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Where to find 1930's repo fabrics????

Where to find 1930's repo fabrics????

Old 10-21-2009, 07:49 AM
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Can someone point me in the right direction please.

I need to redo a few blocks of an old quilt that I think was flour sacks.

I wouldn't know a 1930 and 1940 fabric from a hole in the ground and need some help.

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Old 10-21-2009, 09:02 AM
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:wink: ebay probably be your best best if yiu are looking for such fabrics
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And most of those fabrics are 35-36 inch. Sometimes you can buy scraps that would work. Sometimes it is hard to date those fabrics for a specific year.
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Old 10-21-2009, 09:17 AM
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A great place for any era repro fabric is at www.fabricattic.com
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Yes, Fabric Attic is great (hot link http://www.fabricattic.com/newpage12...FQ_xDAodBh84rQ) as trupeach said. Another great place is Reproduction Fabrics http://www.reproductionfabrics.com/shelf.php?ID=7. There are lots of places for repros, just google what era you want. It's the original stuff that is hard to find.
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Old 10-21-2009, 10:13 AM
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ebay probably be your best best
I found a good deal on a fat eighths bundle at eBay. For me it worked out better than shopping around for the yardage and I got a better variety.
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:D Thank you!!
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Old 10-21-2009, 10:19 AM
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Should I try to get the same print fabric or just choose another print?

On some of them I only need to replace 1 or 2 petals.
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It would probably be pretty difficult to get the same print. But I'd try to match it as closely as possible in color, value and style.
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Old 10-21-2009, 04:31 PM
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Your quilt blocks look like feedsack fabric. The plaid looks just like one of the feed sacks I first used.
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