What do you do with outdated fabric?
05-28-2011, 08:20 AM
#31
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Originally Posted by Butterfli19
Okay, so I have some fabric that's old. Nothing wrong with it, just outdated, not bright and cheery colors like the fab of today.
Any ideas of what I can do with it? Or doesn't it matter?
Any ideas of what I can do with it? Or doesn't it matter?
05-28-2011, 08:33 AM
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I am with the others that said it,some like "older" I am not into the new fabrics myself, I actually bought some thinking I was, got them home and decided I was not. I will be selling them soon as I have time. I bet your fabric would sell quick here or even trade. I for one love to trade things.
05-28-2011, 08:43 AM
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In the 70's there was a print called "Houndstooth". Most of it was made from polyester double knit. I ended up despising it, because it reminded me of something that "old people" wore. In the late 90's, my oldest daughter (now 31) brought home a shirt and said "look Mom, isn't this cool?") I just about died because it was a houndstooth print, only this time in single-knit. I have many older prints that I didn't get rid of from the way back machine, that I see OBO's emerging someday. Don't get rid of it because it seems outdated today. You never know what tomorrow will bring.
05-28-2011, 08:54 AM
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Haven’t read all the replies so this could be a duplicate. You could make scrap quilts. If you really, really, really don’t like the fabric you could sell it, swap it, PIF, give it to a friend, thrift store or make dog/cat quilts for your local animal shelter (but check with them first to find out what, if any requirements they may have.)
05-28-2011, 10:12 AM
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I would most definitely donate it to a worthy cause. There are postings here that are looking for fabric, etc. to send to Joplin, so you could start there. If you have time, make quilts to donate to charity - Linus, local hospital, Ronald McDonald house, senior center, VA, and the list goes on. Do you belong to a guild? Do they make charity quilts? So many places in need and they don't care about color, pattern, etc.
05-29-2011, 02:42 AM
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I don't think there is such a thing as outdated fabric. Just make a vintage or 'period' style quilt if it has a particular look. Lots of people deliberately buy Civil War era material in order to make such quilts. If it is dull, just combine it with other stuff to give it some oomph.
05-29-2011, 02:52 AM
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Sorry, I'm not familar with "outdated fabric". I've been quilting for years and my fabrics are stored by color, design, manufacturer, etc. I'm sure some of the fabrics in my juvenile drawers are years and years old, but they are comfortable sitting with the fabric I bought last week. When I'm "pulling fabrics" for a project I match the fabrics without regard to the age of the fabric. Hold on to that "outdated fabric", one day it'll be just the piece you need to complete a project.
P.S. don't let your fabric hear you refer to them as outdated, ugly, faded, tired, etc. they don't like it - fabrics have feelings too.
P.S. don't let your fabric hear you refer to them as outdated, ugly, faded, tired, etc. they don't like it - fabrics have feelings too.
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