GirlieWhirlie

JC Penney once sold just about everything from air conditioners to meals. My JCP had a restaurant...

trupeach1

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omg i forgot that but they did.

bakermom

I bought fabric for my oldest child's layette at penneys. that would have been 1980. at that time montgomery ward, sears and kmart also sold fabric. I have baby quilts made from gingham and broadcloth from kmart.

Dina

I hated it when Penny's quit selling fabric. It has been a long time since I thought about it, but Sears and Anthony's were also places I used to enjoy buying fabric. Yeah, probably in the 70"s.

gale

When I bought my featherweight, there was a package of rick rack from JC Penney in it.

ckcowl

so did montgomery wards and sears that's how our grandmother's bought their dry-goods, there were not quilt shops and joannes back in the 'old days'...we still bought our yardage from the local store in town...in my town Sears, in the mid 70's when i was making my own clothes, prom dresses and such.

Numa

In the late 50's,whenever we went to Penney's, Mom knew where to look for me- there was a table with a huge box under it -full of remnants. Mom hauled me out of that box more than once! She always said only my feet were sticking out of the top. I loved fabric even though I was just a little girl. My first HS Home Ec. project was from Penney's fabric department.
Thanks for reminding me of a great memory!

stichinluvr

Our JCP quit selling fabric and notions about 1978 or '79. Maybe '80. I was working for them at the time and the manager gave me all the thread and zippers thatt were left (and I still have some).

sewingladydi

Yep, when I was in high school and sewed my clothes (60's).

nativetexan

Hmmm, when my son was little I remember buying some fabric at Sears in Houston. i made his and my clothes by hand.