Hancock Fabrics

Personally, I'd try to work out a trade for some nice cotton or very good grade of gabardine. The only fleece I have sewn or intend to sew are lap blankets for two elderly aunts and my Godmother. I do not care for fleece. Emily

Hancock Fabrics went out of business in my city. At least they closed the store on my side of town that been in the same location for about

Pet it and admire it and put it in the stash to ripen, then whip it out when just the right project comes along.

Some lovely stretch polarfleece acquired probably 4 years ago turned into half a dozen pairs of arm-warmers for my daughter and her girlfriends... The high school is ice-cold in some rooms, stuffy and warm in others, and they are not allowed to wear long sleeves in shop class, period. The girls like them because it allows them to wear their cute short-sleeved babydoll tees right through the fall and winter. And who'd have ever thought that a practical cycling accessory would turn out to be a fashion statement?

Kathleen

I wouldn't bother with fashion fleece, but if I had that much in some Malden Mills good stuff, we'd all have new winter jackets!

I have some for just that purpose in the loft: enough MM Windbloc for 4 fleece jackets... And new sergers to sew it on! :)

make no-sew throws, or use it to make blankets for Soldiers Angels!

Of course, there would also be the required sweat pants for the 2 kids...

I would make my grandkids some more pajama's they loved the last ones and have almost grown out of them.

Well, if there are dogs in your family, fleece makes wonderful bedding for winter. All our dogs (we're down to three now, since losing our beloved AmStaff last month) have blankets, just tied double layers with batting inbetween, and bolsters that they can curl up to. The bolsters have zippers and are stuffed with cheap polyfil...easy to disassemble, wash, store away, and repack.

Here's a picture of one of their outside beds...more of the same in the house.