https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:35:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crafty-bees-quick-question#post-1975648 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 14:40:48 +0000 GreeneB2 1975648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jetsa: Yay, so fantastic! I love great customer service! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crafty-bees-quick-question#post-1975604 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 14:25:40 +0000 jetsa 1975604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: @avivoca: @Chillybear: I'm shocked, I just didn't expect it.</p> <p>@blackbird: that's great, they turned out soo comfy. I made J a crib sheet with the blue and it's the cutest :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crafty-bees-quick-question#post-1975594 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 14:21:45 +0000 blackbird 1975594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jetsa: Oh great! I've had good success at Hobby Lobby (I bought our sheet fabric there and have bought lots of fabric, but i always watch them do it, too!). But yeah if i have in depth questions about what i'm making, what kind of fabric and thread to use, etc, i have to go somewhere else. </p> <p>Also, i totally have some pajama pants in that red plaid fabric. I've had them for over 10 years now :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crafty-bees-quick-question#post-1975591 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 14:19:18 +0000 avivoca 1975591@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jetsa: Wow, that's awesome! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crafty-bees-quick-question#post-1975585 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 14:18:15 +0000 Chillybear 1975585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jetsa: thats awesome! Glad to see them stand by their customer service </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crafty-bees-quick-question#post-1975579 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 14:16:28 +0000 jetsa 1975579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: @blackbird: @GreeneB2: @Chillybear: I called hobby lobby and the manager was really concerned about what happened and talked to the lady in fabric and they are going to replace the 5 yards even though we don't have proof. I am thoroughly surprised, I just wanted to tell them so it didn't happen to someone else. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crafty-bees-quick-question#post-1975192 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 10:59:18 +0000 jetsa 1975192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: yea we have a Joann's. We went to hobby lobby bc christmas fabric was 1/2 off and then we didn't even buy christmas :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crafty-bees-quick-question#post-1975184 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 10:53:33 +0000 avivoca 1975184@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jetsa: Do you have a Hancock Fabrics or Joann Fabrics near you? They are usually much, much better about cutting, measuring, and accurately pricing your items, and a lot of the people who work there are knowledgeable about fabric (at least at mine). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crafty-bees-quick-question#post-1975153 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 10:40:30 +0000 jetsa 1975153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: We were just making pants and a crib sheet and they're almost done! We had enough to make most of the pants for the girls and my sister ended up using all the scraps to make her pair so that we had just enough bc we bought 5 yards of extra fabric in a different color and we are going to use that for the boys pants.</p> <p>@avivoca: boo. stupid hobby lobby. </p> [attach=2716/14/ng9sxd.450x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crafty-bees-quick-question#post-1975108 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 10:23:36 +0000 avivoca 1975108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She definitely made a mistake, and this is one of the many reasons that I don't buy fabric from Hobby Lobby anymore. She should have measured and re-rolled it so you would know exactly how much you were getting and get charged for the amount of fabric that was there.</p> <p>I'm sorry that happened. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crafty-bees-quick-question#post-1975095 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 10:19:37 +0000 blackbird 1975095@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jetsa: Yeah no she made a mistake. And you got charged for the whole thing, I'm sure! and 15 yards of fabric is not cheap!</p> <p>What did you get to make out of them? Maybe you made just the pants and you can make t-shirts in a solid color or something </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crafty-bees-quick-question#post-1975072 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 10:07:03 +0000 jetsa 1975072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@GreeneB2: Yea definitely lesson learned and I think I may call and just ask the manager if there is anything they can do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crafty-bees-quick-question#post-1975062 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 10:04:21 +0000 GreeneB2 1975062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jetsa: That's too bad, they should always measure the bolt. I think you may have gotten taken advantage of! Lesson learned for next time. And I'm sure if you say something to the manager, they might work something out with you. Never hurts to ask. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crafty-bees-quick-question#post-1975036 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 09:54:05 +0000 jetsa 1975036@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: @Chillybear: she didn't measure it and I didn't know enough to ask her to. She just said oh white strings this means it's a full bolt and looked at the end where it says 15 yards. And we used it all for pj's it was flannel and we didn't cut off the selvage just hemmed it on the legs. Boo, I thought that's what happened bc I couldn't account for more than 9 yards. My husband's like you used a 40% off coupon so you only got 40% of the fabric you asked for :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crafty-bees-quick-question#post-1975013 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 09:44:19 +0000 Chillybear 1975013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She should have measured it all out and rerolled it. There's no way of knowing if anything was cut off the bolt before she handed it to you. </p> <p>I would call the store and speak with a manager if you have the selvage edge (usually the white long side with maybe the brand of fabric or little color dots) they could measure that to see how much they actually gave you. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crafty-bees-quick-question#post-1975010 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 09:43:19 +0000 blackbird 1975010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Did she read you the end of the bolt or did she measure it off the bolt? </p> <p>I've ALWAYS had it measured off the bolt and they usually just throw it in for me. I've never noticed if it's stringy at the ends or whatnot, though...but I've often taken the last strips off the bolt</p> <p>And yeah, 15 yards on a 44" bolt should be 540x44"</p> <p>eta: did you cut into ALL the fabric or do you have like, an edge that you can determine how much you actually were given? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crafty-bees-quick-question#post-1975001 Mon, 08 Dec 2014 09:38:17 +0000 jetsa 1975001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you buy fabric at hobby lobby and it has white strings tied around it does that mean it is a full bolt?</p> <p>My sister and I made PJ pants for our family this weekend and the lady pulled 2 cut-pieces off the bolt and then got to white tied strings and said this is a full bolt and looked at the end and said its 15 yards, which was slightly more than we needed so we're like ok perfect we'll take it all. Well we didn't have enough fabric so I'm just wondering if I don't understand how fabric is labeled or if I got screwed.</p> <p>My assumption is 15 yards on a bolt and 44" wide I should get a piece of fabric 540"x44"? </p>