materialgrl

I love thrift stores and rummage sale, not my kids,they don't ever want to go, but my daughter, loved my columbia jacket,new for 10.00 bucks. should have kept it myself.Can find quilts and fabric and sewing tools,what joy

GrammaBabs

Hi David..
I don't do Sal stores... don't really have one and DO NOT need another thing in this house!!! LOL
My Sister though gets great things... gifts for people you would not believe..and as for T-shirts... i will post the tshirt quilt i made for my grandson... not the best construction.. but it was a gift at his HS graduation.. i had saved shirts from when he was 5 and it actually brought water to his eyes.. (trust me , that was somethng)... he asked how i had them... anywhoooo, it's a great way to start quilting without a lot of investment.. and i can just see them in "tie dye"!!!!

BethD

David:
I told you!!!!!!!!! Good for you. Sounds exactly how our store is setup in Bridgewater. Were you able to find any Bruins?

BethD

They really aren't once you stablize them. I use a woven medium weight fusible interfacing that I get at JoAnn's and once that is done you can work the t-shirts in like any other block.

vivoaks

Around here (Western PA) we call it The S. & A. Boutique! :-) We have a couple, with one being extra big! I love to go there on Wednesdays (my day off). I ALWAYS find great bargains!

bjnicholson

My son got a job as a repair technician in a shop that presses and such. It was terribly dirty. On a whim I went to SA and got him about 20 tees for $10. It was Sr day and everything was half off! He's still wearing some of the ones that he managed not to get any crud on.

Congrats on the good deal!

2livesdown7togo

Oh you're in trouble now! Don't forget plaid shirts when you get a 50% off deal.

And I won't be surprised if I hear you've started dying before you cut.

I'm happy for your great deal. WTG!

eimay

I know how happy you are. I've lucked out with Kate Spade purses (retail $125) for $5.00 and a healthy back (Ameribag) purse for $3.00, brand new. Embroidered my initials and it looks like the one I bought from LLBean about 8 years ago. Also found a Land's End men's duffle coat (made in England) for $7.50.

Gerbie

We told you that quilting was an addiction. Checking out fabrics is part of that addiction. Were you looking for the T-shirts for yourself or others to wear, or to be used in making a quilt? Looks like you made a great haul.

Cheshirecatquilter

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Just recently I started cutting a mess of T shirts up for a rug. I cut off the neck, sleeves and hem, then then cut round and round in about 1 inch rows till I had almost all of each one wound up in a ball. Then I crocheted them into a long chain and wound them around and around, sewing as I went. This will be for in a small space where the cats love to lie but it's still in a walkway.[/quote]


I can't remember where I saw it (probably here), but a quick way to cut tees into strips is to cut straight across at the armhole to get rid of the sleeves and neck area, leaving you with the body as a tube. Take the resulting tube and rotary cut it into strips the width you want, but not all the way across. Leave an inch or two still joined at one folded edge. Then start at one end and cut diagonally across to the next row and repeat until you reach the bottom. When you tug on the knit strip it will curl, and you won't notice the little angled section.