Many sewing projects require wide fabric that is no accessible at every fabric store. Your choices are to use seams to join pieces of fabric to have a wide enough piece, many times buying way more fabric than you need in order to match prints on the fabric or you can settle on an extra wide fabric. There is a money saving alternative to buying extra wide fabric.
The sites listed here, all carry extra wide fabric as of January 18, 2011. Many carry home decorating fabric for curtains, drapes, bedding such as duvet covers and quilt backs.
1. Joann Fabric and Crafts -- Extra Wide Fabric
Joann Fabric and Crafts carries flannel that is 90" wide by 20 yards in assorted neutral colors. They also have a 100% Cotton Unbleached Muslin 120"W and Roc-Lon 100% Cotton Bleached Muslin 90"W
They carry many drapery and home decorating fabrics but you will have to look at the description in the fabrics to find the width.2. Extra Wide Home Decor Fabric at Fabric.com
A fantastic collection of extra wide fabric for allmost any home decorating need. These fabrics would make great table linens and more.
3. Extra Wide Fabric at Fashion Fabric Club
Fashiion Fabric Club offers a wide selections of extra wide fabric, from 75 to 120 inches wide and the availability to order a swatch before you buy extensive yardage.
4. Extra Wide Sheeting and Muslin Fabric at Warehouse Fabrics Inc
Warehouse Fabrics Inc. offers a fantastic variety of colors for extra wide sheeting and muslin fabrics, available in widths from 90" to 108" seamless projects
5. Extra Wide Backing at Keepsake Quilting
This quilting fabric store offers a great variety of extra wide fabric in quilt backing weights, that could be used for many other home decorating projects.
