Sweeterthanwine

Ditto. I always look for sheets to use for backing. They are generally really soft and you can get some good deals on them. Also, some of them have really cute designs on them.

Sweeterthanwine

I forgot to say that I look at men's and women's shirts and blouses to. You can get some really nice looking fabrics and you can get a lot of pieces to use out of them. The thrift stores around my town have raised their prices but it is due to the economy. A lot of people are buying at them because they are cheaper than getting something at Wal-Mart or other department stores. These days we all have to economize as much as we can.

BJ SewKkrazzy

Don't forget to get men's silk ties!!!!!

frostbaa

I dont go looking for "fabric". I shop the clothing racks for clothes made of 100% cotton and wool fabrics. I only buy what goodwill has half price that week. When I get them home they go straight to the washer. The washing step is important because, you know, bed bugs are epidemic in this country right now. When i'm watching TV I take a seam ripper to em. Iron and fold, there you are, "fabric". I once got 6+yards of the most beauitful calico floral on black from a skirt for about $2. Sometimes you get really cool buttons and buckles too.

frostbaa

I dont go looking for "fabric". I shop the clothing racks for clothes made of 100% cotton and wool fabrics. I only buy what goodwill has half price that week. When I get them home they go straight to the washer. The washing step is important because, you know, bed bugs are epidemic in this country right now. When i'm watching TV I take a seam ripper to em. Iron and fold, there you are, "fabric". I once got 6+yards of the most beauitful calico floral on black from a skirt for about $2. Sometimes you get really cool buttons and buckles too.

greenini

I have also found deco fabric and am in the midst of trying to recover our futon couch. I've got it matched on the sides really well, but am stumped on getting the top to match, so we're sitting on a fleece blanket stretched over the couch :roll:

If it weren't for thrift stores, I'd have no stash. Altho it isn't as easy to find fabric as it used to be because I don't go as often. I'd ask where they put the fabric, too. Some hang, some bag (around here, someone usually rips the bag open to feel the fabric), some throw in bins...

BJ SewKkrazzy

And lace, sequins, trims, etc.

mudose8

I received a bag full of fabric cut into 5" strips from my SIL . Very pretty, but came from a smokers home!! Had set them in garage for about 9 months thinking that would help to eliminate odor. WRONG! Then I washed them in soapy water with white vinegar, rinsed well and hung outside to dry. Worked perfectly, smell totally gone.

DirtyPaw

I am going to take a day and hit all those places in the Kansas City area. We have lots of thrifty type stores.

ann31039

i haven't found fabric, but a whole stack of quilting books for a quarter each.