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04-04-2011, 06:12 AM

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doll-lady

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i thought she went to virginia too.

04-04-2011, 06:40 AM

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quilting in my60s

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Originally Posted by Hot Gram

I thought I have read that using sheets isn't good because the density of the material is different. Am I wrong?

I thought I would fall off my chair when reading how many people seem to use sheets for backs of quilts. You are right that the density of sheets makes it hard for the needle to go through it and I never use sheets for backing of any of my quilted projects, if you keep checking you can find great quality cotton at the close out section of your LQS to match the quality of the cotton on top. I took the "Clothing and Textile Advisers" course at my local Cooperative Extension a number of years ago and we studied how fabric was made.

04-04-2011, 06:47 AM

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lawsonmugs

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Originally Posted by redbugsullivan

Salvation Army- Tuesdays have us buying sheets for $1 a bag. Goodwill is too overpriced for my budget. Sometimes they are more expensive than new!

I know I quit going to goodwill altogether. They raised their prices almost to new item prices here.Unreal. We have a store ran by Missouri counceil of the blind. Best prices ever.Sheets are about $1.50 but they have lots of furniture and decor items.also clothes. Couches run about $20 they are so cheap they have a great turn over.So you can go a couple times a week and it's almost all different.Love it.

04-04-2011, 06:49 AM

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lawsonmugs

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Originally Posted by doll-lady

i thought she went to virginia too.

You all gave me a very much needed laugh thanks alot Mary

04-04-2011, 07:50 AM

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june6995

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Hot Gram, only hand quilters will tell you that
they would be hard to quilt through, perhaps! I do machine quilting on a frame and all my quilts go to charities, so I buy what fits my budget. Those who get my quilts don't pay too much attention to thread count or that sort of thing. They are just happy to have a quilt. Most of mine have gone to people with AIDS. They are so appreciative.

June in Cincinnati

04-04-2011, 10:23 AM

#36

Iamquilter

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I went to several of our motels and asked them for sheets that they were throwing out for charity quilts. Several weeks ago I got two huge bags of sheets. Some were just ripped by the hem and others I could not see what was wrong with them. Can cut them up for blocks for backs of strip piecing or use them for inside the quilts for charity. Nothing beats free stuff when they are just throwing in the garbage anyway.