. You can look for more closures, reduced offerings, less availability along with cheap prices; this is what the majority of crafters want. The LQS and online shops arent making money at $2.99/yd for the modern quilting cottons (DS, AB, etc.). Im going to watch to see who picks them up and buy from them. And now the trend is quilting tiny and minis and solids. True Colors is a replenishable collection available through FreeSpirit Fabrics. Ayup. This website and its content are the copyright of Craft Industry Alliance LLC - Craft Industry Alliance 2015-2023. They recently stopped. Really a darn shame. Believe me when I say, its been eye opening for me. Pink's Weight Loss Diet: How the Singer Reached Her Body Goals Exclusive ENNIO LEANZA/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Pink's Nutritionist Ariane Resnick Details How the Singer Maintains Her Killer. Someone will step in the gap and pick up the slack it will be interesting to see who is smart enough to seize the opportunity and pull them into their fold. Big names cost $$. Have you checked prices at JoAnns? 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. Higher prices in reality drop attendance even more so they close the amusement park. I dont see the reason to get all riled up about this. I think we all agree that these are some of the best designers in the business whose products are in-demand. It would be a matter of a few keystrokes to provide a list of every shop selling the fabrics of each artist. The entire industry needs to put their foot down and band together to keep the prices up. I see it all the time in our online group. After a few months the bolts became dirty and frayed. $2.99 is SIGNIFICANTLY below the regular wholesale price of those fabrics. LOL, probably where the resistence for increasing tax rates on obscenely wealthy citizens are, people fighting to increase programs for the chronically homeless, people fighting to increase minimum wage to a living wage so people can at least afford to buy shoes and rent an apartment at the same time. I cant say that I respect Coats, as you have said, but I understand what happened. We have worked with Tula's fabric company, Free Spirit Fabrics because we love using her fabric in Indygo Junction patterns - below you can see our All Day Apron, Quick-Tie Topper and Vintage Notions Kimono robe all made out of Tula Pink fabric. saturated with reproductions. Awful news for the great designers I love to follow and purchase their fabrics! I had the same experience with them. It will be very interesting to see all this comes out. I could see these talented, smart and business-minded designers banding together with their own overall brand (a la Cotton + Steel) and shopping it as a division to another fabric company. I agree Mel. why not just make her own fabrics? I hate to say it, but its just fabric, people. We will not be producing new Westminster or FreeSpirit Fabrics from today onwards. Coats is particularly proud of its long association supporting our customers and North America based crafters and alternative options have been considered extremely carefully. And, if its truly been years why were designers recently contracted? Olivia Wilde Labels Herself. They chose otherwise. If you want cheap and cheaper pricing then you wont get good quality the two do not co-exist. Im curious because Ive never had trouble finding Free Spirit or Westminster Fabrics, nor have I ever had any troubles as a retailer ordering and receiving them. I dont understand why the big fabric houses are not just hiring people to cut and sell their fabrics directly online. 3,270 posts. Their thread racks keep getting smaller and they are getting rid of our favorite designers. Free Spirit Fabrics will be shut down by parent company Coats. Several years ago Coats Europe even had a consulting firm vet their business model. So, it begs to be asked, how much did the consumer play a part in this? Why is it wrong. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. :/, Sorry I am nowhere near that age and I love love quilting have done since 1994 when I took my first class and enjoyed it even more when I moved to the States and joined Folsom Quilt Guild so dont lump us all please that is not fair. Maybe they started making basic cotton for bandages and the grew from there after the war with other fabrics. 2415 yards x $5.50/yd = $1980. Good response..Canadians feel the same way. 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