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Thread: I finally stumbled onto a great fabric find! I think....LOL

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  1. 04-08-2012, 03:57 AM #1
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    I finally stumbled onto a great fabric find! I think....LOL

    My daughter and friend were talking about me making quilts, and the friend offered to give me a whole bunch of fabric. My daughter, who isn't a sewer at all and couldn't tell you what is quilting cottons, corduroy or fleece, said "sure". I picked it up yesterday and there are 3 boxes and 1 huge garbage bag of fabrics. Lots of yardage, a couple of bolts, and smaller pieces, and a wide variety of fabrics - crushed velvet to stretch terry, denim, dressy pants fabric, and about 10 yards of a beautiful navy/cream flowery print that I think has rayon in it. It will take me days to get it all sorted and then washed. What am I going to do with all that fabric that really isn't suitable for a quilt? Some of it still has tags and receipts dating back to 1994! I know rayon will shrink if washed/dried.....is it quiltable? I just can't toss it out.....well maybe the fake fur.....LOL. I can see lots of utility quilts and donation quilts in my future!
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  2. 04-08-2012, 04:18 AM #2
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    The courduroys, stretch denim, etc. would make good squares for the back of a square rag quilt! Some of those fabrics sound like great candidates to use in applique projects. Courduroy for a roof or in a wool applique project....crushed velvet is great in Baltimore albums.....think outside the box (pardon the pun).....LOL
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  3. 04-08-2012, 04:38 AM #3
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    Host a swap party! AS they say one persons unwanted can become one persons must have fabric. We used t do this with family, once a year we would bring our "stuff" and swap it was great fun. Anything left at the end went to Goodwill.
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    The rayons can be pressed and used in items that won't be washed (often) like totes/bags/table runners.
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  5. 04-08-2012, 05:03 AM #5
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    You can use the fake fur to make teddy bears.
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    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.
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  7. 04-08-2012, 05:21 AM #7
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    Some those fabrics could be used in a Crazy Quilt. My hubby's grandma never wasted any fabric, so used whatever was a available.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jhoward View Post
    Some those fabrics could be used in a Crazy Quilt. My hubby's grandma never wasted any fabric, so used whatever was a available.
    I once had a crazy quilt made by my late grandmother, and she used all kinds of fabric in it! They weren't all small pieces, either. One piece I recall was sheer, navy blue, and pleated. Another was a pale background and had tiny flowers on it. These pieces were large, and sewn on a muslin foundation, and had no batting, just another piece of material for a back. Sadly, I have no photos of this qullt, but it was well-loved and was worn out from our use of it.
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  9. 04-08-2012, 05:35 AM #9
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    I say if it cuts you can make anything with it. Might be a little harder than 100% cotton or maybe not try it. Good Luck.
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  10. 04-08-2012, 05:35 AM #10
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    Rayon really frays but I've wondered if it would make good chenille quilts? One of my new quilt magazine had the mock cathedral window done with denim and 4 patches.
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