Organizing and Down sizing
05-22-2015, 11:42 AM
#12
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Location: Southern California
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I have sold on eBay and quilters are looking for bargain basement pricing unless it is one of those rare fabrics. I had some Thimbleberries and some LAUREL BURCH fabric that turned out to be very valuable.
05-22-2015, 02:03 PM
#13
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Corpus Christi, Tx.
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You could have a garage sale and mark different amounts on bags. They can stuff the bag for the cost of the bag or weight it and charge a buck a pound. Borrow someone's digital scales. My sister used to get rid of stuff like that really fast. My sister has bag sales all the time at her yard/garage sale.
05-23-2015, 12:46 AM
#14
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Join Date: Feb 2014
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You can try local senior center. You can also try some of the local assisted living centers (the residents as the assisted communities are mostly much more active). You can have a sewing garage sale, listing the amount of fabric with a price (you don't need to cut, but people like to have an idea of how much fabric they are getting). You can place bundles of fabric together with a flat price on them (you will know a ruff number of yards in a bundle - you can tag it ie: At least 7 yards of fabric for $15.00 or whatever you want with the pricing and the amount of fabric in a bundle). You can say bag sale (and you can hand out the size or kind of bags you want to use - ie
lastic grocery bags or brown lunch bags or even the larger brown bags from the grocery stores), set your prices with the size of bag and let the people fill of a bag for a flat price. I've done this a number of times at garage sales and people love it, you just have to be the one giving out the bags so you can post the prices (I always have poster board with one of each bag with a price next to the bag, so they can ask for the size bag they want). Wish I lived closer so I could come shop. Good luck, you can always PM me with questions on how I did my sales. Franci
lastic grocery bags or brown lunch bags or even the larger brown bags from the grocery stores), set your prices with the size of bag and let the people fill of a bag for a flat price. I've done this a number of times at garage sales and people love it, you just have to be the one giving out the bags so you can post the prices (I always have poster board with one of each bag with a price next to the bag, so they can ask for the size bag they want). Wish I lived closer so I could come shop. Good luck, you can always PM me with questions on how I did my sales. Franci
05-23-2015, 01:08 AM
#15
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Mabank, Texas
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Please check with your senior citizens center and if you are in an area that has an FFA group, check with them. You most likely can find about the FFA by calling your local high school.
There are a lot of senior citizens who love to quilt that can't afford to purchase fabric on their limited budget who would love to be gifted with your fabric. Plus, there are kids in FFA who makes quilts as their FFA project that I'm sure would also love to receive your gift of fabric.
Gd bless you for sharing with others.
There are a lot of senior citizens who love to quilt that can't afford to purchase fabric on their limited budget who would love to be gifted with your fabric. Plus, there are kids in FFA who makes quilts as their FFA project that I'm sure would also love to receive your gift of fabric.
Gd bless you for sharing with others.
05-23-2015, 04:10 AM
#16
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Join Date: Feb 2012
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Hi there. A while back, I saw a story on the news about a women who is making quilts for Veterans. I'm sure your fabric would be very welcome by her group. Her name is Helen Hardmeyer. She has an organization that makes quilts for all veterans. She is sponsored by the Art is in Market located at numerous malls around the metro-Detroit area. I'm sure if you google her name, you will get contact info. Or contact any Art is in Market at the various malls (Laurel Park, Novi, etc.) and see if you can drop off fabric donations. I thought this was a wonderful group. I make QOV quilts and typically purchase all the supplies myself. So, when people donate their fabrics, it means we can make a lot more quilts! Hope you find this info helpful!
05-23-2015, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by soozq
Can anyone out there in Quilt Land suggest ideas to rapidly use up material I inherited from my Mom? Her taste and mine were very different. I wanted to try and locate any local Church groups, but have not gotten one call or reply to the offer of FREE fabric for a good purpose. I am considering making up pillowcase kits, jelly rolls etc for a garage sale. I was even considering ebay option. Has anyone have any luck and or suggestions? I realllllllly need to get this half of the garage cleaned up and out. I have 5 industrial rolling racks with Rubbermaid storage tubs crammed full along with apx 24 large plastic handled clear project boxes to deal with. Between my stash and what was my Mom's I feel when I go into the garage I could put a sign that says....Whoever dies with the most fabric wins.....sorry Mom just a fact and I know I shouldn't complain. Neither of my sisters nor my daughter can even thread a needle. Now on the other hand my granddaughter will grab every scrap of fabric she can find and use them for blankets for her stuffed animals...LOL...which makes me smile. She is my only hope of being recruited. She's only 6 but an artsy little girl, will spend hours cutting, coloring, pasting and glittering things. Anyway now that I have figured out how to get to this website...Thank you to anyone who has any ideas in advance. I live in Howell, MI if any ideas in my area...
05-23-2015, 07:29 AM
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Location: Eastern Washington
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If you're wanting to sew some quick items, try pillowcases, totes, lap quilts. I know places like women's shelters, mission place for homeless folks, assisted living places would be blessed to receive anything.
If wanting to donate supplies, how about to school groups like FFA, or self reliance classes, girl scouts?, and someone sewing pillowcase-type dresses to send to Africa, etc.
Or try selling at quilt guild, or a yard sale in bundles, etc.
Hope you find quick solutions!
If wanting to donate supplies, how about to school groups like FFA, or self reliance classes, girl scouts?, and someone sewing pillowcase-type dresses to send to Africa, etc.
Or try selling at quilt guild, or a yard sale in bundles, etc.
Hope you find quick solutions!
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