What Do You Do With UGLY Fabric?
09-28-2011, 10:14 PM
#111
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I also ordered the fat quarters...and ugly about right.
Funny though, one of the fabrics I thought was decidedly odd my friend found attractive.
I figured, for the price, I could get a lot of practicing in!
Funny though, one of the fabrics I thought was decidedly odd my friend found attractive.
I figured, for the price, I could get a lot of practicing in!
09-29-2011, 03:45 AM
#112
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Scrappy quilts! Blend them in with your other scraps and Viola! or Walla! you have yourself a beautiful quilt to give away. No one will even recognize the "uglies" because they will be surrounded by the scraps of your quilts that I am sure are splendid.
09-29-2011, 07:25 AM
#115
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great idea. i am doing this also but giving them to the animal rescue groups (my 2 furbabies were rescues). i had two new premium mattress covers that got melted in the dryer, lots of tshirt fabric and some corduroy that i bought at an estate sale for $2/pc. i have cut pieces everywhere and making pads in between everything else. i will be glad to get them all gone (approx 70 pads).
Originally Posted by watterstide
Judi is right,
http://quiltville.com/stringquiltingprimer.shtml
strip or string quilts..!
i make cage comforters for the local animal shelter..with my fabrics that i won't use..no uglies here either!
usually they want 12 x 18" size for the cages. they little quilts go with them to their forever home!
http://quiltville.com/stringquiltingprimer.shtml
strip or string quilts..!
i make cage comforters for the local animal shelter..with my fabrics that i won't use..no uglies here either!
usually they want 12 x 18" size for the cages. they little quilts go with them to their forever home!
09-29-2011, 07:50 AM
#117
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Location: MO (the Show Me state)
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i finally got my 3 fabric bundles and yes there are some "different" fabrics in them. before ordering i looked at the fabric lines they carried and thought i would at least get some great prints but it looks like they dug real deep for the prints they sent me.
i will work them into something along the way.
i will work them into something along the way.
09-29-2011, 07:53 AM
#118
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i have also bought blankets at estate sales for about $2 to use as "batting" for some of the pet pads. it's cheaper than real batting & nicely comfy for the pets.
Originally Posted by Havplenty
great idea. i am doing this also but giving them to the animal rescue groups (my 2 furbabies were rescues). i had two new premium mattress covers that got melted in the dryer, lots of tshirt fabric and some corduroy that i bought at an estate sale for $2/pc. i have cut pieces everywhere and making pads in between everything else. i will be glad to get them all gone (approx 70 pads).
Originally Posted by watterstide
Judi is right,
http://quiltville.com/stringquiltingprimer.shtml
strip or string quilts..!
i make cage comforters for the local animal shelter..with my fabrics that i won't use..no uglies here either!
usually they want 12 x 18" size for the cages. they little quilts go with them to their forever home!
http://quiltville.com/stringquiltingprimer.shtml
strip or string quilts..!
i make cage comforters for the local animal shelter..with my fabrics that i won't use..no uglies here either!
usually they want 12 x 18" size for the cages. they little quilts go with them to their forever home!
09-29-2011, 08:04 AM
#119
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Nowhere'sville Ohio (Yorkville!)
Posts: 290
I have a request for those of you who purchased these fabrics. Can you post some pictures? We are following this topic and cannot see what you are talking about. I am wondering how fabric can be so ugly! LOL
And you might get some of us interested in exchanging or buying what you don't like! Thanks!
And you might get some of us interested in exchanging or buying what you don't like! Thanks!
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