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Sweeterthanwine 09-24-2011 09:05 AM

Has anyone bought quilt blocks from an ebay seller and used them to make a quilt? I have seen some beautiful blocks on there and am contemplating on buying some. Sure would save me some time. Prices don't look to bad. Would be nice to use them for quick gifts, such as table runners, lap quilts, etc.

bluteddi 09-24-2011 09:34 AM

I have several times in teh past... expecially when I was short on time and needed a gift... I've so far not had a problem with the quality.....

MissSandra 09-24-2011 09:38 AM

I have done kaliedoscope blocks, and other various blocks, only one time were they a mess. I have bought for years from ebay because i'm an awful cutter

isnthatodd 09-24-2011 09:39 AM

I bought 12 sunbonnet sue blocks, which were really nice, but haven't done anything with them. Now I'm not sure where they ended up.

donnaree59 09-24-2011 09:40 AM

I've bought several times, and have had no problem with either the cutting or the fabric quality. Just make sure you check out the seller's rating before you order and look through the comments.

blueangel 09-24-2011 10:26 AM

The last ones I got were very poor quality.

sueisallaboutquilts 09-24-2011 10:29 AM

Whenever I buy on ebay I look at the seller's status. That's a pretty good indicator- plus good photos of what's up for sale.

GirlieWhirlie 09-24-2011 10:53 AM

You have to be careful about the fabric that is used. I bought some blocks and you could see thru the fabric!

bjeriann 09-24-2011 11:07 AM

I've bought blocks and tops. I've been happy with most of them. I get tops to practice on my LA. My family is getting quilts for Christmas, most are my practice ones from ebay. The ones I'm not to happy with are going to charity. I agree with checking out the status and read the feedback comments.

blondeslave 09-24-2011 12:00 PM

Ive got some beautiful log cabin blocks and crazy quilt blocks I need to put together.

lisalisa 09-24-2011 12:11 PM

I bought someones unfinished project, which included the strips she cut, the blocks she made and the left over fabric from it all. It was a great buy. I used the blocks for runners and such and made a carpenters wheel from the left over fabric.

darlenewitt2004 09-24-2011 08:32 PM

My daughter is a new quilter, and she has bought some 5" squares and some blocks already made up from Ebay. They were all good fabric, and well worth the money she paid for them, which wasn't much. A friend of mine has bought some machine embroidered blocks that were very cute, and reasonably priced.

montanajan 09-24-2011 09:46 PM

Purchased a quilt top when in a big hurry for a gift with no time to piece the top. Very happy with the quality. BTW, I did tell the recipient of the gift that I quilted it but did not make the top.

luvTooQuilt 09-24-2011 09:48 PM

I bought some, most were box store fabs and used sheet...


and others were good lqs quality.. So its really a gamble...


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