Bought my first bolt!
09-28-2013, 04:41 AM
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Originally Posted by AngeliaNR
I've been sewing all my life, but I bought my very first full bolt of fabric today! It's just muslin for quilt backs (108" wide!), but it feels like a milestone to me. 
09-28-2013, 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I buy bolts of fabric with my two quilt friends. I buy a bolt and they each buy a different one. We then swap 5 yards each. Most bolts are 15 yards. I end up with three different fabrics of 5 yards each. We buy a lot of bolts and swap when we go to Marshall's Dry Goods warehouse.
09-28-2013, 01:20 PM
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Whenever I find a fabric that I absolutely love or a "staple" type of fabric, I always buy the whole bolt. You can never have enough fabric on hand when the muse strikes! I also like to buy interfacing by the bolt so I never have to worry about not having some on hand.
09-28-2013, 01:27 PM
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OOOOOO! I see a new stash of bolt fabric building..... I hope you have lots of fun with it. I have been thinking of using muslin as backing lately. It works so well on 20s and 30s repro fabrics which are my favorites. Post pictures if you can of the finished quilts. I'd like to see them.
09-29-2013, 03:44 AM
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I buy battings by the roll. Right now, there's wool, Warm and Natural and 20/80. Always handy! Two are stored on the fourth rail under the Longarm frame. The third is in the corner. I do have a couple bolts from a garage sale a few years ago. They came in handy for backings recently, yay! It is a good feeling.
09-29-2013, 04:05 AM
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This thread made me smile - congratulations to you! I bought my first bolt 4 months after i started making quilts. It's for an OBW (still to be made lol). I have since bought 3 bolts of tonal white, 1 black, 1 dark tonal blue, and 1 creamy batik. I have scraps left of the batik - used it for a quilt back, as I did the dark blue but there was more on the bolt on that one. I think I still have 3-4 yards of it. The whites I use ALL the time, as I do the black. I don't mind buying by the bolt IF it's something I know I'll use. AND I have been known to ask my LQS for a discount on the bolt, especially if I catch her right before she places an order (Love the brush strokes/grunge fabrics by Moda) She still makes money and I get exactly what I want!
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