Originally Posted by MimiBug123
(Post 5617550)
The used clothing is sky high ($3.98 for a man's shirt) that I can get fabric at my LQS for about the same price!
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I love going to thrift stores and rescuing things that need to be loved again. My best finds include a working flat press for 12.99, a brand new hand made baby quilt for 7.00, a brand new handmade christmas table runner for 2.99, a Singer 319 in cabinet for 35.00, a tabletop Ott light for 5.00. The list goes on, but those are the things I can remember right off the top of my head.
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I just got a new cream wool blanket. I am going to use it for applique after I felt it a bit and for rug hooking.
I also got a brand new brown suede zippered vest that fits great. I love thrift stores. |
OMG! I guess I'd better start frequenting Salvation Army and Goodwill! I've never seen a sewing machine there, but may be I'm not in there often enough, and ours is right next door to a Michaels Crafts (oh yarn and odds and ends), and the Goodwill backs up to my daughters favorite sports retailer (Big 5 for soccer stuff). To think I've paid full price for all of my rulers, mats and other 'essentials' ! Wow! Thanks, ladies, this is a great idea! I do use the wicker style baskets from the dollar store, but it never occurred to me that you could find quilting stuff at the thrift store!
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I never find anything useful, but I think I don't go often enuf! And I'm always looking for older machines...someday
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I have a funny story for you all!
I live in a very small town and we have a great thrift shop run by our Anglican Church. At one time, in the 90's I had them save me silk dress shrits to do a paper peiced wall quilt I wanted to do. (Sadly a ufo, my bad) So a few years back I was sending some sewing and quilting stuff their way. My yearly summmer got to clear some of this stuff out. Later on that fall I dropped in to have a look around, and one of our ladies was so happy to see me, they had saved a box of stuff for me! Yep you guessed it, all my stuff save for me! We had a good laugh! |
Originally Posted by MisDixie
(Post 5746241)
I have a funny story for you all!
I live in a very small town and we have a great thrift shop run by our Anglican Church. At one time, in the 90's I had them save me silk dress shrits to do a paper peiced wall quilt I wanted to do. (Sadly a ufo, my bad) So a few years back I was sending some sewing and quilting stuff their way. My yearly summmer got to clear some of this stuff out. Later on that fall I dropped in to have a look around, and one of our ladies was so happy to see me, they had saved a box of stuff for me! Yep you guessed it, all my stuff save for me! We had a good laugh! |
I love going to the thrift stores.
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Dee's Delights
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Oh a subject I love....more like obsessed. I love to re-purpose stuff. My whole sewing rm is just about all thrift/yard sales, after all its a hobby so my intention when I moved my ladies cave from a small bedrm to the once never used formal living rm I needed to be creative, its changed a few times over the last couple years but I think I got it now-lol well until I find something I just can't live with out-lol
Not a great pic, grainy phone pic-sorry. I was going to show more but its not letting me. The red hutch was a curbside find, the long buffet cabinet was 8.00 Goodwill, the sewing table was a old ugly one my MIL had, painted blk to match, the wicker shelves-hmm I have been hauling those around for so long I don't remember, they have been repainted so many times...Spray Paint is my love. Love my thrift store finds....1904 singer 40.00 , 1948 singer 25.00 yd sale,1927 New Home 10.00, 2 Singers 401 & 403A less then 150.00 for both and they have cams. Singer 99-31 40.00, and my pride & joy 1891 coffin Top Treadle. |
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Hmm for some reason I was able to upload more then one pic this time....oh well here's more of the rm I spend the most time in.Thanks for looking and the topic.
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