Your patriotic DUTY

Okay, I will. And as they take my money I will say "Polly made me do it!" ;)) Flag flies every day. Chicken, no hamburgers.

Ginger in CA

Most of our little lqs are out of business. I did get a flyer that M &L in Anaheim is having a sale all next week. 20% off everything.

The economic crisis hit hard here in our 'hood yesterday. House next door folk got evicted. Very sad thing even with crappy neighbors. (I mean really crappy they never realized they should clean up after their dogs) We should be used to foreclosures here since there have been so many but every time just seems worse than the last. So many people is a bad way. : (

I better find a shop online to buy from to do my part. Taria

Nevermind what country you're in, everywhere seems to be having an economic crisis. It is your civic duty to find a great 4th of July sale and buy some fabric. The amount doesn't matter; just one yard counts. Fly your flag and grill some hamburgers and Help a quilt shop stay in business. Small businesses need your support. I challenge you to one-up me in patriotism. I found a glorious Hoffman Bali Batik in a red that will be wonderful in a Wounded Warriors quilt for only $6 per yard. Beat that if you can. And let us know what you found. Enable? Me? sure. Polly

Taria, a person in this town, who was going to be evicted by the Sherrif's Dept at 8AM, committed suicide this past Fri morning in the house he was in when they came knocking. When they finally got in, they couldn't find him from all the hoarding he had done.

We have two fabric stores: one is high end and caters to some very pricey fabric and even higher priced classes. They keep "bankers' hours" so the only time I can get in is a Sat morning.

The other one has been around for 50 years, owned by the surviving brother of a duo originally from New York. So I followed Polly's challenge. Got a yard of Kaufman's fusions in medium gold for $5.99 from their flat fold table. When she went to measure it out, out fell a smaller piece . "How much will I be able to get that little piece for? It's not a yard, kinda hard to know what to do with that!" [It was 2/3 yd!] So she threw that in for $2.60!!! SCORE!!! Polly, ya woulda been so proud of me!

G> Most of our little lqs are out of business. =A0 I did get a flyer that M = &L in

i'm trying very hard to use fabric from my stash...so, i bought a quilt magazine and signed up for a class at the local LQS.....

Good work on the fabric score! That is a tragic story. What a nightmare. RIP to the fellow.

Taria

Taria, a person in this town, who was going to be evicted by the Sherrif's Dept at 8AM, committed suicide this past Fri morning in the house he was in when they came knocking. When they finally got in, they couldn't find him from all the hoarding he had done.

We have two fabric stores: one is high end and caters to some very pricey fabric and even higher priced classes. They keep "bankers' hours" so the only time I can get in is a Sat morning.

The other one has been around for 50 years, owned by the surviving brother of a duo originally from New York. So I followed Polly's challenge. Got a yard of Kaufman's fusions in medium gold for $5.99 from their flat fold table. When she went to measure it out, out fell a smaller piece . "How much will I be able to get that little piece for? It's not a yard, kinda hard to know what to do with that!" [It was 2/3 yd!] So she threw that in for $2.60!!! SCORE!!! Polly, ya woulda been so proud of me!

G> Most of our little lqs are out of business. I did get a flyer that M &L > in

I bought 4.5 yards of Dr. Seuss (another American institution!) fabric from a quilt shop's 4th of July sale, and went to my favorite on-line cross-stitch shop and bought 7 patterns & a candy cane button on her Christmas in July sale this weekend. DH is at the store picking up hamburger and apple (2nd choice cherry) pie right now!

-- Debbie/MN

"Louise in Iowa" >I did it - but not at a LQS, as they were all closed today. I did,

Glad you got such a good buy! I love a bargain! Barbara, the tightwad in SC

Taria Mother Nature is contributing her thunder boomers and flash floods to the holiday. Hope it doesn't reach your area.

Better to get it all out of the way this weekend. Next weekend the Prince William and Kate entourage will be nearby at the "charitable" polo match [heck, reservations in the VIP seating is $4,000/seat, and they have sold 1,000 of them!]. Personally, I think that whole area will be quite the mess of traffic and people, since there is also a Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Transgender Pride Festival scheduled nearby on the same day.

G> Good work on the fabric score!

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And from another tightwad - I found aurifil at Carmen Warehouse for $6 - but they only have 'interesting' colors. They do have whale which is a nice goes with nearly everything sort of gray. Naturally, my need was black and white. Found them at Red Rock; $40 for 4 including shipping. Not a great bargain but bearable. Aurifil makes my Bernina happy and we do want her to be happy. Polly

It got here. Rain, thunder and lightning. It is wonderful. It has been so hot this was a welcome change. It was too hot to bbq so the rain just provided entertainment. That parade kinda sounds like it only leaves out old fashioned straight people. lol Taria

Taria Mother Nature is contributing her thunder boomers and flash floods to the holiday. Hope it doesn't reach your area.

Better to get it all out of the way this weekend. Next weekend the Prince William and Kate entourage will be nearby at the "charitable" polo match [heck, reservations in the VIP seating is $4,000/seat, and they have sold 1,000 of them!]. Personally, I think that whole area will be quite the mess of traffic and people, since there is also a Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Transgender Pride Festival scheduled nearby on the same day.

Ginger in CA very hot and muggy

Polly,

Have you ever considered buying the aurifil on the large cones? I found it at a quilt show last year. It's cheaper than the spools, and it lasts forever! I've used it a lot, and the cone is not noticibly smaller.

I went to JoAnne's and bought fabric, interfacing and batting for craft projects....I head up a craft meeting every other Wednesday for our church ladies. We make various things to sell at a church bazaar in November. By the way, I'm always looking for ideas for easy-to-make crafts!!