Where to buy fabric online

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Shopping for fabric can be a daunting task especially if you’re a newbie! But online fabric stores make it all so much easier and quite fun! Buying fabric online is a great way to purchase the fabric you need with the convenience of having it delivered to your home. Find out what to expect when you shop online. Here’s where to buy fabric online!

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Fabrics from online fabric shops

When I started sewing many years ago I always had this fear that one day I might have troubles finding the right fabrics in my local store. And I started thinking and doing research for where to buy fabric online, for when that terrible nightmare happens.

Well, the nightmare did happen not long after, and for a while I could only survive thanks to my mom’s beautiful stash of fabrics. But since that wasn’t going to last forever I started to look into ways to buy fabric online. Since then I stumbled upon a various sites where I could get cheap fabric online, or unique fabrics and notions, organic fabric and even curtains and upholstery fabric.

The pros of buying fabric online:

Going through tons of fabrics in an online fabric store is just a click away so the search process is so much faster. Plus easier and less stressful.
You are being able to view the fabrics without any other distraction, like people bumping into you or kids demanding your attention or the fabric lady asking you to move (read pushing you aside) so she can show the fabric to another customer. All these usually add up to the stress, making you tired and cranky! Oh wait! is that just me?? lol
The fabrics are available 24/7 meaning you can browse through them any time a day or night whenever you find some free time even if that is in the middle of the night.
Shipping! You don’t have to carry all that huge amount of fabric when you go home because 1: you’re already home and 2: they’ll ship it to you, usually pretty fast and many times for FREE!
Most important aspect: most times, the prices online are way cheaper than in stores. And if they aren’t that much cheaper, the online fabric stores run discounts and offers pretty often.

The cons of fabric online shopping:

You are not able to touch the fabric and feel the texture or thickness. This is particularly an issue with knits where you really need to feel the fabric and see the stretch.
You can’t take immediate benefits of buying that lovely fabric that made you fall madly in love almost instantly. You need to wait until they ship it to you!
Sometimes the online stores don’t offer any information on the fabric so you’re kind of left in the dark, guesstimating.

If none of the cons scared you and decided to give the online shops a try here’s where to buy fabric online. These are what I consider best online fabric stores! Some of these are my favorite places to buy fabric, some are my friends’ favorites and some we discovered recently and will give a try in the next few months. But before getting into the online shops list, I need to mention a great resource: Etsy. This is my most favorite place to find unique fabrics, notions and tools! I love it so much that I can’t possibly include it in any list. I made most of my quilting cottons and pretty lace trim purchases on Etsy in the recent months and I can’t seem to be able to stop!

Online fabric shops

Stack of fabrics from online shops

My most favorite online fabric stores

Amazon If you’re not already, when hunting for the best fabrics for your lovely sewing projects, you might want to take a quick look at the fabrics on Amazon. Super large selection of fabrics of all types, great discounts on a daily basis and fast shipping. Amazon is always my go to source when I need something for my sewing projects from fabrics to notions and tool and very rarely I am unable to find exactly what I need.
The Fat Quarter Shop offers fabric for every look and style! My friend is absolutely in love with the pre-cut Fat Quarter Bundles and I am smitten with all of their floral prints, the epitome of elegance! But the Fat Quarter Shop is mouch more than just a fabric shop, you can find a variety of products like exclusive kits, quilt clubs, BOMs, and more.
Cricut might be famous for the super duper cutting machines but they also hold a great selection of fabrics to go along with those fancy machines. You can easily create a totally fabulous project with their pretty fabrics!
Minted is a platform of independent artists that create quite unique fabric prints. Many of these resemble canvas painting so if you are an art lover these prints are right up your alley. I absolutely love the animal print fabrics and the floral ones which look super stylish and quite remarkable! So if you’re looking for unique fabric, this is the place to go!

My friends’ selection

JoAnn Fabric has every fabric you need for all of your quilting, upholstering, apparel, crafts and decorating projects.
Moodfabrics.com is famous for appearances on TV’s Project Runway. People are raving about the great selection of mood fabrics and the awesome customer service!
Spoonflower is the place to go for custom printed fabrics. Here you can design, print and sell your own custom made fabric so this is great if you want your projects to be one of a kind!
Fabric.com also has a great selection of home apparel and quilt fabrics that you can shop by the yard or by the bolt.
Buyfabrics.com is one of the leading on line discount fabric outlets and is the place to go for drapery fabric, with a huge selection of discount home decor fabrics. If you need lots of yardage they’ll sell it to you at wholesale prices.
Decorator’s best sells upholstery fabric and curtain fabric in every kind of pattern imaginable to help you create statement-making pieces in your home decor!
Fabric Depot is a family owned business and holds an amazing selection of fabric, notions and crafts! Lots of products on sale and free shipping on orders over $65.
Premium sewing outlet Whether you’re shopping for sewing, quilting, craft or embroidery supplies, you’ll find what you’re looking for at competitive prices!
Loralie Designs If you’re looking for truly unique, fun and out of ordinary fabric prints, this is definitely the place to go!

Sites we discovered recently

NY Designer Fabrics Here you can shop for a huge variety of high-end, top-quality fabrics at reasonable prices. You’ll find a nice selection of sequin fabric, silk, cotton, embroidery, linen and home decor fabric and get free shipping on orders over $200.
Fabric Warehouse specializes in fabric, supplies and hardware for projects in your home, car, RV and boat.
Fashion Fabrics Club offers fabric by the bolt at cheap wholesale prices by roll and in bulk, lots of coupons to help you save on your purchase and free shipping. They actually have an entire section dedicated to discount fabric where the highest price goes up to $5 a yard.
Online Fabric Store is the place to go for high quality fabrics and everyday low prices on over 40k products, from decor fabric to apparel fabric, craft fabric as well as supplies.
Quilt home The site may not be looking fancy but this is a great place to shop, with low shipping, a great selection of products and gorgeous fabrics.
Fabric worm So many pretty fabrics, you will have a hard time stopping yourself from buying the whole shop! Perfect fabric selection for the modern sewer but also for the vintage lover too! High quality and vibrant, adorable colors!
Adornit has some really, really cute fabrics you’ll absolutely love! This a a complex site with lots of other products not only sewing related but also crafts and DIY. This is a great place for someone who loves crafting just as much as sewing.
Annie’s. We’re really into their spring collection of fabrics right now. Lovely colors and patterns!