One of Those "Make a Pile" Estate Sales
03-04-2012, 02:44 PM
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I love that kind of sale -- no prices marked, family operated, customers ransacking the house, which is packed full of stuff. The sale I went to yesterday advertised "quilt tops and quilt pieces" with no mention of the words "sewing" or "fabric." It started at noon instead of in the morning.
There were at least 2 dozen quilt tops, many little boxes filled with UFO's, lots of 80's type fabric, and other sewing items. So I made my "pile", which included 12 - 15 Precious Moments baby panels (great for my Project Linus quilts), 5 vintage quilt tops (decades earlier than the 80's), some unique children's fabrics, Olfa rotary cutter in package, a few books, and the garbage bag full of sewing patterns.
I am looking for embroidered pillowcases for my quasi-crazy quilt project, so I checked out the linen closet. I couldn't find any, but there were 2 more boxes of fabric in there!
Since I do Project Linus quilts, those Precious Moments panels will be put to use.
If was a fun sale, and now I just need to find room to add these things to my stash!
Dayle
There were at least 2 dozen quilt tops, many little boxes filled with UFO's, lots of 80's type fabric, and other sewing items. So I made my "pile", which included 12 - 15 Precious Moments baby panels (great for my Project Linus quilts), 5 vintage quilt tops (decades earlier than the 80's), some unique children's fabrics, Olfa rotary cutter in package, a few books, and the garbage bag full of sewing patterns.
I am looking for embroidered pillowcases for my quasi-crazy quilt project, so I checked out the linen closet. I couldn't find any, but there were 2 more boxes of fabric in there!
Since I do Project Linus quilts, those Precious Moments panels will be put to use.
If was a fun sale, and now I just need to find room to add these things to my stash!
Dayle
03-04-2012, 02:47 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Michigan
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Hello I am new to the board, but I am also an avid garage saler, salvation army shopper, estate saler, etc. my DB is and exterminator has warned of bugs, but in return says to put in garbage bag and freeze it for a few days and you can kill the bugs, or bring it home and straight to the washer and you should be alright.
03-05-2012, 05:48 AM
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Hello I am new to the board, but I am also an avid garage saler, salvation army shopper, estate saler, etc. my DB is and exterminator has warned of bugs, but in return says to put in garbage bag and freeze it for a few days and you can kill the bugs, or bring it home and straight to the washer and you should be alright.
03-05-2012, 06:09 AM
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Location: Orfordville, WI
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I don't bring anything like that from garage sales into the house until it has been washed thoroughly. Leave it in the garage, bring it inside a few items at a time directly into the washing machine (or in the case of quilt tops or old quilts, into the jacuzzi tub.) the jacuzzi works great on quilts. Fill it up, add quilt, "aggitate" for a few minutes, add woolite or quilt cleaner, and let soak for an hour. Drain, fill, aggitate, repeat until all the soap/cleaner is gone. Works great.
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