Look what I found today!
03-04-2012, 04:55 AM
#44
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03-04-2012, 06:00 AM
#45
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Sentral Norway Up in the montains
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You are realy lucky!!!
Here in Norway where I live, is never a garage-sale with something that even can loock like fabricks. Maybe beacause ordinar price for a yard of cotton is about 31,5 us dollar.
Here in Norway where I live, is never a garage-sale with something that even can loock like fabricks. Maybe beacause ordinar price for a yard of cotton is about 31,5 us dollar.
03-04-2012, 06:40 AM
#46
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Michigan
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I agree! However, you can go online and search for estate sales!!! I have two companies that I subscribe to and they send me updates on any sales in my area. Sometimes the prices can be high, but I quite often go back on the second day when prices are half off. You can view pics of the things available so I can decide if there's anything I want to go check out. I have found tons of fabric, patterns, buttons, etc...even FW's! It helps break the boredom of these long winter months!
03-04-2012, 07:09 AM
#49
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Mustang, ok
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You found a great buy. In the past year i have gone to 2 estate sales and come home with quite a haul. The 1st one I got 76 yd for $76. The ladies that were having the sale didn't know the value of fabric. They did not have it priced, it was just on shelves. Myself and 1 other lady was there so we got all the good fabric. The way we figured out what I owed was i used the measure from you nose to outstretched hand = 1 yd. We sat on the front porch while I measured it. The 2nd one they had everything priced. I bought at least 100 yd fabric at $1 yd. She also had thread marked at $.50 a spool. It was Sulky & Mettler thread normally $2.49 - $2.79 unless it is on sale here. Sometimes Hancock & Joann has it for 50% off. Some of them still had the clear wrapping on them. I got about 50 spools. Won't have to buy thread for awhile.
03-04-2012, 09:28 AM
#50
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Any place I can sew
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I was on my way home from town and saw a garage sale sign. I had a bit of time, so I checked it out. Turns out the gal was a quilter and was getting rid of a few pieces of fabric..... I bought a bit over 20 yds for $25!!! She either liked purple or didn't like purple..a lot of purple...butterfly fabric, fish fabric, a yard of red and a blue and white print. Here are some pictures. The last two were "pieces". Looked like the leftovers from quilt backings, but plenty of it. Nothing under a yard! I'm still doing the "happy dance"!
