Thrift store find - finally!
11-17-2011, 04:19 PM
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I bought the corduroy. My guild will use it for backings. One of the corduroys isn't corduroy, though. That one is nice, but the back of it is a solid blue that I like much better than the 'pretty side'. Might have to snip some of that one off for my stash!
Also found a panel in the pile of fabric with about 10 patriotic squares (all the same). Most has been donated to my quilt guild 'specialist' in quilts for soldiers/veterans. Kept a few to make up into quilts, but can't face the prospect of doing 10 of them. Plus, the fabric was from 1990. I think it sat in storage tubs long enough!
Gave the veggie tales panel away - I didn't like it and knew I would never make anything with it. I'm old enough to know that if I don't like a fabric I won't use it.
There is a set of golf fabrics that I know my nephew in law would love made up into a quilt. But I think my niece would be jealous if I made a quilt for him before I make one for her!
Also found a panel in the pile of fabric with about 10 patriotic squares (all the same). Most has been donated to my quilt guild 'specialist' in quilts for soldiers/veterans. Kept a few to make up into quilts, but can't face the prospect of doing 10 of them. Plus, the fabric was from 1990. I think it sat in storage tubs long enough!
Gave the veggie tales panel away - I didn't like it and knew I would never make anything with it. I'm old enough to know that if I don't like a fabric I won't use it.
There is a set of golf fabrics that I know my nephew in law would love made up into a quilt. But I think my niece would be jealous if I made a quilt for him before I make one for her!
Thrift store find
11-17-2011, 11:12 PM
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Well, I've had small finds, but this one felt like "the big one"! Was driving to an antique store to look around, no purchases in mind. On the way, I saw a thrift store that I'd not been in before. So I turned into the store parking and went in. Within minutes I found two tubs of fabric. Spent over an hour looking through, sorting into "buy" and "don't buy" piles. The sales person came over to see if I needed help, so I asked could i get a bulk price, which meant I would have carried all home with me. That offer was declined.
Bottom line is that I picked out a lot of fabric and bought it for $28. The thrift store is dedicated to funding a charity, so I insisted that I be allowed to pay $10 more. Beleive me, I did ok even with paying the extra $10.
Some of the fabric is poly/cotton, but most is 100% cotton. I sorted it for washing on my garage floor and took a picture or two.
Also rescued a cute little girls quilt for $2. Now I have to find a home for it...no toddler girls in my family, but sooner or later it will find a child to love.
I left behind three large pieces of pinwhale corduroy coordinates. Probably about 15 yards total. I really had to think about that because they are soft enough to make nice quilt backings. Am still thinking about them...
If I get the pictures to load, take a look.
Bottom line is that I picked out a lot of fabric and bought it for $28. The thrift store is dedicated to funding a charity, so I insisted that I be allowed to pay $10 more. Beleive me, I did ok even with paying the extra $10.
Some of the fabric is poly/cotton, but most is 100% cotton. I sorted it for washing on my garage floor and took a picture or two.
Also rescued a cute little girls quilt for $2. Now I have to find a home for it...no toddler girls in my family, but sooner or later it will find a child to love.
I left behind three large pieces of pinwhale corduroy coordinates. Probably about 15 yards total. I really had to think about that because they are soft enough to make nice quilt backings. Am still thinking about them...
If I get the pictures to load, take a look.
Go get the corduroy!
Good job on what you got so far!
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