Recycling and quilting/sewing
#81
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Location: Traverse City, Michigan
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This is in Mission, Texas near Hildago. There are approximately four ROPA's there, one right after another . I go to "Tres Demension" Usually ROPA USADA is on the building. Not all of them are 20 to 30 cents a pound. Some of them charge 50 cents a piece. The one next door to Tres (south) has sorted piles or barrels and some of prices are 5 for $1
Most of the towns in the Rio Grande Valley have ROPAs.
Most of the towns in the Rio Grande Valley have ROPAs.
#85
I have so much "polished cotton" or "chinz" that I used for bedskirt and vanity skirt for granddaughters bedroom. I didn't pre-wash it so it stayed nice and crisp. Later I thought about using it for something else and pre-washed it. What a wrinkled mess. So I'm not sure it if would be good for an apron that would need to be washed occasionally.
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#89
What good ideas - I love finding ways to reuse items that come into my house. I had some fleece scraps from some other projects and decided to try to make some preemie hats for my tiny grandson - my problem? There were no patterns for the size I needed, so I looked at a pattern, read the directions and did some measuring and came up with my own pattern. The hats were a big hit! And now my youngest son who has a birthday on Sunday thought he needed a hat also...so today I did more measuring, cutting and sewing...I think he is going to love the result! I know there is reason that I save all these leftovers and recycled materials! It is just SO much fun to make 'something' out of 'nothing'!
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