Originally Posted by nannya54
I picked up a box of fabrics at a garage sale knowing some were a bit unusable and in unpacking them I found one that had the sale's tag on it still. Off to the side it said "9 Yds" and the tag stapled on said "Penneys $.28" First of all, I didn't know that Penneys ever sold fabric and then the 28cents threw me a bit. Anyone out there have a clue how old this fabric is?
Yes, Penney's sold fabrics for decades.. my mom and her mom bought fabrics there when mom was young. I worked there in the '70's after college but then got away from sewing (gasp!) until the early 2000's when I took up quilting. So, I am not sure when they quit with fabrics and sewing machines. If that was $.28 per yard it could have been a very long time ago.