Last year I set up an RSS feed from Craigslist to route any postings with the word "fabric" (minus a lot of words for furniture) to my google homepage. Every couple of days since then, I've gotten a posting from someone who is selling or giving away fabric in my area. Really, it's not been much use. Most of the things that people are electing to get rid of... well, I agree with their choice. Also there has been a very persistent and annoying ad for a Conair fabric steamer and someone just determined to find an individual willing to come pick up a sturdy cardboard tube from their home in the boonies.
Well, last Friday my day finally came, and all of those days of deleting feed articles were Worth It. The advertisement was for an interior design shop that was going out of business, and it said that they had a few upholstery sample books to give away. I had heard of people getting free upholstery samples for sewing projects, so I called them to check it out. I ended up in a room that was clearly under construction, looking at piles and piles and piles of sample books filling most surfaces. Here is what I ended up taking, all of it free, and I don't think anyone who had seen the room before I came in would have known that I took anything:
That's 30 books of fabric samples, most of it linen or linen/cotton blends. I have disassembled about 2/3rds of the books so far, including one that yielded these beauties:
Now don't get the wrong idea... these are clearly the cream of the crop, and I have been exposed in recent days to some pretty heinous fabric designs. Stuff that would make your eyeballs bleed. Stuff that belongs in a craigslist ad. All in all, though, I feel pretty lucky. :)
So, how clever are you to have thought of such a thing?! How cool! The fabrics look amazing, glad you got them and am excited to see how they are used.
ReplyDeleteWow, that is QUITE the score! Can you tell me how to set up the RSS feel for craigslist? That's such a great idea!!
ReplyDeleteSarah @ http://comeandseetheseitz.com
WOW that is aweomse!! I will have to try that!
ReplyDeleteThat is an awesome score! I love that you can get lots of little bits of coordinating prints that way. My very first quilt was made from a set of Laura Ashley samples I got from a garage sale! I can't wait to see what cute things you make with these - they look like really fun prints! :-)
ReplyDeletelucky you! totally worth digging through the gross stuff when you can find pretties like these. now you just have to figure out what to make!
ReplyDeleteScore!! Chalk one up for resourcefulness.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to check out that store. Those fabrics look really pretty together and look like they will make a beautiful quilt! Yay for you!
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