tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post3616699846101307883..comments2023-04-15T06:31:20.398-05:00Comments on by gum, by golly!: Fall for Cotton: vintage fabric shopping, part 2Tashahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11368418516615371972noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-52099477955763944182013-08-27T07:37:14.978-05:002013-08-27T07:37:14.978-05:00Thank you for this great tips! It's easy to ge...Thank you for this great tips! It's easy to get lost while searching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-969362326664953182013-08-25T14:19:38.868-05:002013-08-25T14:19:38.868-05:00Wow, THANK YOU for such awesome tips!!! Also, are ...Wow, THANK YOU for such awesome tips!!! Also, are those fabrics from your stash pictured first? ...I might have to fight you for those ;PRochelle Newhttp://luckylucille.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-72990421363512721522013-08-24T06:27:04.385-05:002013-08-24T06:27:04.385-05:00Superb tips! I really like how you pointed out the...Superb tips! I really like how you pointed out the fact that while you may have to pay a bit more of the item in some instances, listings are often more accurate on etsy. I've really found that to be true over the year no matter what I was purchasing there (as opposed to eBay).<br /><br />♥ Jessica Witchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-17453060459191047562013-08-24T06:10:04.760-05:002013-08-24T06:10:04.760-05:00Great post! I often give up because my time could ...Great post! I often give up because my time could be spent sewing instead of wading through all the results that come up with a wider search. I will definitely be trying these tips to narrow my search. Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07142947905050151725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-53552567582399303562013-08-24T05:57:54.232-05:002013-08-24T05:57:54.232-05:00Wow I never knew that either about the minus sign,...Wow I never knew that either about the minus sign, how useful. A lot of tips here, thank you so much and thank you for the laugh, this article was the first over my morning coffee and the first paragraph nearly had me spilling my coffee with laughter. Thank you. LilliansEnsembleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407538411010525871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-22012168889255924142013-08-24T05:56:10.430-05:002013-08-24T05:56:10.430-05:00Helen it would be great if you could join in and m...Helen it would be great if you could join in and maybe choosing an easy project would be exactly what you need right now. Try not to worry about your three year old, they ALL learn sometime, it will happen. Do some sewing in the meantime. :) LilliansEnsembleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15407538411010525871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-86340077962742432522013-08-24T00:59:27.573-05:002013-08-24T00:59:27.573-05:00As you know I LOVE fabric and use it a lot. Sadly ...As you know I LOVE fabric and use it a lot. Sadly I'm in the UK and my preference is US prints so I struggle but I still find good deals on ebay occasionally, both US and UK. I find etsy too expensive for my budget. I still have a stash of good fabrics, but I'm always on the look out. I wish we had your estate sales here *sigh*Straight Talking Mama!https://www.blogger.com/profile/13010105224878943505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-32175683792794622112013-08-23T14:50:54.523-05:002013-08-23T14:50:54.523-05:00Oh thanks for this great post! Usually I give up t...Oh thanks for this great post! Usually I give up trying to find fabrics online. Great tips!Nina the selfish seamstresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09334684135438756969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-85573807009426411582013-08-23T14:32:58.241-05:002013-08-23T14:32:58.241-05:00Fall for Cotton aside, this is a really interestin...Fall for Cotton aside, this is a really interesting post. I had no idea about the minus sign thing. Wow! How useful is that? I've also really enjoyed both these posts so far. Really interesting!<br /><br />I'm as yet undecided about whether to join in or not. Sewing to deadlines tend to stress me out and as I am being made redundant from my job AND am toilet training my 3 year old, I have quite enough stress going in right now... But it does look like fun! And it would make me actually use those vintage patterns I have stashed away, which would make me feel less guilty...Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06525020848581000170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-18462528791527116362013-08-23T13:59:53.854-05:002013-08-23T13:59:53.854-05:00Yes! I completely forgot about estate sales since ...Yes! I completely forgot about estate sales since I rarely make it to them (although we keep meaning to change that). Thanks so much for mentioning it!Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368418516615371972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7659360650582709851.post-8648594134049086352013-08-23T13:57:01.385-05:002013-08-23T13:57:01.385-05:00I have a lot of luck finding vintage fabrics at es...I have a lot of luck finding vintage fabrics at estate sales. Sewers of yesteryear have stashes that would make most modern sewers blush. And, most of the people running estate sales don't know how to value fabric, so it's usually INSANE cheap- I've found it for as low as dimes on the yard.Michellehttp://www.tresbienensemble.comnoreply@blogger.com