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Congrats on your basketfull of thread. I wish I could find a sale like that. You got a great deal and lots of colors. Have fun with it all. Sue

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Originally Posted by MsLoriAnn

Everyone,

I must show off my current thread stash. JoAnne Fabrics in Waterloo Iowa was moving to a new location.
I tried, really tried, to NOT buy. But when it hit 90% off I succumbed!
The small spools were 18 cents apiece, larger spools 24 cents, and the cones were 49 cents!
I bought some one day, then back the next, and next. Finally I went in and bought the remaining Gutterman thread.

This basket is 16" X 24" and better than half full. I spent $100 total for $1000 worth of thread!

It's like a tell my husband, " I couldn't afford not to buy it". Lol

That is a super deal! I wish I could catch a sale like that. Congrats!!

When a local quilt shop was sold off at auction I went to the auction and bought all the thread on the thread cabnit for 36 dollars. Then I bought all the patterns that were there for $1 and all the buttons for $20. I also brought home many books and hundreds of bolts of fabric. I spent a total of $2000 and had to rent a truck to bring it and all the display cases home with me. They never had any going out of business sale because they were divorcing and she wanted to keep the quilt shop. Husband would not agree and the judge ordered the shop sold at auction. The court officer had the shop locked up until the sale and the sale took all day. I had my 9 month old grandson in a stroller and he was really good. Never caused any problems. He even bid on some of the fabric for me. He was watching when they were selling everything in a corner that had a couple dozen bolts of kiddy prints. He grabbed my number out of my hand and started bidding on the bolts. The auctioneer thought it was cute and kept saying that the young man in the stroller has the bid. It ended with $3.00 a bolt. When the auctioneer asked how many of the bolts he wanted he said ALL. The auctioneer laughed and said now we have to do it for real. My grandson yelled that he already bought them and the auctioneer looked over to me and I said he bid and I'll pay and the guy said ok and that was how I ended up with 2 dozen bolts of kiddy fabric that were brand new bolts. Most everything was sold in my shop but I still have the pictures of him bidding at the auction.

What an awesome deal. You are so lucky to find good thread that cheap. Happy sewing !!!!!

Great stash of thread! Congratulations on a super buy!

Wow, you hit the jackpot!

dos green suit me for thats the colour I am !

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Originally Posted by debbieumphress

OK there is a 12 step program for thread addiction too. lOL

I just walked through the BIG LONG BEACH INTERNATIONAL show repeating under my breath so as to remind myself..."I will not buy thread. I will not buy thread. There are over 100 spools in your purple/ lavender drawers. You will not buy thread. " When temptations were real great I got louder and people stared in horror at my purple/lavender confession so I had more determination to stay strong.

I agree with cedarvalleyquilts!!! What a deal you got in on.

That looks so pretty.

Way to Go!!! You're good to go for many, many hours of pure pleasure!

Wow ! Awesome deal go you . I bet you won't need thread for quite awhile :)

WOW! 90% OFF! Awesome! I would have done the same thing you did! Congrats on the find!

Holy Moley! What a hall!

Thou shall not covet thy neighbors thread...
I'm sure that's written somewhere..
That picture makes it really hard.

Carole

I would have filled 2 baskets.

Wow - what a bargain! What a great way to build up your thread stash and add missing colors.