sheet fabric at wally for $5!!
#21
Today I stopped at a Salvation Army thrift store. I got 2 great shape printed king sheets for $2.50 ea, 2 twins for $1.25 ea, & a double for 1.oo. 3 were all cotton & 2 were blends. This was cheaper than Goodwill. I've been asking relatives to keep things I might be able to use & let me look thru anything they have before they get rid of things. I gave ea. a list of things I'd be looking for. I'll try anything to save!
#22
Originally Posted by Sandee
Today I stopped at a Salvation Army thrift store. I got 2 great shape printed king sheets for $2.50 ea, 2 twins for $1.25 ea, & a double for 1.oo. 3 were all cotton & 2 were blends. This was cheaper than Goodwill. I've been asking relatives to keep things I might be able to use & let me look thru anything they have before they get rid of things. I gave ea. a list of things I'd be looking for. I'll try anything to save!
#23
I got a king size sheet set at a yard sale for $7. Never used!! I intend to sandwich it and practice my FMQ on my Nolting Hobby Quilter I bought used a couple weeks ago. This is how I am spending my 3 day Memorial Day weekend!!
#25
Originally Posted by KarenR
Does sheets count as fabric?
I'm on a fabric diet!
I'm on a fabric diet!
#26
Funny you mention this - a couple of days ago I saw BOLTS of fabric on sale for $5! Most of them were fashion fabrics, but I got a bolt of a white cotton/poly blend that I will use for embroidering holiday napkins - and a bolt of natural homespun 100% cotton that will be used for BBQ aprons and kitchen towels. Doesn't get much better than that.
#30
I use sheets all the time, they last and hold up great as backing, the less i spend in the back is more i have for the front. And the front is seen more. Go for it. Never feel bad about what you have to use, old clothes etc. Thats the original way it was done so you are actually preserving the way quilts were made in the past, no waste, and money saved for the things you really need to spend it on. There is too much of a push from instructors etc to buy, buy buy and not every one can afford to spend those precious dollars so thinking recycle, repurpose in any area is always a wise choise. All quilts are beautiful whether made from new, or recycled. It is the creative effort you put into it and the fact that you are willing to spend your time doing it that makes the quilt worthy, not the cost. just a thought. DEB
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