When I saw Tula last May at Spring Market in Minneapolis, I spoke with her about the opportunity to visit her studio and be a part of her new reality show, Tulas House. Is that what has been happening at Westminster the past two years? Pink has no problem with her slight weight gain, despite what her critics are saying. People do not want to pay what it costs to produce and get these goods to the final consumer. I cant step in J****S without being irritated by something petty. What kind of world will they spend the majority of their lives in? The issue has now been resolved. So perhaps the answer is either reducing the number of lines produce or being less greedy and lowering your prices. For one line. into the future or stay ahead of trends. And the designers only made about 20 cents per yard sold of their fabric designs. It has to be a management problem. The market is there! We pay much, much more, but now I only buy a few select designers now. We use cookies to give you the best experience on our website. The ones that can offer todays customer what they want and need will survive. Fabric prices have been extremely expensive..quilting is a hobby..while i love good quality fabrics..it takes a small business loan to complete one.. Why spend your limited time in life sewing with cheaply produced fabric? I only use Free Spirit solids because I love the softness of it.I am not a fan of Kona. The cost doesnt bother me, its the customer service and lack of selections. Here are some interesting tidbits: Yes, Tula Pink is her real name. And De la Luna (now completely cancelled ) it was releasing June 1 with 18 prints. Because the business model DOES NOT WORK in the current crazy retail, manufacturing environment. I loved spending time coloring over my Thanksgiving break in my new copy of the Tula Pink Coloring Book! We will publish more information as it becomes available. Maybe they started making basic cotton for bandages and the grew from there after the war with other fabrics. I have a Modern Quilt Shop in a small town but my customers have learned because I was upfront right in the beginning. Now that there is more brighter, cleaner modern fabrics (not gaudy or cutesy designs) Im enjoying sewing, I just wish there had been more choice earlier. Thank you for sharing this info. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. If anything, there is a glut of choice and that may be the problem. Grantedits beautiful work and excellent fabric but so are many others. Tina, I feel your pain. I had the same experience with them. 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. Well, my response to that is its illegal for some. My designs are largely about escapism, she explains. Tula Pink, Kaffe Fasset, Amy Butler, quilting world needs you! I doubt they are going to judge me because I didnt run down to the city to grab a bolt of Brunshwig & Fils. I could not agree more. I agree Mel. Senior, they are cultivators of tingyucheng. There are cheaper for those who want them. As another person under 70 I would love to buy fabric from a bricks and morter shop however most of these premises stock fabrics that suit older customers or faded traditional style quilts. Sadly greed has reared its ugly head and overpaid head honchos who make bad decisions are ruining yet another wonderful industry and pastime. I fully agree with you. It starts before they produce product. I am 63 and have been quilting since I was 20, I love all types of quilting styles. The hope now is that someone will pick up these talented folks. They squeeze the fabric companies for such a low price, they cant possibly make it. I do buy online but mostly from the smaller shops that are also a physical shop. To be frank, who would pay high prices for dirty fabric. Tula got about half way and then she ran out of gas money so she stayed put. Why wasnt the business plan re-evaluated much earlier? 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! Make sure this fits by entering your model number. Youre right. It was fabric that could not have been created by a committee. I have noticed as well that older quilters add to their stash but younger quilters only buy for the projects. Everyone will be buying on-line. I would think nothing of purchasing quality cotton fabric for an entire quilt a couple years ago, but not today! There is good reason behind some of the old rules, but some are obsolete. Its a very, very complex issue and perhaps now consumers/quilters will become more educated on the market. So here in AustraliaDesigners like Kaffe and Tilda are way out of sight price ways for most people. 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! When you have only one or two sources to sell to, you will lose markets. They bring it in as special buy marked 2.99 to 4.99 usually and its been almost exclusively FS fabrics thats name brand. He has said nothing so far as I know. Im confident the big designers will find new homes. Kaffe did though. This would be a perfect opportunity for another distribution company to add these well known and highly loved designers to their offering. ( I dont believe I have ever had fabric from any of these designers, I am limited in my budget and use mostly what has been given to me). Very sad to see all the designers and staff loosing there jobs. The popularity of sewing is on its way back thanks to shows like Project Runway. If you want the younger customers you need to find out what tempts them to part with their time and money, and then stock those items. Shell go on and work with someone else. The comments on this thread from quilters who know absolutely nothing about running a brick and mortar quilt shop are staggering. Thats the only time they really want to talk to me. Shops can only afford to buy a few of the SKU lines, and then pay people to try and convince people to buy the line. 