Christmas in May

I placed my first online order for fabric. I was very, very nervous. I wanted to see my fabric, feel it, look at the colors all lined up. Physical stores didn't have the fabric I was looking for. Really, I had no other choice. The online fabric store has a 30-day return policy, and will pay return shipping. If my fabric was awful, I could send it back and they would pay for it.

My fabric came in a very dirty package. I was so excited to open it up. It was like Christmas. I knew what was inside, but I hadn't seen it or handled it and I didn't know if it was really going to work. I checked each cut carefully for blemishes so it could be returned if needed. The fabric was in perfect condition (despite the sad state of its packaging) and I was pleased with how the colors coordinated.

They did send me the wrong fabric for one of my cuts. One of the problems with ordering online, I suppose. You can't actually see the fabric they decide to cut for you. I contacted them that same day and they are sending me a new cut of the correct fabric (fingers crossed) and told me to keep the fabric they had sent me accidentally.

I'm happy enough with my purchase that I might try ordering from Fabric.com again, even when I'm not looking for piles of Christmas fabric in May.