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Old 03-13-2012, 04:17 PM
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My husband and I have gotten very interested in estate sales so we went to one listed on CL close to our house. I wasn't really expecting to find anything that I needed but, boy, was I surprised. After looking thru the upstairs I went to the basement and there it was. Totes and Totes of fabric, some still on the bolt and the price was $1.00 a piece. There were about 10 of us ladies rummaging thru the totes and in sight of 30 minutes we had pretty much emptied them. Here is a picture of what I got for $10. There is a total of about 70 yards here. Most of the pieces were 7-9 yard pieces. I cut them into smaller yardage for ease of laundering. Most of these are Christmas fabrics but since I make lapthrows for the Nursing Home it really didn't make any difference. These 70 yards work out to be about $.14 per yard. These are really nice 100% cotton and I have seen several of them at JoAnns. I was one who had decided to not purchase any fabric this year but this was just too good of a deal to pass up. I will make room for this fabric somewhere.
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Old 03-13-2012, 04:28 PM
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You did very well!
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Old 03-13-2012, 04:29 PM
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Wow...I am so happy for you. Christmas lap quilts make great gifts!
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That was an awesome find! The price per yd and the quality definitelycouldnt be passed up in light of charity quilt needs. Way to go!!
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Great find!
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You go girl!!!! That is fantastic. Have fun, Teresa
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wow, practically free
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I wonder if I was at the same one. I bought a complete set of 13 (2 of one month) block of the month from JoAnn's Christmas quilt (including setting kit) for $1.30! The lady at the check out said patterns were $.10 each. I did tell her that these were kits, not just patterns, but she said the price was the same! Have no idea when I will get to this kit, but couldn't pass it up.
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What a great lot of fabric! And such a great deal!
I do like the one with the big coloured circles!
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Wow! I'm jealous! You did great!
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