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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
 Posted - May 18 2024 : 09:49:11 AM
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Oh my stars! Hubby and I had to run some errands over in Spokane yesterday… And I managed to hit two thrift stores.
Among a few other goodies, look what I scored! Each of these quilts cost anywhere from $2.99 to $3.99 and several of them were half price, “color ticket of the day”…
I also got two cute aprons. One is a homemade apron. That’s the red one, and the chili peppers one is a manufactured apron, but I’m gonna have fun embroidering something on the front of it.
What a fun day! 
And,, as always… Sissy had to give her ‘4-paws of approval’!!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2024 : 09:51:41 AM
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Sorry, my cell phone was hiccuping so had to separate the photos..
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2024 : 09:53:05 AM
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BTW,,, The flag one was done in strips… and some of the strips were cut more narrow, while others were cut wider to create the illusion of the movement of the flag. Really awesome job.
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2240 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2240 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2024 : 10:08:19 AM
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My goodness what a great score! Your thrift shops are sure a lot better than the ones around here.
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21
I'm old and I do wear purple |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2024 : 10:27:58 AM
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I spent under $24.00 for all 7 quilts…
I certainly was doing the ‘Happy Dance’..
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl
6581 Posts
Debbie L.
Oregon
USA
6581 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2024 : 10:29:42 AM
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Beautiful Grace, great score!
Big Hugs,
Debbie
#1582
Blessed in Oregon
With Colorado on My Mind
Farmgirl of the Month September 2012, February 2018, September 2022
“My altars are My Mountains
and the Ocean.” Lord Byron”
When I am Old I Shall Wear Purple, I am Old now!!
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2240 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2240 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2024 : 10:31:06 AM
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You are very fortunate. The only things at the thrift stores around here for under $3.99 are books.
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21
I'm old and I do wear purple |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2024 : 10:51:41 AM
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Judith,, oh Wow!
Well that’s a bummer!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2024 : 10:54:42 AM
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It’s funny, my mother volunteered at her churches thrift store, and I could always find cashmere sweaters for just a couple of dollars and doilies and hankies and vintage gloves for anywhere from $.50 to a dollar. That was in Palm Springs… Palm Springs was my best place to find cashmere sweaters. Up here Kashmir sweaters go for a bloody Fortune that being said I can find tourist shirts – Hawaiian themed shirts for just a couple of dollars Down in Palm Springs they went for outrageous amounts. I think it’s all about location. That being said with mid-century modern and vintage being very popular, a resurgence, the prices are definitely going up and the goodies are getting harder to find. I got lucky with these quilts because up here it’s a very big quilting community so I guess the values are a little less because they’re such an abundance. unlike if I were in Southern California quilt would probably go for two or three times or more the amount. Again, it’s all about location.
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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Wanda Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
1156 Posts
Wanda
Murrells Inlet
SC
USA
1156 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2024 : 11:53:18 AM
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Great score Grace! I can’t even find 100% wool sweaters anymore.
A day hemmed in prayer is less likely to unravel.
Farm Girl #3677
Farmgirl of the Month: Aug/2022
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2240 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2240 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2024 : 12:42:37 PM
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Ever since the needle felting craze began wool sweaters are extinct in thrift shops.
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21
I'm old and I do wear purple |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7478 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7478 Posts |
Posted - May 18 2024 : 7:13:00 PM
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I haven't been able to find a 100% wool, cashmere, angora, or alpaca sweater in years. They are needed for felting and if you find them they are expensive. That said, my newer washing machine only does cold rinse, so I can't use it to felt sweaters.
You find the best stuff in your area, Grace. Are they all found at the same thrift store? Where does all the stuff come from?
Farmgirl hugs,
Linda
Terrell, TX
Farm girl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month
August 2015, April 2017 and June 2023
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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Dreamer42
True Blue Farmgirl
2691 Posts
April
Central
Oregon
USA
2691 Posts |
Posted - May 19 2024 : 5:28:47 PM
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Oh my gosh, Grace!! WOW!! You always score!!
Dreamer42
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
3072 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
3072 Posts |
Posted - May 19 2024 : 6:45:39 PM
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I really like that flag! I might have to try something like that to make a mini garden flag. My summer ones are too bad to hang up again this year. In the first picture it looks like Sissy wants to know what treat you're going to make her while wearing your new apron :)
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
6922 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
6922 Posts |
Posted - May 20 2024 : 1:24:53 PM
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Grace, you walked away with an amazing stash! Lovely finds. I also really like the flag one. Have you ever considered making Sissy her own apron? LOL she would look so dang cute!
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Jokamartell
True Blue Farmgirl
1538 Posts
Karen
Kennewick
WA
USA
1538 Posts |
Posted - May 20 2024 : 6:01:41 PM
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Great score, Grace!!! :)
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2024 : 7:46:20 PM
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Krista,, if I made Sissy her own quilt, she probably would ignore it, much more fun to claim mine!!! lol!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7478 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7478 Posts |
Posted - May 21 2024 : 9:28:33 PM
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We made that flag tablerunner in my guild last year. It isn't hard and makes a great centerpiece. It is hard to believe someone would get rid of it. Some people just don't value handmade items like we farmgirls do. When we find quilts or tablerunners like that in thrift shops my husband and I think that the quilter's relatives sure don't value the time and talent it took to make it.
I've gotten cross-stitched framed sayings and pictures for way under $5, and I know how much time it takes to complete projects like that.
Farmgirl hugs,
Linda
Terrell, TX
Farm girl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month
August 2015, April 2017 and June 2023
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6592 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6592 Posts |
Posted - May 22 2024 : 07:47:56 AM
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Grace, you did indeed hit the jackpot! WOW!! Enjoy these new treasures.
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015
FGOTM- October 2018 |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
6922 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
6922 Posts |
Posted - May 22 2024 : 12:39:18 PM
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Grace, I guess that makes sense. I have a few children who do the same lol!
Krista |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - May 22 2024 : 1:25:18 PM
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Krista... Yep!!! heeheeheee!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - May 22 2024 : 1:28:00 PM
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Linda, 'sew' true!
It saddens me when I sew lovely, crochet, cross stitch, quilts and aprons that were lovingly made and gifted only to end up in a box destined for the Thrift stores..
But their loss, my gain!..
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
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