The Mother Lode of Fabric
06-23-2012, 08:47 AM
#12
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wow what a mother load of fabric. what i thought about as i read your post is the 1000's of $$$$'s that went into building such a large stash and how if i had half of those dollars i could take a cruise and upgrade to the balcony suite and sip my umbrella drinks from the comfort of my balcony.
wow i wonder how many years and how many dollars went into building that stash but no worries someone else gets to benefit from it. it could have all been discarded in a landfill somewhere. of course there could be some issues with critters or dry rot but i am sure you and your guild members are skilled enough to take the necessary precautions to sort through all of this fabric and keep what you can, discard what you must, donate what you can and clean everything before using or passing on.
good luck to you all. i hope from this stash your guild raises plenty of scholarship $$$'s, make plenty of donation quilts and give some to bless other quilters in the area.
wow i wonder how many years and how many dollars went into building that stash but no worries someone else gets to benefit from it. it could have all been discarded in a landfill somewhere. of course there could be some issues with critters or dry rot but i am sure you and your guild members are skilled enough to take the necessary precautions to sort through all of this fabric and keep what you can, discard what you must, donate what you can and clean everything before using or passing on.
good luck to you all. i hope from this stash your guild raises plenty of scholarship $$$'s, make plenty of donation quilts and give some to bless other quilters in the area.
Last edited by Havplenty; 06-23-2012 at 08:49 AM.
06-23-2012, 11:11 AM
#13
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: kansas
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You are absolutely right about the insulation for the attic! And the bugs--just got home from an auction (hoping to score a glass front bookshelf to put fabric in--got outbid by a lot!) where there were some old quilts--smelled SO musty! and about 8-10 boxes of fabric--most not cotton--but in looking in each box I had to be very careful--spiders everywhere!
06-23-2012, 01:18 PM
#16
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Join Date: Apr 2011
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Wow, what a wonderful gift. I would wear venilator and gloves and sort through each bag before bringing it inside. I would also wash anything you plan to keep and donate the rest. Good luck and hope you can make lots of wonderful things out of it.
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06-23-2012, 06:52 PM
#20
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Yakima, WA
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My thought exactly! So I emptied every bag so I could check it all out and also find fabric appropriate for my sewing class. The fabric is in great shape, a lot of it looks brand new. No droppings, no mildew, no discoloration. It had all been stored in boxes. I believe the attic is already well insulated and more like a bonus room upstairs rather than the attics we think about that are dusty and possibly damp and cold. I live in Southern CA too, a more temperate climate for storage.
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