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03-10-2011, 06:15 AM
#131
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
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Originally Posted by grann of 6
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)
03-10-2011, 06:20 AM
#132
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Odessa, Texas
Posts: 878
Originally Posted by Lv2sew2011
Originally Posted by Rascalonious
Along with everything else, except our wages!
and he only makes about 35,000 a year...
Wouldnt it be great if the goverment would take a pay cut down to that and try to live on it....
I bet the debt would have a decrease after that...
03-10-2011, 06:23 AM
#133
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Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
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Originally Posted by Rosie Rockwood
I am a recycler of the first order. There is a lot of fabric in some clothing and it does make wonderful quilts. I use appliques by machine and make wonderfull art quilts out of silk ties. At first cutting up perfectly good clothing is hard, but once you do it, your minds eye will see lots of possibilities. Set your self free.
I used my friend's fathers clothing to make a quilt for his mother, she loved it, and my friend is now a hero. So go for it.
Rosie
I used my friend's fathers clothing to make a quilt for his mother, she loved it, and my friend is now a hero. So go for it.
Rosie
03-10-2011, 06:27 AM
#134
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Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
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Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
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.
Food is going thru the roof as is all else...no inflation, no depression my aunt fannie![/quote]
You can cook up a lot of dried beans and then freeze them. It is way cheaper than buying canned and so much healthier.
03-10-2011, 06:50 AM
#136
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The poor in my town wouldn't be caught in the thrift store. The agencies/groups/churches give them pre paid gift cards to go shopping for business clothes, school clothes, and even prom wear at clothing stores. The moms that are living on a budget, they buy at the thrift stores.
03-10-2011, 11:08 AM
#137
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Join Date: Dec 2010
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There was a TV show quite a while ago that showed the unpacking of some imports from other countries. I think this one was from India. Guess what the goods were wrapped and packed in? Clothes from the US. Seems that a lot of the thrift stores simply have more than they can handle and they end up selling a lot by the pound and shipping to other countries. It's cheaper for them to wrap and cushion their exports in old clothes from the US than it is to pack in paper or other wrapping.
Anyway, I've never felt like thrift stores were only for the poor. Anyone who buys things there is providing $$$ to the organization.
Anyway, I've never felt like thrift stores were only for the poor. Anyone who buys things there is providing $$$ to the organization.
03-10-2011, 11:10 AM
#138
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central FL
Posts: 187
Originally Posted by SuzyQ
Guess that means I be making more scrappy quilts and getting more creative.
Josi in Sebring FL
03-10-2011, 11:26 AM
#139
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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There are many wonderful ebay sellers selling off grandma's and mother's fabric stash for reasonable prices. However, the cloth for newer patterns is really expensive and you can't get the little bit you want. I just spent $152.00 to make 2 baby quilts. At 8-9 dollars a yard, it just gets that high. I'm starting to stock up on the older cotton fabrics from the garage sales, thrift stores, estate sales,etc. Walmart has raised its prices and now is selling new stuff for 6-9 dollars. But the old they are selling by the bolt for 4-10 dollars depending on the length of fabric. My stash storage is beginning to overfloweth. If you need, please pm me and I will share.
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