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Howdy y'all. 😊

I just got home day before yesterday after driving from KY to CA and back! I flew out there in April to visit my best friend, and she told me then that if I found some way to haul it, she wanted me to have her mother's sewing machine in a cabinet. Her eyesight is getting so bad that she can't see to sew anymore, and she wanted someone to have it who would use it. So 3 weeks ago I bought a 2004 Chrysler Pacifica, and a week later my nephew and I were on the road! The last time I was there, I wanted to go to M & L Fabrics in Anaheim, but without my own transportation I had no way to get there. So this time I made SURE I got to go!

Let me tell ya...if I lived close to this store, I'd go bankrupt in less than a year! There were SEVEN aisles of fabric that was folded and stacked about 3' high on two shelves on both sides of the aisle that was only $2.98/yard! This was high quality fabric! By the time I got to the cutting table, my cart was stacked so high that I was having to hold the fabric on the cart to keep it from falling off while I pushed it! I bought 2 yards of each fabric, one flannel fabric I bought 4 yards of to use to back a denim rag quilt, and 5 panels! I stationed my nephew in the line to the cutting table, then hit the notions aisle. I paid $200 for the fabric and they had a special going where you got a $20 coupon for every $100 you spent. They let me go ahead and use my two coupons toward my notions since I live so far away, so I got $45 worth of notions for only $5! As soon as I can get everything rearranged in my sewing room/bedroom so I can set the machine up, I'll post some pictures. It was a GREAT trip, and my nephew is tied with my CA friend in the best friend category, so I had a great travelling companion too. But MAN am I tired!! 😴😴😴

Donna

That sounds like FUN Donna!

You are one lucky gal!! It sounds like a trip of a lifetime. So sweet your nephew was available to help you out :)

I'm visiting in the Anaheim area right now and can't wait to visit M & L. It's a fabric lover's paradise. Love that flat fold section. I'll be here two weeks so multiple visits are a definite possibility. Hope I can fit all the goodies I find in my suitcase.
You have a wonderful nephew for making this trip with you.

The description of it matches Marshall's Dry Goods in AR! It doesn't take long to get overwhelmed there either.

Sounds like you could wear that machine out just sewing the fabrics you bought on this trip. :)

That all sounds like a dream trip, so fantastic!!

I have family in Anaheim, and every time I visit, I break one of my 10 commandments of Road trip shopping. That is; I shall not spend more than I can afford. Do it every time. What a great great store

I would have liked to have been with you. Sounds like the kind of store I like to explore!

What a fun trip that must of been. Am so happy for you to be able to get such treasures. Happy quilting.

Sounds like a great time was head. Will be watching for pictures of machine and material and then quilts.:)

hahahah that's pretty funny....I went to Hancock's of Paducah's in 2013 and bought 95pounds of fabric. I had to buy a separate suitcase to bring it all home in, and paid $125.00 for my overweight suitcase.

The thing about M & L's is they carry Robert Kaufman and put them on the flat fold table for $2.87 per yard. They make GREAT backings! If fact, the same yardage is on bolts for $5.98 to $8.00 per yard!! You have to always shop the flat folds first!!

Yes Donna, most of my stash is from them. I never am able to walk out with less than $100. Last time I spend $137 and that was AFTER the 20% discount. I have shopped there since the late 80s. The flat fold use to contain lots of RK for $1.49 a yard. Now I don't bother looking at the $2.98 a yard stuff and concentrate more on the $5.98 a yard which is now increasing to $6.98. Looking forward to going there after Thanksgiving. Here is my purchase from Thanksgiving 2014.