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Old 09-10-2010, 12:07 PM
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Izy when you get the clothes home do you wash them before you cut them up? Just wondering how your workflow goes from charity shop to fat quarter.
Well.....I give them a thorough checking over before buying them, a good ol' sniff too, if they need washing, bung them in with our laundry, when they are dry I then cut 'every scrap' I can from them, usually only have the seams, collars etc to chuck, then I spray them with a bit of nice smelling starch and fold them up nice...whallahh!!

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Old 09-10-2010, 12:43 PM
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Izy, you are an inspiration!! You sound like so much fun. I think it would be a ball shopping with you, I bet I could learn a lot.
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Old 09-10-2010, 12:47 PM
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That's some pretty stuff you have there!!!
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Old 09-10-2010, 12:51 PM
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Great finds in beautiful colors. I like the "recycle" aspect.
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Old 09-10-2010, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by clem55
Izy, you are an inspiration!! You sound like so much fun. I think it would be a ball shopping with you, I bet I could learn a lot.
I LOVE a bargain, but have to admit they don't have that lovely 'new' fabric smell...far from it most of the time...'Eau de odour' more like.. hence the nice smelling starch comes into play tee hee!
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Old 09-10-2010, 01:19 PM
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Izy this is what I do also and I'm like Bearsgray I have learned to not say anything to the stores about why I'm buying them and the fact I'm going to cut them up, for when they learn this they will usually up the price of the cloths if they find out your using it for a Graft , so there fore I have learned to not say why I'm buying them..lol .. You have some really pretty colors indeed. :D :D
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Good for you, Izy! I would die without access to fabric shops.
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Great deal!! So pretty!
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Great deal!! So pretty!
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Old 09-10-2010, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Pickles
Izy this is what I do also and I'm like Bearsgray I have learned to not say anything to the stores about why I'm buying them and the fact I'm going to cut them up, for when they learn this they will usually up the price of the cloths if they find out your using it for a Graft , so there fore I have learned to not say why I'm buying them..lol .. You have some really pretty colors indeed. :D :D
Do you know I hadn't thought of that risk....mind you asking me to keep my mouth shut is asking such a lot, I LOVE to share my love of quilting with anybody who will care to listen tee hee!!
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