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mmdquilts 08-12-2011 12:07 PM

My trip to the bank this afternoon turned into a quilting find at a thrift store! I decided to "just run in" to the thrift shop to see if they had more summer skirts and right next to the skirts I saw a plastic bag with a quilt pattern page and some folded pieces of fabric. I like scrappy quilts so the small amount I felt in it was fine for $2. When I got home I found that inside 4 folded 1/2 yd pieces was all the cut out squares for the quilt on the page and enough for the queen size top! I definitely patted myself on the back for that one!

Painiacs 08-12-2011 12:10 PM

great find!!

craftybear 08-12-2011 12:12 PM

Wow, great find!

Dina 08-12-2011 12:12 PM

Wow!

sueisallaboutquilts 08-12-2011 12:12 PM

Ysy!!!!!!!!!

butterflies5518 08-12-2011 12:16 PM

woo-hoo!

carmen garcia 08-12-2011 12:16 PM

I'm still waiting for my turn.

Stitchnripper 08-12-2011 12:23 PM

Great find!

Jim's Gem 08-12-2011 01:08 PM

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

CoriAmD 08-12-2011 01:08 PM

What a great story! Good for you :thumbup:

Teddybear Lady 08-12-2011 01:11 PM

:thumbup:
Pat yourself one more time for me. Don't you just love it when you find these kind of things.

lynnsim 08-12-2011 01:12 PM

What a great find!

blueangel 08-12-2011 01:18 PM

Good deal

donnajean 08-12-2011 01:24 PM

Good for you! I wish the thrift stores were closer to where I live so that I could find these treasures.

Raggiemom 08-12-2011 01:26 PM

Great find!

LucyInTheSky 08-12-2011 01:27 PM

Yay! That's a nice surprise

twixbar 08-12-2011 01:51 PM

WOW :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

needles3thread 08-12-2011 03:12 PM

Absolutely -- you never know what you may find.

loves_2_quilt 08-12-2011 03:29 PM

:)

Greenheron 08-12-2011 03:31 PM

Love thrifting.

annthreecats 08-12-2011 03:40 PM

You are lucky today. Enjoy your new project.

SuziC 08-12-2011 03:48 PM

YEAH for you....congrats!!!

sewnbug 08-13-2011 04:39 AM

Way to go! I love finds like that.

stoppain 08-13-2011 04:46 AM

I think I'll going into the thrift shops

MimiLinda 08-13-2011 04:47 AM

Another pat on the back from me. Someday I will have to try out the Thrift shop experience. :thumbup:

Needlegrammy 08-13-2011 04:54 AM

Great find!!!!

IrishNY 08-13-2011 05:00 AM

Congrats on your find!

Moonglow 08-13-2011 05:01 AM

Wow! Enjoy your great find.

tmg 08-13-2011 05:36 AM

Great find!

sweetpea 08-13-2011 05:42 AM

don't you just love the "just drop in shopping" it seam they are the days you do the best. enjoy your new quilt.

threadsdmr 08-13-2011 06:29 AM

WOW great find

bearrynice 08-13-2011 07:12 AM

I certainly hope I have made someones day too, as I have donated lots pre-cut squares from years ago, and never got around to making them into a quilt. And I also donate scraps, I put them into a bag with a note in big letters saying "For quilting ladies". I hope someone has gotten them and have used them up.

catladyquilts 08-13-2011 07:59 AM

great find

doll-lady 08-13-2011 08:21 AM

great find.

nhnative 08-13-2011 08:48 AM

I love it when you can find bargains like that.

Margie 08-13-2011 08:59 AM

WOOOOHOOOOOO hate cutting, so that is really a good find.

ka9sdn 08-13-2011 09:47 AM

Great find! Glad you ran in.

MargeD 08-13-2011 09:58 AM

All I can say is WOW, what a lucky find. Guess you could say you got a lot of "interest" from your bank account. I guess I'll have to start looking at thrift shops when I get out.

MargeD 08-13-2011 09:59 AM

All I can say is WOW, what a lucky find. Guess you could say you got a lot of "interest" from your bank account. I guess I'll have to start looking at thrift shops when I get out.

Sweeterthanwine 08-13-2011 10:06 AM


Originally Posted by craftybear
Wow, great find!

Three thumbs up :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:


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