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 letter goes on to say, We will not be producing new Westminster or FreeSpirit Fabrics from today onwards.. Could you please tell me where the Kaffe Fassett fabrics are made? I dont trend forecast in any way, she says. It is beyond disheartening to hear nothing but complaints from consumers. I love my local quilt shops too but dont shame the big box stores with rumors of inferior quality fabrics. PREACH IT SISTER! now I am on a 1st name basis with them and they are pretty great. From past and present fabric collections, to products, and the latest Tula Pink news! Instead of blaming the market, and implying your designers arent producing fabric profitable to the the industry, try the truth. Really a darn shame. Maybe for that very reason. So, during nights and weekends she began I have to trust myself.. Im an independent pattern designer with a small quilt store. Your email address will not be published. Only 1 left in stock - order soon. The modern quilt guild is going strong. I took a tuffet class at Jackmans Fabric in St. Louis last year. Im not sure where we are supposed to buy the fabric if we cant buy online. Therefore we got no more and the company missed out. *It is compatible for the B 765, B 770 QE, B 770 QE Tula Pink Special Edition and B 770 QE Anniversary Edition. We have had a brick and mortar since 2005 and in 13 years, prices have only gone up $2-$3 depending on manufacturer. Its not the fabric, its the business management. Ive never been a brand name purchaser in my 80 plus years, and Im not starting now. 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. Your LQS and online shop are not making a lot of margin on fabric because cost to buy from the manufacturer keeps going up retail price pressures limit margin. her in art school, where she studied graphic design and commercial through the passing down of generational knowledge. Adjustments certainly will be made due to computers and the Internet. Higher prices in reality drop attendance even more so they close the amusement park. I do not care for fabric.com. I should be allowed to sell it for ANY PRICE I WANT as long as I (as the store owner) am happy with the money that comes in. Stewartsville, Mo . When the dust settles, I am certain the talented designers whose fabrics and trims we like to buy will find new homes and this will be a blessing in disguise. Theres obviously demand for these designers but whats the point when the average Joe cant afford them. Click here to follow Tula Pink on Instagram, Click here to follow Tula Pink on Facebook. Its a business decision. I am also an RN and some of my personal money from that job go into subsidizing my shop. They became scattered. Tula Pink did a Facebook live on Tuesday. It has been my life experience that popularity of many things in life run in cycles. We have seen sewing, bag making and quilting increase in popularity over the past 10 years. Please just find another design house and make sure their business model is strong. I had the same experience with LQS until one time I really HAD to go into one for a project. As they said, it was their business model that was at fault. 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). I have a basket of Kaffe and Amy Butler fabrics that I love but havent used. I saw that some people were unhappy at Spinzilla. 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. Its difficult to work so hard to make a shop viable, only to hear complaints about price (we were $12/yard) or to watch people photograph bolt end labels to no doubt purchase online. I do not think they had anything to do with the companies downfall. No other designers have the same quality of products. (And I am ALWAYS looking for it.) The company then told them if they would not sell at XYZ they could not buy any more from the company. You bet. Many of Those quality fabric companies you refer to produce the same fabrics for Jo-Anns, Walmart and Hobby Lobby. shes managed to successfully carve out her own place in a niche that was in People selling older, hard to find and out of print fabrics that they have had in their stash to other consumers has absolutely nothing to do with this. I buy fabric by the metre in Australia and by the yard online from mainly two companies in America. I hate to say it, but its just fabric, people. The employees only found out Monday, We had a fabric shop (not all Quilting) they bought a fabric which was actually a curtain fabric minus the block out. They are big sellers, another company will pick them up. Tula Pink is the master of her own corner of the world, but I cant print more. The 70+ crowd isnt encouraging to younger quilters. The battle went did tula pink lose weight on for a full day and night before it finally came to an end This epic battle involving hundreds of thousands of people has finally did tula pink lose weight come to an end. Which of course, the 8 of us did. I feel very sad that we may loose some of these inspirational designers. The entire industry needs to put their foot down and band together to keep the prices up. And if you think fabric is expensive in the US think about all of us across the pond in Australia and beyond. So the shop isnt really making money on them. When I quit being shocked my daughters quit getting tattoos.hahahah. I doubt know that she would want to go back. Outrageous prices keep sales down and poor management delivers the final blow. . You are very right. How many artists in their lifetimes that are famous now were poor at the end of their lives? 