He/She Dies With the Most Fabric Wins?
#101
I just think these are good pictures to keep for ammo- just when we all think we have a lot and the other half complains...whip out the pictures and show how much worse it could be!
I did but an entire sewing room last year from an estate sale-I get very sentimental about those things because I know how sewers love their treasures, and I carry on the appreciation for the stuff. A featherweight was even included! You can almost tell the womans personality by the things she had...no, I'm not a mush!
I did but an entire sewing room last year from an estate sale-I get very sentimental about those things because I know how sewers love their treasures, and I carry on the appreciation for the stuff. A featherweight was even included! You can almost tell the womans personality by the things she had...no, I'm not a mush!
#102
Puts me in mind of an auction I went to. 96 apple boxes of fabric. I ended up with 19 of those boxes. Receipts in the fabric showed dates from 1928-1954. The lady had worked at a 5&10 store that had fabric. When it went on sale she would buy what was left on the bolts. When she retired she was going to just sit and sew. She retired and shortly after passed away, her sister inherited and kept all the fabric until she passed. When I measured I had a bit over 2,000 yards. (I spent just under $200) My quilt friends and I had a ball dividing it all up. Have made many quilts using that fabric and so have my friends. I will have a huge stash leftover too, but its in my will that it gets boxed and taken to the quilt guilds I am in and to several places who do charity quilts. So even if I don't use it, it will go to good places. There are still about 100 yards of that fabric left in my stash. Humm think I will go pull some and make another throw this weekend. Oh yes, most was 36" wide.
#103
I just remembered something, a friend had rain water get into her basement sewing area, they moved fabric etc out as fast as they could. Her husband was heard to remark, "My goodness woman you must have $200 of fabric down here". Ah yes, probably several thousands when you counted everything. But that's todays prices, a lot was gotten on sale or clearance, so sure she didn't have todays cost invested. Just so funny he didn't have a clue. Mine knows how much I spend on fabric etc as most of the time he is along. If we hit a good clearance sale, he will ask if I am sure I have gotten enough. Gotta love that man.
#105
Can you imagine the hours and hours it took for some people to get all that bundled and numbered for the auction? It looks like each bundle was wrapped with clear wrap. How many yards of that did they use. That is a lot of fabric.
#106
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Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics
Would fabric from 1928 still be strong enough to use?
(I don't have anything nearly that old...)
(I don't have anything nearly that old...)
#107
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Did it sell by auction? That looked larger than our fabric store supply. I would have loved to have shopped there I have bought fabrics at yard sales by the box full and bag full usually in containers you can view colors etc and have loved the excitement of discovering the treasures there but nothing on this scale I agree she wins
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