Do any of you buy clothes or sheets at the thrift store to use in quilts?
03-28-2015, 06:52 AM
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We have a little thrift store here and I found some fabulous pillowcases - there is quite a lot of fabric on a pillowcase. Also some have embroidery and lace. I make cloth dolls and doll clothes, and those especially come in handy for fancy doll dresses and skirts, etc. Last week they had a basement sale and I was lucky enough to pick up oodles of large pieces of yardage, think may have come from a store donation because they felt crisp and new - came home a very happy camper for $2. Of course that can't possibly happen every day. :-) And yes, I wash "everything" even from the box stores. If it can't withstand washing, I personally don't want it. I am also planning to make a blouse for me and a shirt for hubby out of a couple of the pieces, too!. :-)
03-28-2015, 07:48 AM
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Having to have quilt shop fabric is like some people can't drive a car unless it is a cadallaic or brand new or some such high end car. I get where I am going just fine in our 1997 Nissan altama, a matter of what people can afford and choice.
03-28-2015, 09:28 AM
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Too funny. What will they come up with next? Oh... no, don't answer that, I don't really want to know.
03-28-2015, 09:38 AM
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YES! At my Goodwill store, sheets are $2....any size. I have made many things from old sheets. Yesterday, I went to Goodwill and found a bag with about 10 lbs of fabric scraps in it. Some of the fabric I have no use for, but for $2 that's fine with me! The bulk of the fabric I loved, and I plan to make a twin sized quilt for my little girl with it. I love saving money!
03-28-2015, 11:09 AM
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Yep I sure do. I put a stitch in anything that will take one! Some people seem to forget that quilt fabric manufactures tell you should only use designer quilt fabric because... it's what they sell. It's called marketing strategy. Some say they've had trouble quilting sheets. That just tells me that they haven't done enough research to see what needle and thread would work best for a higher count fabric. Someone put a seam in that sheet before selling it so you should be able to sew it too! However I will say that I try to stay around 300 thread count or less. My LQS sold extra wide designer backing fabric that was 300 count. So why do most designer fabric manufactures say that their 80-90 count is the best? I think some quilters just want to say what they paid for the fabric or that it's designer. And what about the gorgeous silk quilts you see at the quilt shows? Are they 80-90 count and made by one of the major quilt fabric manufacturers? I don't think so. But that's ok, the more quilters that don't buy sheets or clothing from Thrift shops the better, it leaves more for me! Now I'm not saying I don't buy designer fabric because there's one designer that just rocks my quilty world. However due to her outrageous prices I buy very little. I usually buy a bundle and mix in my thrift fabrics to make as many quilts as I can with one bundle.
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