that's the best haul ever!!!

Great and wonderful find.

a THOUSAND yards? did I read that right?

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Have fun!!!

[quote=rushdoggie]a THOUSAND yards? did I read that right?

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Oh yes, ya read that right! I think it is actually gonna be higher than that. I have been washing it all in groups and most of the cuts are atleast 4-7 yards each! She bought in bulk, I have no doubt. I do have quite a few cuts that are 1/2 yard to a yard each but, most of them are minimum of 4 yards. I had 3 cuts today in a load that were 8-10 yards each!!

You could tell she just went and bought fabric but never even opened it once home. All of the cuts still had the tag stapled/pinned to each cut and the receipt still in the bag as well. Wal-Mart, Hancocks, and lots of LQS's were her thing. The oldest receipt dated back to Jan. of 1980 and the tag on it was a hand-written one from Wal-Mart. I never knew they did hand-written pink tags on their fabric with the clerks initials on it!

Her daughter said when the kids were little, she sewed mostly clothes but as they got older she turned to quilting. For the last 10 years or so, she made money long-arming quilts for others. She has boxes of huge spools for sale but the thread was really old and brittle so I didn't bite there.

I also stumbled across a whole box of suede fabric that I have some ideas for but no clue what to actually do with it.

I am in total awe as I wash and sort this "mess" as to just what all is there. Hubby says to me earlier today... "I don't wanna hear ya don't have any fabric now, ya should be set for life woman!". Ahh, little does he understand this world. ;-) I think I will be mostly set for a few years but will still have to shop for "fillers" as I go along. LoL!

WOW!! You hit the motherlode :D:D:D

WOW, you hit bigger than I did. Nice haul.

Ok, now I have a real dilemma here. Help!
She is offering me a chance to buy the longarm too, on payments even She wants $3000 for it but I have no clue on LAs, is this a fair price? Her mom paid $2500 for it when she bought it.

From what I could see of it, it is a Singer Industrial model with the table. From comparing it to pics on google search, it looks similar to a 15-91 model. Were these models made industrial sized? The head is huge!, not like my 27 I have. The head has Singer and Industrial stamped on it but can't get the serial number off it til tomorrow, when I go back to help clear more stuff and get first dibs on any fabric I want.

Anyone here know about these things??

wowzers. You're so lucky to get that stash! I'm sorry the girl wasn't friendly, but I'm glad you (who could appreciate it) got it!

I think she was just really having a bad day, she emailed again and said if I want, to come help her and I can get first dibs on any fabric I want. She said she was overwhelmed by the response she got and didn't realize there was so many people out there that want "old crummy" fabric.

I really do think she just is not into our world, and rather disgusted by the conditions the house is in. I am gonna help her, even if I don't want any more fabric, I just feel like I should do something to help her. How hard to be in this situation, for her, I just really feel for her.