Thrifting for Fabric - I'm making a Quilt Coat!
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- I went thrifting for Fabric to make a quilt coat from recycled/reused/donated fabric. I found the mother load of crafting material at a non-profit organization in San Antonio that the goal is to keep crafting material out of the landfills and to offer it back to the community!
SparePartsSA.org is the location I visited, but there may be a creative reuse near you if that's too far away.
PLEASE leave in the comments locations like this near you and give all your thrifty tips for all your crafts! I would love the comment section to be full of helpful tips 🩷
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Just beautiful the patent you put together really really pretty🤗🥰👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you! The fabric really works for a lone star quilt 🌟
Waaaaaaaaahh this is HEAVEN
I am watching for the first time. I love that store! I go there and the Goodwill outlet for fabric.
Great 😂 Another store to put on my list to visit. Looks like Denton and Dallas have one as well.
I love that place. I have gone a few times so wonderful.
Thanks for introducing this store! I'm going to check it out for sure
Thought you were going to say thrift stores have liquidation stores.
Good Will has one in Kansas City, Missouri, as does Red Racks: Buy the Pound.
Their hours are not all week, so check before you go!
I intend to check them for scrap quilt parts. The "last call" clothing bins tend to be predominantly synthetics, but on my first visit to Buy the Pound, I found 2 cotton dresses for me and a silk shawl for a friend.
Interesting information! I was sent over here by Conquering Mount Scrapmore with Brenda. So great what you put together. I am a scrap quilter more than anything else and love to see what can be done with them.
OMG: I live in San Antonio. SPARE PARTS is my favorite store for...well...stuff. ! I go looking for fabric (which I always find) but come away with bags of inspiring (and cheap) stuff. Patterns, picture frames, beads, paint, books. If it has to do with any craft, Spare Parts is the first place to look before any big box craft store. Warnings: 1) Take more money than you think you'll need, budget yourself. 2) ON WEEKENDS, GO EARLY. I have often encountered lines waiting to go in. The storefront is small and can only accommodate a certain number of people at one time.
Remember to ask when they are taking donations - recycle YOUR leftover stuff.
What a great idea..sure wish we had one here in Wis..I think they couldn't keep it stocked here..everyone would be crazy for this store!
I absolutely love this idea, I need to talk to my local thrift store about having a section in the store for a creative reuse and advertising it on social media. I wish there was an established reuse near me. I have been looking at the online reuse stores. I really dislike online shopping though 😒
Fabulous
That is stunning. Thanks for sharing.
Wow! I've tried to find stuff like this at the local goodwill and never get lucky. Thanks for sharing, always love your videos!! :)
Thank you! The closest creative reuse storefront is about two hours from my home, but I plan to make a trip there as soon as I can!
Beautiful quilt fabric created. I did a search like you said and found something in my county. Found one called The Art Form Store in San Diego. Thanks for the advice.
I like to go to Goodwill, DI, other clothing thrift shops and use the clothing for quilts/blankets. I bought a thrifted dress that's thin cotton, no stretch, turning it into a baby blanket right now and it's so cute. I also just finished two denim backed quilts using old jeans, which was super fun (and time consuming).
I love finding ways to cheapify quilting without sacrificing quality (i also do hand tying instead of longarm).
Wow
I love my local creative reuse store. San Antonio is a day drive away, I may have to have my husband take me there for an overnight visit
The creative reuse in Austin is supposed to be even bigger than this one! I didn't get a chance to make it there before I went back home to Ohio.
@@kayla_quilts my uncle lives in Austin so I definitely see a road trip in my future. I just found out my local store is closing 😢
😮 wow
How did the quilt coat turn out? I love what I see so far. Have you heard of Lady Lancaster quilt jackets? I'm trying to make the Aunt Ethel style. I'm making mini quilts to fit each pattern piece. I'm trying to design the pattern myself since I haven't found one close enough to buy. I'm having trouble with that part!!! What pattern did you use?
So, a lot of fabric, embroidery floss, and handkerchiefs from the Creative Reuse in Austin ends up smelling like mold, or mothballs, to the point where I can’t use it and have to re-donate it. Do you have suggestions beyond washing it or adding vinegar to the wash? (Had a mask on during the pandemic as required, so when I bought the fabric, I couldn’t really smell anything.)
I have some fabric that I bought that smells like mothballs, I soaked it in vinegar water and air dried it outside, and that got the majority of the smell out. I only smelled it when I ironed on high heat afterward. Hoping someone more helpful than I am answers this question for you 🩷
Borax has helped me in the past with vintage fabric smell. I usually dilute it in water first before adding the fabric to tub of water or machine. Use lingerie bags to separate/protect small items (I like the ones Daiso sells w/tight mesh holes). I’ve also had success w/air. Clip items outside to air out for a couple days (partial sun, partial shady spot, & protect from bird 💩)
…(continuing last reply) I once had a bird dirty some white fabric I had outside and a relative suggested the Mexican hand washing laundry soap 🧼 called Zote. They sell a white and a pink bar. That helped clean that mess up. ☺️
Thanks for the suggestions-looking forward to trying them out! Prefer to recycle fabric when I can. There’s a thrift store where the fabric smells normal for its age, but it doesn’t have near the selection of creative reuse!
I would try soaking it in oxyclean..or seal it up in a zip loc bag with bounce dryer sheets..
Have you ever heard of a creative reuse? Where is your favorite place to thrift for fabric?
Lancaster creative reuse is in Lancaster, Pa.
Fabric Recycles in Overland Park, Kansas was of modest size and selection when I peeked in 2018, but their online presence says they're alive post CoVID.
Thank you very much for sharing. I look forward to seeing the progress on this coat. I am sure it will be fabulous and the only one on planet earth.
Thank you! 😊