Organizing fabric for estate sale
11-03-2015, 08:08 AM
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I meant to say the large tables were for cutting. They used scissors like at the big box stores.
First I am so sorry for your loss and please extend my condolences. I went to an estate sale just for quilters. They set up a couple(2) large 6' tables on bed risers (easier on the back). TAped a tape measure to it and had couple of quilting friends at each table. They had notions and couple sewing machines that family didn't want. The manuals accompanied the sewing machines along with the attachments. No one haggled the prices of the machines. Scraps were sold in 2, 4, and 6'' etc. If there was a 3" piece it sold for 2"$. There were some flimsies that sold also. Unopened packages of batting. It started at 700a.m. and I could barely find a spot to park at 630 a.m. Luckily this was on the edge of town so no hassles of parking in neighbors drives. Not one irate person there. Fabric was separated into holidays which was really nice. They had solids. Nothing but quilting items. The next week they sold the rest of the estate. I spent $35.00. any spent hundreds. One gal bought 2 machines both rocketeers. Had manuals. $100.00 each with attachments also.
11-03-2015, 08:48 AM
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Thank you for all your suggestions and especially your words of sympathy; it is very difficult to realize my quilting buddy is gone. My daughter got me started in quilting (I had only sewn clothing before) and was the only one of my children to share my love of the art. I miss her every day.
That said, I have decided to take the advice of several of you and let the estate sellers manage the whole thing. I realize that will bring considerably less money but money was never the point. I will take some of her fabric that had a special meaning to her (I found a Double Wedding Ring she had begun and hope to finish it for her son's wedding two years from now) and hope that the rest of her stash makes some other quilters happy. Liz would like that.
Thank you again; and blessings to all.
That said, I have decided to take the advice of several of you and let the estate sellers manage the whole thing. I realize that will bring considerably less money but money was never the point. I will take some of her fabric that had a special meaning to her (I found a Double Wedding Ring she had begun and hope to finish it for her son's wedding two years from now) and hope that the rest of her stash makes some other quilters happy. Liz would like that.
Thank you again; and blessings to all.
11-04-2015, 05:35 AM
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II am so sorry for your loss and know this must be a very difficult time for you. Since your grandson is hiring one of the individuals who specialize in estate sales, you should have him check with them before you invest a lot of time in labeling and organizing things for the sale as most of the time they do this as part of their service. When my friend had hers after the death of her DH, she just picked out the items she wanted to keep for her self or family members and they took care of the everything else related to the sale.
II am so sorry for your loss and know this must be a very difficult time for you. Since your grandson is hiring one of the individuals who specialize in estate sales, you should have him check with them before you invest a lot of time in labeling and organizing things for the sale as most of the time they do this as part of their service. When my friend had hers after the death of her DH, she just picked out the items she wanted to keep for her self or family members and they took care of the everything else related to the sale.
12-13-2015, 04:36 PM
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Sure would be the least complicated to sell all in one lot to someone who was willing to sell it piecemeal....just a thought. Once, I bought yard goods at a flea market and wondered where they got so much fabric!
sounds like there's enough inventory for a quilt store.. Hope it all goes well for you. I can't imagine what your loss was like. So sorry.
sounds like there's enough inventory for a quilt store.. Hope it all goes well for you. I can't imagine what your loss was like. So sorry.
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