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03-09-2011, 10:43 AM
#82
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Dalton, MN
Posts: 334
Originally Posted by JanTx
Hold on! Help's coming! In our local newspaper last week's headline was that our farmers are planting more cotton this year because of the shortage. so ... just wait a bit. :) That will mean a rice, corn, or
maize shortage though cause that's what they had been planting more of.
I have stopped taking my clothes to our local thrift shop. I had over 20 coats I had collected over the years - mine, my kids, husband, even some from my mother-in-law. They had me drive around to the gargage-type door to meet a worker there to unload them. When that door rolled up and I saw a MOUNTAIN of black trash bags that people had put their donations in - this mountain had to be 12 feet high - I was so depressed. I know they need workers to sort it and space to put it, but it will be YEARS before what I take there will be availalbe for anyone to use. So .. I'm seeking other places to take my things. Wish I could volunteer there to help them, but work two jobs and just can't fit it in. Some of our churches have drop boxes and there's a smaller place in town I can take things to.
maize shortage though cause that's what they had been planting more of.
I have stopped taking my clothes to our local thrift shop. I had over 20 coats I had collected over the years - mine, my kids, husband, even some from my mother-in-law. They had me drive around to the gargage-type door to meet a worker there to unload them. When that door rolled up and I saw a MOUNTAIN of black trash bags that people had put their donations in - this mountain had to be 12 feet high - I was so depressed. I know they need workers to sort it and space to put it, but it will be YEARS before what I take there will be availalbe for anyone to use. So .. I'm seeking other places to take my things. Wish I could volunteer there to help them, but work two jobs and just can't fit it in. Some of our churches have drop boxes and there's a smaller place in town I can take things to.
03-09-2011, 11:26 AM
#83
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Enid, OK
Posts: 8,273
Originally Posted by Tilladare
Originally Posted by CarrieAnne
BellaBoo, ours is bad too. I dont think really poor people can afford to shop at our Goodwill store. Jeans are 8.00 and 9.00 for used!
Sorry, this is a sore point for me. If a person wants to recycle clothing into crafting of any sort, I have no problem with that... IF they are using clothing from their own household. If you can afford new cloth, don't use the wool suit that might have helped a poor person get a job, or keep them from being quite as cold...
(OK off my soapbox... sorry for the rant)
03-09-2011, 11:28 AM
#84
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Enid, OK
Posts: 8,273
Originally Posted by stitchinwitch
Have you figured how much it would cost to use dried beans - especially if you use propane. I think I would opt to buy the can.
sWe only have one station in town that doesn't have ethanol AND I paid $1.49 for one bell pepper yesterday. And did you ever think you would see a can of pinto beans for $1? I buy dry beans & take the extra time to cook.
sWe only have one station in town that doesn't have ethanol AND I paid $1.49 for one bell pepper yesterday. And did you ever think you would see a can of pinto beans for $1? I buy dry beans & take the extra time to cook.
I have been HOARDING dried beans....yes, hoarding them...I buy in large bulk bags and store in NEW 5gal. buckets that are then sealed with duct tape....
Food is going thru the roof as is all else...no inflation, no depression my aunt fannie!
03-09-2011, 11:29 AM
#85
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Location: Enid, OK
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Originally Posted by donnalynett
Originally Posted by sewingsuz
hey out there< I just looked on on connecting threads and there is a lot of clearence material for 2.75 to $3.50. I have not orderd from them. Is the fabric Ok? I don't see the manufacturer.
03-09-2011, 11:29 AM
#86
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: South Texas
Posts: 1,968
Originally Posted by crochetetc
After seeing the quality at Joann's and the prices, all my money goes to the LQS. I can get high quality batiks for $8.50 a yard. Much rather spend my money there. I just spent $70 for a nice size baby quilt (includes everything except batting) that will last a long time.
03-09-2011, 11:32 AM
#87
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Where the deer & antilope play and the eagles soar
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I don't think the corn will work for quilting *L* Just kiddin' ya..
I think I have enough stash to last me 10 years...that is if what's old is going to come back in style again..which it seems to be doing..
I noticed the other day that some of the fabrics at our LQS seem thinner to me...their quality seems to be a cheaper grade of cotton..I think everyone is cutting corners. I did get some nice blue fabric down in the basement sale for $5 a yard. Wish I had more $$ to have spent that day. They had some nice fabrics on the clearance table. The quality of those ones seemed better than the new stock that is higher priced. I got an email from the other LQS that they are making room for a new shipment and have fabric clearanced down to $3 a yard. I plan to go check it out this weekend when my DD & go to town.
Happy Stitchin' Linda B.
On the sunny (today) Cal-Ore border
I think I have enough stash to last me 10 years...that is if what's old is going to come back in style again..which it seems to be doing..
I noticed the other day that some of the fabrics at our LQS seem thinner to me...their quality seems to be a cheaper grade of cotton..I think everyone is cutting corners. I did get some nice blue fabric down in the basement sale for $5 a yard. Wish I had more $$ to have spent that day. They had some nice fabrics on the clearance table. The quality of those ones seemed better than the new stock that is higher priced. I got an email from the other LQS that they are making room for a new shipment and have fabric clearanced down to $3 a yard. I plan to go check it out this weekend when my DD & go to town.
Happy Stitchin' Linda B.
On the sunny (today) Cal-Ore border
Originally Posted by shadoh
i hear today on the radio that cotton and corn are doubling in price. so save your scraps and make mile-a-minute quilts. they are lovely with sashing and anything goes.
i don't know about the corn.........
i don't know about the corn.........
03-09-2011, 11:50 AM
#89
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southwest Missouri
Posts: 914
FM store is on the Southwest corner of Fremont and Sunshine. Definitely worth the stop.
Quilt Sampler is in the Plaza \Shopping Center at the corner of Sunshine and Glenstone on the Southeast corner.
Merrily We Quilt Along is just West off Hwy 65 at the Sunshine Exit and it has a tea room that has great sandwiches.
Quilt Sampler is in the Plaza \Shopping Center at the corner of Sunshine and Glenstone on the Southeast corner.
Merrily We Quilt Along is just West off Hwy 65 at the Sunshine Exit and it has a tea room that has great sandwiches.
Originally Posted by stitchinwitch
It is on Sunshine - near St Johns Hospital, but not of Glenstone. Fabric Depot is on Glenstone.
Is this the store in the strip mall on Sunshine and Glenstone? My daughters live in Spfd and I'll be there next month.
Originally Posted by cindit
Originally Posted by crashnquilt
stitchinwitch, have you looked at FM Store on Sunshine? I was there a couple of weeks ago and he still has his prices down. He said he didn't know how long he was going to be able to keep them down but he is doing all he can not to raise his prices.
You've got to have a pretty sharp eye when looking for fabric but you just can't beat his prices.
You've got to have a pretty sharp eye when looking for fabric but you just can't beat his prices.
Is this the store in the strip mall on Sunshine and Glenstone? My daughters live in Spfd and I'll be there next month.
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