Thrift Store Fabric?
#12
My local thrift shop usually doesn't have fabric. The sheets they sell are usually so worn, they are not worth buying. I do, however, buy men's 100% cotton shirts to use in quilts. Occasionally, I can get batik scrubs for under $2 each - also all cotton.
Nice buy, Heart... Have you decided what you are going to make with them?
Nice buy, Heart... Have you decided what you are going to make with them?
#13
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Oregon
Posts: 1,614
Yes, in addition to buying fabric there, I buy tablecloths, sheets, curtains, mens shirts & shower curtains, all in 100% cotton. Best time to buy is when its 50% off though. Bought $300 worth a couple years ago -- the owner of a local quilt store passed away months before & I'm pretty sure her family just donated all her fabric. Kept thinking what a shame it was that they did that, but I scooped it right up. At $2 to $3 a yard it was a great buy as it was fabulous fabric, most of it was high end yardage. Yard sales, garage sales, estate sales, etc, are all great places to look, too.
#17
Nice find. I also buy sheets and dust ruffles if the cotton count is at least 60%. I snagged a 100% king sized dust ruffle last year for a whopping 99 cents. I figured there was about 3 yards of fabric in that sucker.
#19
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: SW TN
Posts: 592
Yes, in fact the dust ruffles are one of my favorite things to fine. Less wear than other items and lots of fabric in them.
I also look for large sizes of denim clothes to cut for my denim quilt. I found a wonder ladies' jumper with a lot of good looking yardage to us.....paid .50 for it.
I also look for large sizes of denim clothes to cut for my denim quilt. I found a wonder ladies' jumper with a lot of good looking yardage to us.....paid .50 for it.
#20
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 381
I make the pillowcase dresses out of gently used top sheets that I purchase at Goodwill and other such stores. I can get at least six dresses out of one sheet. A lot of people are like my husband who doesn't like sleeping under a top sheet. Since you get one with every sheet set you purchase a lot of them end up being donated. Yesterday I spent $6 at the Goodwill and expect to make at least 12 dresses from my purchase.
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