I finally stumbled onto a great fabric find! I think....LOL
#11
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Outer Space
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Donate the fabric locally to someone who can use it. You received it as a gift, so gift it to someone else. Freecycle is a great place to pass on items. If I kept all the fabric people gave me to "quilt" with, my house would be overflowing. I simply don't keep anything not 100% cotton.
#12
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: altus oklahoma
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hey dont count out the fake fur some people still make homemade teddy bears i found some fake fur and some type of sheepskin in my moms things and theyre good for making bears. crazy quilt with the more delacate stuff thats not real washable it can be framed after finishing and the textured stuff is good for alzheimer patients wheel chair quilts they like to feel things. hmmm did i miss anything ??? lol
carla
carla
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#17
The police and social workers will gladly take clean teddy bears. When they take a child into custody they like to give them something of their own to hold. They go through a lot of teddy bears around here.
#18
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Arlington, WA (Seattle)
Posts: 12
Inappropriate Fabrics
We get 1 or 2 bags donated by a local thrift store every week. The fabric we can't use, we donate to the American Legion. They use it to make pillows, dolls, stuffed animals, etc., that they then sell at the VA hospital as fundraisers. Some of the items they make go directly to the Vets in the hospital.
Marsha
Marsha
#19
If rayon is pre-washed before it is made into anything the project won't shrink. I used to make cloths for my girls all the time. I washed the rayon in warm and dried in the dryer before cutting out then once it was made up it could be machine washed and dried. Clothes of rayon bought in the store are not pre washed before being made up, so they have to be dry cleaned. Raayon can have up to 10% shrinkage.
#20
If rayon is pre-washed before it is made into anything the project won't shrink. I used to make cloths for my girls all the time. I washed the rayon in warm and dried in the dryer before cutting out then once it was made up it could be machine washed and dried. Clothes of rayon bought in the store are not pre washed before being made up, so they have to be dry cleaned. Raayon can have up to 10% shrinkage.
So, yes, someone's junk is another's treasure. Lucky you!
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