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sunrise450 01-24-2011 07:15 AM

I would definatly buy these. I make more scrap quilts than any other. Also applique.

quiltingnonie 01-24-2011 07:19 AM

Definitely! I have purchased them off of eBay (altho not recently) for cheap. I like it that it is high quality fabric.

KathyKat 01-24-2011 07:28 AM

Yes, I like scraps and scrappy quilts and i don't have many yet.

blackberryhill1 01-24-2011 07:57 AM

There is a quilt shop within driving distance that gets salesmen's samples of cotton fabrics but not on the header cards. They are usually groups of 4 to 8 colorways in various sizes similar to what you saw. Owner bags these into 2.5 lb. bags and sells them for $7 each on special sale days such as Super Bowl Sunday. I have purchased them many times and always find enough fabric that I like to be worth the $7. What I don't like, I either use in charity quilts, trade or donate. Love, love, love these bags.

KarenBarnes 01-24-2011 08:09 AM

I don't know if I bought the same thing but I was in a shop that sold some of the enders and leaders of the bolt and they were selling them by the pound. I love scraps and felt that I got a great deal because I didn't have to buy yardage but got some pieces to fill in for a lot of blocks. Some of the pieces were fairly large too! It was awesome!

nellebelles 01-24-2011 10:52 AM

I went to a craigslist sale that had loads of fabric samples like you're talking about. I think I spent $90 that trip but came away with a ton of batiks and lots of whimsical fabric pieces that I wouldn't have bought yardage of. Many of the samples had the same fabric but with different colorways. When I picked each one out, I kind of had a project in mind. It was so much fun for me, and DH was right by my side, saying--here, you need this one too, don't you? So, I wouldn't hesitate to purchase more if given the chance...

Lucy90 01-24-2011 01:38 PM

I would buy them. I like scrappy quilts they are so cozy

quiltyjax 01-24-2011 01:42 PM

I was fortunate to be given a huge pile of them from my LQS owner. I was in the shop at the right time. They were glued on so I just used the rotary cutter. The smaller pieces went straight in the scrap box and the rest were cut up into charms of varying sizes. If I saw them again I would snap them up.

Lizzytish 01-24-2011 01:45 PM

you bet scraps make the best quilts

quiltyjax 01-24-2011 01:47 PM

I was fortunate to be given a huge pile of them from my LQS owner. I was in the shop at the right time. They were glued on so I just used the rotary cutter. The smaller pieces went straight in the scrap box and the rest were cut up into charms of varying sizes. If you are into scrappys and you can get these go for them.


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