madamekelly

I was at a garage sale yesterday where they were getting rid of all their fabric for $2 per yard. Everything from fat quarters, to 6 yard cuts. All of it was LQS quality. As a courtesy to any locals out there, it is being held today also at the east end of Oak street in Lebanon, OR, watch for the colorful signs.

rosiewell

there is sale at my local Hancock Fabric for Memorial Day, quilter's cottons for $2.49 a yard. I always find a sale for the holidays, I buy yards for backing, because I do not want to use my favorite stash fabric for it (and I am too lazy to piece it)

mrs. fitz

Yesterday my quilting cousin (it'sjustjanet on this board) and I went to a quilter's flea market in Point Pleasant, NJ. Was it worth leaving at the crack of dawn and driving for 90 minutes through blinding rain? Heck yes. Tons of good quality fabric, from scraps to yardage; notions; skeins of wool; some hand-made items; books and magazines. I've been saving singles so I'd be the customer that wouldn't need to take their small bills. We had a great time, bought lots of treasures, and celebrated afterwards with a walk on the boardwalk and our traditional quilt outing hot dog and a frozen custard for dessert. And the sun was out for the drive home. I always feel a twinge of jealousy when I read about QB members finding wonderful bargains at yard sales, Goodwill, etc. I'm happy for those of you who find these bargains but wish it would be me. Well this time it was our turn! If anyone that was involved in the sale happens to be reading this, thanks for a great day and we hope to attend next year.

wendiq

I am one of the older ladies that is no longer buying much fabric....just using up what I have. Amazing how far the scraps go!!!! However, I now do only charity quilts and I find the younger generation really would rather have the cheaper ones that they can replace when they want to re-decorate.....kind of disappoints me, but I'm trying to accept it.....will never understand it. But there is little regard for "heirlooms" and absolutely no care for older furniture or knick knacks. I dread the day I will have to move into a much smaller place as most of the things I have will get either trashed or given to the Goodwill......Years ago, I invested in having some of my older pieces of furniture refinished/restored to pass down to my kids and grandkids.....was a waste of time and money.....they'd rather get stuff from Ikea, etc. Oh well.......so it is.....at least in my family and in that of most of my friend's. Sorry for the venting.....it is just frustrating. Cotton fabric is so darn expensive now.....a good garage sale find is a treasure!

lovequilts

I find a LOT of fabric at my Goodwill and Value Village stores. I also use fabric from clothing. ALSO not knowing you or your age, ask if you get a discount. At VV I get 20% off....Senior Discount. And I also look at drapery/curtains. I make a lot of tote bags and this fabric is perfect. Its fun to do the fabric hunt. Some days nothing....Yesterday at a Goodwill I got over 15 yards of Flannel for approx. 23.00.....Lots of 1/2 price tags....also look for local church/groups rummage sales. 3 weeks ago I got a Janome sewing machine for 9.99 less 30%. It was cleaner than my current machine. Run's perfect, had attachement feet and manual. Retailed for about 599.00.....I love the adventure and the hunt for these treasures

Ileen

I check Craig's List I Bought Some Fabric. From a very nice Lady for Fifty dollars. She sent it to me and i got 3. Big Box. Each box weight 30 lb she. Sent it by UPS And it is Beautiful. She was moving. And had no room for it.

quiltstringz

I don't think that we can say that quilting is a dying art - look at how many people attend the large quilt shows, buy expensive machines, etc. Additionally there are a lot of young quilters in the modern quilting (along with some of us oldesters)

audsgirl

I had an estate/garage sale about 3 years ago and advertised quilting fabric for sale, and hardly any of it sold. Most people who came seemed surprised to see the tables full of fabric. It was Mother's Day weekend, when the local Lion's Club held its annual city-wide garage sale, so maybe that was why we didn't have such good business.

Leslie

Granchris

I hear about people and garage sales but have never found anything there or at Goodwill, Salvation Army or any of them. Absolutely a waste of my time. I wait till I see something for sale on this board or on the rare occasion E-bay. I like making charity quilts but it has to be affordable with the cost of the batting and the backing.

JulieW8

You have to do frequent yard/estate sale and thrift shop canvassing to find specific items like yarn and fabric. Although I rarely do yard sales, I've picked up a lot of really nice fabric at estate sales, for great prices.

Sometimes, however, people can just be unreasonable. I went to a moving sale and the woman had rolls and rolls of high-end fabric. She had been to the local fabric stores and priced them, then wanted retail less 20%. No wonder she had so much left the last hour of the last day of the sale. I was the only person there and she still wasn't willing to budge. She asked me why people want to pay so little and I tried to explain to her that people are only willing to "settle" on color, prints, fabric content and yardage they didn't get to pick if the price is right. For what she was charging, they'd rather go to the store and pick whatever they want instead of what's there. She still didn't get it. I walked away and left her with her fabric collection - which she was going to have to pay to move.