I
hit an unbelievable jackpot last week. Fabric for one dollar a yard! It
all started with an innocent trip to the grocery. As we walked in, I
noticed a flyer on the bulletin board: Fabric for sale, $1 a yard.
WHAT? I pulled off one of the phone number tags and tucked it in my
pocket. Probably too good to be true, I thought.
After
we got home, I called and went to check it out, wearing my COVID
mask. Oh, yeah there was fabric. A whole room full of good quality,
beautiful material in a rainbow of colors, folded and labeled. All
priced at $1 per yard. Miss Betty, in her 80's, has arthritis and
just can't sew any more.
I focused on the quilting cotton, and quickly gathered up bundles from ¼ yard remnants to 12 yard bolts of 108” backing. It's a good thing I keep a large bin in my Escape, because I filled it up, along with several tote bags. I spent $200 and hardly made a dent in her inventory.
Of
course, my sweet husband told me I should go back for more. His
reasoning was simple: get all you can since it's good stuff and
insanely priced. He'd rather I spent $1 per yard now instead of $5
to $15 later. And he was right. The next morning I headed back over there, armed with large laundry baskets.
So,
in less than 24 hours, I added 500 yards of quilting cotton in a variety of prints and solids to my
already huge collection of fabric. Five hundred dollars is definitely a lot to
spend, but I'm pretty sure I won't need to buy anything except
batting for several years.
