Originally Posted by vjengels
second hand store, second hand store... always make time to cruise the thrift stores; you can pick up some great fabric, notions, heck a couple months ago I bought a quilting frame , still in the box , complete for 4.95! Look at everything; Wool clothing for penny rugs,beads for embelishing, floss for embroidery; yes, it takes a little time, and you have to visit more than one must times, depending on where I'm at in town, if I see a thrift store, I stop in. I've picked up hand made quilts for next to nothing! Bags of fabric 1 or 2 dollars, maybe you need an additional machine just for binding, or piecing, furniture for your sewing room.
TOTALLY agree...love my thrift store finds. I very seldom go to any of the craft stores w/o a coupon. I also use blankets inside my scrape quilts and sheets for backing, I have p/u throw pillows from thrift stores, I keep them on hand to recover w/ a quilty design-espically if its a new tech. I want to just make a small sample. Baby blankets are usually very cheap at thrift stores , great for not only baby quilts but lap quilts as well.
The pic -little novelty items i picked up at thrift stores and repainted to match my sewing rm.
Before I started buying REAL rulers & templates I would use anything that I liked the shape of, plates,plastic lids, nice pieces of cardboard------Warning,[ that just came to mind], be very careful buying thread from thrift stores-you don't want to make a whole quilt only to have it fall apart from using old thread.
The wicker bookcase was free 6.49 for red paint
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