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. I have one myself that is not quilting related. You will find that your quilts are unique and dont look like everyone else who is buying the exact same fabric lines. Since Johnson launched her line in 2011, she has helped countless women reduce their plastic consumption and body weight. They license the fabric companies to use the design for fabric. This is about greed. Its upwards of $28/m here know Australia.. sometimes even more! I quit ordering from them years ago. 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. Essentially, its the most genius business of all time, imaginary place that Ive built. I wonder how much the CEO makes in salary and bonus. As for the collectors of KFC, the Kaffe Fassett Collective, part of the problem lies at the feet of Rowan-Westminster management. MAP pricing is un-enforceable and no fabric designer, no matter how big, can dictate their own terms. Im over 70, and have been quilting since my mid 20s. While many of us are over 70, the majority certainly are younger. That you proudly bought on Massdrop. creative endeavors that really accesses both sides of the brain pretty The major difference, according to a wonderful article published last year, between the younger modern quilters (not suggesting that older folks do modern quilts at all) is that younger quilters are not curators, not collectors of massive stashes of fabrics. They are all awesome so someone else will pick them up. Ive got to believe the designers were blindsided as Ive seen a few advertise new releases of fabric in the past couple of days. Happy Creating. I agree, not the designers faults. I had the same experience, I believe because customers were buying them from discounters & buying clubs. I do not disagree with the reasons. Yeah shutting down a non-profitable business horrible idea! The print has been pulled. I often wonder about the mark up as well from the LQS and Coats. I would love to see that. and what Im doing. Just go to Quilt Con and it is filled with them, eager to learn and connect with designers such as Tula Pink and Anna Marie. I see things that make me shutter and I dont have a LQS. What do you mean you looked for Amy Butler fabric for two months and never found it? Designer. New coats thread is better all around. The local quilt shops have closed because they cant compete with the big online discounters. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. wow, so much to expect for the 70-hour weeks and capital I put in. Amen to that sister! Its a relatively solitary activity, even though weve built This is a limited availability product. I found it almost impossible to buy anything larger that fat quarters or small amount here in the south of England. Not hardly. The American denim manufacter in SC was purchased then within a year waa closed. She had, it seemed, been accused of cultural appropriation because the image was of a girl wearing a Native America headdress. 554 following. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Me too. Perhaps if they had MAP pricing in effect it would have helped their bottom line. 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. Wondering the same thing?? Story of life these days. i stopped ordering Free Spirit and stuck with companies that supported my business with higher order minimums and price protection. I never ever had trouble with Free Spirit in terms of distribution or delivery. The only way they could sell was by yepyou guessed it, put it on a sale wall. Im in Australia and pay $AUD28+ per metre. In my opinion, its no different than ripping a dvd or cd. You cant blame everything on him. I looked at the websight of the Morris Co that Free Spirit is going under. It is changing again, not sure of the direction. Last year at QuiltCon the average age of customer buying at my booth was 45-60, and boy they were buying!!!! Amy Butler was smart to provide many free pattern downloads on her own website. Sad however I am sure (well I sincerely hope) the stellar designers will be snapped up or have other opportunities soon. I use to work for a popular paper company and Walmart not only squeezed all the pennies out of the manufacturer but would THEN claim false damage to receive even deeper cuts. The lack of actually being face to face with someone does make it harder. So horrible! Art Gallery requires retailers to charge MSRP as a minimum. Well I for one will NOT be buying anything from Coats . I wonder just how much profit the CEOs get. There were even kids there. Or think that you have lived through these really, really hard decisions and know what caused them. But, one thing that most people dont understand is that Instagram success rarely translates into dollars. I have only found two Tula fabrics I liked and they were selling for $AUD60 per yard on a destash/ebay site. manufacturers spend umpteen dollars to produce, distribute, sell and market a bolt of fabric. Well, I for one love these designers and their Fabric lines. Its just part of the business. I think we all agree that these are some of the best designers in the business whose products are in-demand. I can find my people I cant even when I see consumers in this comment section here whining about US retail price for fabric. If there are weaknesses in the business model that is a poor reflection on Coats. We are a retailer in Australia. Preach it Brian! 