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Originally Posted by AnnaF
Earlier this year I went through my stash and donated yards and yards of fabric to a group of ladies that were making quilts for the children at an orphanage in Nepal so it went to a great cause. I would never have made anything with it and now it'll be loved by the children.
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My friend says she just gets the fabric dyes and stamps the material until she likes it! Pretty fun. I need to try it.
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I also love the "outdated" fabrics. I have cut some into strips; makes the ugliest fabric pretty, lol.
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I take it to my quilt guild to the free table. You should see the women argue over some of it!!! :lol:
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Where is the expiration date printed?
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Originally Posted by jeaninmaine
I've seen some beautiful quilts made with the older fabrics. One of the modern lines is a Civil War Fabrics line and they're also selling 30s fabric by the ton.
I will admit some of the fabric I bought in the 60s and 70s isn't fit to be used at the bottom of a bird cage. I don't know what I was using for taste back then. |
Outdated? I thought that was retro
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I have fabric that goes back 30 years to when I first started quilting...I love mixing some of the older fabrics with my "newer" fabrics as I love scrap quilts....am sad when I use the last of a fabric.
I am one that doesn't care for the brighter colors that are "popular" now, and newer fabrics I buy are reproduction fabrics. I have a 90 year old house with antique and vintage furniture and the new colors just wouldn't look right in my house. The only time I have used the newer colors has been when I am making a quilt to give away...and they are fun to "play" with, but would not go with all my other fabrics and I give away the scraps when I am done. |
Post here and off free but buyer pays postage!
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Or you can donate it to local quilt guild for them to make donation quilts.
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