Generic retail POS systems weren’t built around a cutting table.
Quilt and fabric shops sell fabric by the quarter yard and bundle precuts into kits. Many also fill class rosters every week.
We compare popular POS options side by side, so you can find the right fit faster.
A popular generic POS system with mass-market appeal but few specialized features. Here’s how it stacks up to a system designed specifically for quilt and fabric stores.
A regular retail POS sells items in whole units. Fabric shops cut yardage in fractions, so a generic system can throw off stock counts at the cutting table.
A quilt shop POS like Like Sew tracks every bolt down to the quarter yard. It also manages kits and classes from the same system.
With Like Sew, yes. Staff can ring up fractional cuts up to four decimal places, by the yard or by the meter.
Precuts like fat quarters, charm packs, and jelly rolls sell as their own items, so your bolt counts stay accurate either way.
Like Sew bundles fabric, patterns, and notions into a single kit SKU. When a kit sells in store or online, the system deducts each component from inventory automatically.
Some systems have class management built in. Like Sew lets you set up classes and manage rosters right from your POS.
You can also track supply lists and collect class payments at checkout. Generic systems often need a separate scheduling app for this.
Like Sew connects to vendor catalogs from distributors like Moda Fabrics + Supplies, Checker, Brewer, and Northcott. You can bring whole collections into your POS and online store without typing product details by hand.
You can, but Shopify doesn’t natively support fractional inventory. Selling fabric by the half or quarter yard requires third-party apps.
Class management isn’t built in either. For a full breakdown, see our Shopify vs. Like Sew comparison.
Pricing depends on your software plan, plus any hardware and payment processing fees.
Like Sew plans start at $99 per month with unlimited users and phone and email support. Because Like Sew is cloud-based, it can also run on hardware you already own. Use our Build & Price tool to price out your setup.
Timelines depend on how much product and customer data you’re bringing over from your old system.
During your demos, ask each provider how long migration usually takes and whether setup help is included.
Bring your trickiest cutting-table question to a free demo, and we’ll show you how Like Sew handles it.