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Old 05-20-2019, 06:51 PM
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Kinda sad you don't like these fabrics, it is hard to make something out of things you do not like, but some little girl would love a little quilt, all her own; from the cute little poises. Maybe you could go ahead and make a little quilt or 2 and give them to the police department in your home town. The police officers sometimes carry quilts (small) if they need to take a child out of a home in a hurry, this way they could wrap a child up with something that will become their own, just for comfort. Or make and take to a hospital to give children going through chemo.
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Old 05-20-2019, 07:09 PM
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Poor quality fabric is a waste of time to sew with. You could maybe use it for a craft project like decoupage or similar.
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Old 05-20-2019, 08:00 PM
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There are lots of quilters on fixed incomes that can not afford to buy new fabric. They may see your ugly fabrics as beautiful. Pass your squares on to one of them for the cost of postage. It would
make their day.
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Old 05-21-2019, 04:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Libits View Post
They're in the trash. I hope I don't get fined by my municipality The quality of the fabric is worse than what appeared as I was sorting it. There can't be 5 threads per inch. I wouldn't give this to anyone. Case closed and movin' on!
Well, shoot! I'd been willing to take them off your hands and pay the postage. But what is, is.
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Old 05-21-2019, 06:37 AM
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I hope you can still dig them out of the trash and send them to some of these people who might love them. Then we would all feel better.
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Old 05-21-2019, 07:59 AM
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I don"t think it is ugly at all. I would cut them down to 2 1/2" squares and mix it in with all my other 2 1/2" scrap squares that I use for scrap quilts. If you do not want to use it, don't throw it! You can send it my way and I would happily accept it and pay for the shipping.
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Old 05-21-2019, 08:40 AM
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I took a bunch of my orphan blocks and cut them into 2.5 inch strips, then sewed them end to end. Seperated with 2.5 inch sashing strips. Here is the result. This pic is before quilting.
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Old 05-21-2019, 10:14 AM
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Again, Why do you want bad quality fabric to make a quilt?
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Old 05-21-2019, 10:31 AM
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I think these fabrics are beautiful!
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Old 05-21-2019, 10:36 AM
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Oh my goodness, those are lovely. I'd love to have them if you want to sell them.
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