Maybe it's a compulsion, maybe I'm making another spool quilt. As you might notice, I usually work with bright, wacky fabric, so when I encounter reproduction fabric/small prints my mind thinks mini spools (1.5 in finish).
In the context of seeing the photos from the estate sale, the bin was a tiny bite of the apple.
And this photo shows her fabulous book collection (completely staked out by a book reseller), more fabric and yes, a bin of "scraps" under the table. There were at least four of these bins.
In looking through the fabric chunks and scraps in the bin, I recognized a lot of fabrics from the early eighties, back when the selection of cotton fabrics was quite limited (relatively). So there was a lot of "historical or reproduction fabrics" but there were also a lot of fabrics with a history of their own.
4 comments:
Holy warp and weft, that's a lotta fabric!
That estate sale is just beyond my comprehension!!!
Unreal. . .that stash must have lived in the whole house. .. no way could it have been house in one area. I chuckled seeing more spools though. . . .!!!!
This is a hoard of fabric. Seems more like a store going out of business. I don't know how you sew such tiny spools, but more power to you. I like seeing the variety you come up with. Wish I could come across anything like this.
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