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    Old 05-07-2010, 03:52 PM
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    great find, but it isn't fair we have 3 thrift shop and non ever has fabric. I think your thrift shop should move here. Then I would find all the goodie :thumbup: Keep it up I love to see what you find. :wink:
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    Old 05-07-2010, 04:10 PM
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    I just happen to live in a quilting community. That's why I am able to find so much stuff at the thrift shop.
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    Old 05-07-2010, 07:50 PM
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    Wow, Carrie, what a great shopping trip! I can't wait to move to New Concord and maybe we could shop together or not!! The early quilter gets the scraps, right?
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    Old 05-08-2010, 04:55 AM
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    Ooooh! When are you moving? I would love to meet you but I'm not telling you where Angel's Attic is. Maybe I shouldn't have told you the name. LOL.
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    Old 05-08-2010, 08:38 AM
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    Originally Posted by Candace
    You take a small piece and burn it. If it all turns to ash it's cotton. If there is some twisted hard pieces left there's polyester or some kind of non-cotton material in it. I've tested material I thought was for certain cotton...and it wasn't.
    Thank you for the info, Candace. I hadn't heard of the burn test, either.
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    Old 05-08-2010, 10:29 AM
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    I went to goodwill today (a place I generally don't go) and found 15.26yds of fabric for $9.00. I got 6 different prints. I thought it was WM but when I got it home I realized I was wrong. Some of it is 40in wide and so soft.
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    I want to know where these thrift stores are at! I have plenty of thrift stores around me, and yes I venture there every week and have only found maybe a grand total of 4 yds of fabric over the years. You sure are lucky! And what a great find!
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    Old 05-08-2010, 12:33 PM
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    Here is the pic's of my find.

    close up of the colorful 1
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    Old 05-08-2010, 12:40 PM
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    maybe a candidate for the ugly scrap challenge, if I hadn't entered already.
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    Old 05-08-2010, 12:45 PM
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    I'm going to have to check out my local thrift stores more often. I don't ever remember seeing fabric at them.
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