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11-09-2010, 09:30 AM
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This is a new idea for me, but I bet there are other quilters that have already thought of this. I went to Penny's Outlet with a friend who was looking for new drapes for her new home. I was browsing and found the sale bin full of drapes and bed skirts. They are all 100% cotton....the drapes were fully lined. I bought a pair of olive green drapes, a pair of floral drapes and a qn. size bed skirt. The bedskirt is 15" wide and it yielded about 4 yds in length, the drapes are 42" wide and 84"long (each panel) and yielded 4 yds. for each pair. I took out all the hems and pressed the fabric. All that for about $17.00. Would you consider that a bargin??
11-09-2010, 09:35 AM
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I think thats a great idea! and bargain too!!!
Originally Posted by oma66
This is a new idea for me, but I bet there are other quilters that have already thought of this. I went to Penny's Outlet with a friend who was looking for new drapes for her new home. I was browsing and found the sale bin full of drapes and bed skirts. They are all 100% cotton....the drapes were fully lined. I bought a pair of olive green drapes, a pair of floral drapes and a qn. size bed skirt. The bedskirt is 15" wide and it yielded about 4 yds in length, the drapes are 42" wide and 84"long (each panel) and yielded 4 yds. for each pair. I took out all the hems and pressed the fabric. All that for about $17.00. Would you consider that a bargin??
11-09-2010, 09:37 AM
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That's a HUGE bargain!! Wonderful way to re-purpose something. My youngest son (20) is really into recycling, re-using, etc. and told me how happy it made him to know that his quilt will be made of his old cotton shirts and blue jeans. So much better than landing in a landfill. I think that's one of the things that I like about the quilters I've been meeting on this board...we're not only creative...but very thrifty as well!
11-09-2010, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by oma66
This is a new idea for me, but I bet there are other quilters that have already thought of this. I went to Penny's Outlet with a friend who was looking for new drapes for her new home. I was browsing and found the sale bin full of drapes and bed skirts. They are all 100% cotton....the drapes were fully lined. I bought a pair of olive green drapes, a pair of floral drapes and a qn. size bed skirt. The bedskirt is 15" wide and it yielded about 4 yds in length, the drapes are 42" wide and 84"long (each panel) and yielded 4 yds. for each pair. I took out all the hems and pressed the fabric. All that for about $17.00. Would you consider that a bargin??
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11-09-2010, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Kitsapquilter
Pretty fabrics...are they cottons or something else? Whatever it gives you lots of fabrics to play with!!! Will be anxious to see what you make out of these.
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