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02-07-2012, 04:24 PM

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Havplenty

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Originally Posted by bearisgray

I have found very few
"quilting type" fabrics at recent yard sales - nor at the thrift/second hand stores.

Maybe I don't get there at the right time?

check out www.estatesales.net and find your city/state to look at what estate sales are listed on the site. they have pictures of some of the things that are being sold. you can "see" if there will be sewing type things then and can plan your estate shopping strategy. for example one estate sale that i attended in my area had bundled the fabrics together by "type" (cottons, felts, wools, polys, etc) taped them together and sold the bundles for $2 & $3 dollars each. i have gotten thread, buttons, sewing notions this way. at one sale i bought 8 packs of rick rack for $2.

estate sales are just another way to add to our arsenal of buying the quilty things we need less expensive. i have never found fabric at my local goodwills either. i know if you check goodwill online at www.shopgoodwill.com and check the wisconsin and indiana goodwills, they always seem to have lots of fabric for sale. you do have to bid on the fabric and of course factor shipping costs into it but if you purchase online or ebay, you would already be use to that.

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