Thrift Store Finds

So I met with my BFF today and she loves doing the thrift store runs. I picked up a fantastic wood TV tray to turn into a portable ironing board - $2.98.

Then I found a bundle of quilting templates - $6.98 - four of them: O'Lipfa Square marked in 1/8" units; Clover's bias strip cutting template circa 1995; Jodi Barrows' Square in a Square template, circa 1995; and Betty Gail's Quilter's Rule triangle from 1985. Now I just have to figure out why I bought them.

Picked up a book of applique patterns and another book by Lois Hallock on "Creating Your Perfect Quilting Space".

Fun time out laughing with Donna.

Sandy , sounds like you had a great time with some great finds.
We need to do a day soon!

Jean Anne

LOL Sandy! Your BFF? OMG if she is anything like you the city should require some type of warning flag on your car and that you wear bright, reflective clothing to warn people. :icon_happy: Just kidding. Glad you had a great day and scored a tv tray. I've been looking for one too, with no luck so far.

Hey, if you can't figure out why you bought the templates you can always donate them to the gift table at the retreat, someone will find a perfect use for them.

How the heck! I would never find something like that here. All there is is mismatched glasses and pot lids.

Well Sandy.... From the comment you made about me yesterday.......I guess it was my fault you bought all that stuff today. :D. It must be one of my super powers...... I can make you buy things when I don't even know you are shopping! :D

Sounds like you had a fun day!

Lorie.......we must have the same type of thrift store........mismatched pot lids and glass! Lol!

i have lots of templates and rulers i have picked up at thrift stores and garage sales. Some i use and some are waiting till just the right pattern rears its ugly head and screams use the ruler you bought for this!!!!!

Great find Sandy. My portable ironing table is a garage sale tv tray and I love it. I've been looking for more ever since, thinking I can make some portable ironing boards and sell them as a Project Linus fundraiser. So far I've had no luck.

You can't see bargain templates and not buy them. There is a chance you or someone you know will need them some day.

Sounds like you had a great day with your friend. My best friend just left after we spent the afternoon putting some embroidered blocks together for her first grandbaby. I sent her home with the quilt basted together and ready to go in an embroidery hoop. The shower is May 30 so she has a month to get it done. I love passing on the art of quilting!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Hulamoon

How the heck! I would never find something like that here. All there is is mismatched glasses and pot lids.

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.......don't forget the miscellaneous Tupperware lid with no bowl

Junkin' and with the BFF, sounds like an awesome day to me..................not to mention "one" shoe:icon_beuj:

I went to one the other day and got a bag that had five 24" heavy duty zippers in them (like I use for the diaper bags) for $3!! Oh, and a rain bonnet was in there for some reason too. All that did was make MM giggle when I put it on!

Our little thrift store out here has had some good stuff. I found a shirt to make a doctor coat for Em and some nice upholstery fabric scraps that have made some nice tote bags and purses. Nothing like those finds though.

Sounds like a good day out with a friend.Sounds like you went on a treasure hunt and found some of the treasure.I'd like to do that kind of shopping ,but lack of a drivers license stops that.

What a great time you must have had! I should venture out and see what I can find. My friend stopped at a garage sale and bought two big cutting mats for a dollar each! They had no wear and tear on them at all. It's amazing.

My favorite places to shop. You never know what treasures you might find. Doing it with you DF...priceless.