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 . Im 41 years old and often feel on the older side of my quilting peers. Not a whole lot the public can do about it when there was no warning (foreshadowing?)! why not just make her own fabrics? think about what tomorrows quilters need. People are commenting that these are such popular designers, etc. I see it all the time in our online group. Its something they do to get away from the Note no competing store within reasonable drive not that any of us found anyway!!! Come hangout and watch Tula every Tuesday (and sometimes Fridays) as she talks about upcoming fabric collections, her design process, special announcements, & so much more! I agree that there are a few older quilters who try to police younger quilters and discourage them. Good response..Canadians feel the same way. People do it to relax, to put themselves at ease. Todays video showcases a brand new product line that I'm so excited to show you all! Not surprised, but terribly saddened. designed by a person, Pink explains. 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. A first-generation quilter, Pink always showed a proclivity We boot the rude and discouraging members after schooling them and then add them to the mean kid list (that just keeps getting longer) Ive had so many new quilters up and quit bc they felt they werent good enough when in reality, they were just new. After lunch we headed to Tulas studio and house, which was just as you would imagine it bright, colorful and fun. And, then, go find another group OR start one on your own that has a more supportive creative vibe. Dont shut down the business, especially when it houses some of THE most popular fabric designers in the world! Tula I LOVE. If those fabrics meet your needs then do not complain about the Free Spirit Fabric prices. You can look for more closures, reduced offerings, less availability along with cheap prices; this is what the majority of crafters want. I completely agree with you. 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. Fcom ???? But I feel that way about all small businesses. If you are sewing clothes, then you already have leftover fabric! Millennials want Kits and prefer everything precut so they can just sit and sew. Yes, it costs more than online. I think it finally caught up to them ! I have some quilt shops in my area but I dont really go to buy anything there. These are top designers & surely cannot be blamed for lack of profit! And now the trend is quilting tiny and minis and solids. The cookie settings on this website are set to 'allow all cookies' to give you the very best experience. I am under 40 and have been lucky in that Ive only ever been encouraged. If Free Spirit is indeed closing, this is a sad day. It currently feels like a lose/lose situation for the industry and customers alike. I belong to a large Quilt guild and I know in my guild everyone loves making huge quilts, and I like most of my fellow guild members but yards of almost or all of a line that we fall in love with. People look at it and say that its beautiful, but then they really dont purchase it. Its an Crossing my fingers that I get it! I was at a Tula Pink lecture in the UK a week ago and the average age was wayyy under 70. I feel the problem lay and the top of the chain, once the designers passed the baton to the sales and marketing division. I really cant agree with you on that Carla. Keep plugging. Something that I took some time and made just for them. 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. These large box stores/larger companies ruin it for the smaller ones because SOMEONE has to make up the costs or a company goes out of business. In the end, it was all too much stress and we lost most of our savings when we closed the business. Coats may exceed other companies in sewing thread production. What direction is TNNA taking? I do not believe sales are down. 12$ is half of the price we paid for these fabrics in Sweden. The current designers will surely be snapped up by other companies. In addition to the protein, this product contains guar gum for fiber. Marian, well put. 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. Honestly? 171k Followers, 554 Following, 3,270 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Tula Pink (@tulapink) tulapink. I certainly dont know the statistics on quilters and the quilting business, but the modern quilt craze seems to be keeping quilting alive and well, and enticing young people into quilting. Wow, laid it on the line bethrps! Would lead one to believe someone at the helm should have a better grasp of the industry norms and how to manage such a company. I dont see the quilting market shrinking, there is something for every taste. 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. Well its a question of economics really. Y'all notice everything! They recently stopped. 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