[Homesteadingfamily] Re: Quality

Have you checked surplus outlets in your area we are fortunate to have one one in our area that buys over stock from producers that area seconds then weaving quality usually is fine most often you will find that the bolt was rejected because the color is not consistent. My wife has found that if she is careful when cutting out she can miss the blemish areas by buying and extra half yard or so and the savings by buying it there still out weighs the extra she has to get. The extra is not wasted as she makes quilts for family members and scrap rugs. We know what you mean about people not wanting to pay a fair price for homemade stuff a person ask my wife to make them a fleece fringed sofa quilt and was mad that she ask for them to pay the cost of the material and $20 for her labor. One of these fleece sofa quilts take her about 10 hours to make by the time she cuts the fabric pieces to matching sizes, sew them together, cuts the fringe strips, notch the quilt sides, and insert and tie the strips.

Chas

--- In Homesteadingfamily@yahoogroups.com, Angelia Rictor <strumpetsdelight@...> wrote:
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> As someone who sews and creates clothing for people, its becoming harder
> and harder for me to find QUALITY fabrics! Fabric that is worth the $$ I'm
> spending! People wont pay fair prices for homemade stuff anyhow, and the
> price of fabric going up with the quality going down does NOT help.
> I've found that I've got to buy hiking shoes and other brands of shoes to
> keep them going for any longer than 3 months. THOUGH you are supposed to
> change shoes after that long because the insides and the soles dont have
> the support any longer. I've learned to get longer life with high quality
> insoles~ not the cheap ones you get at the grocery, but work boot type
> that mould to your feet or are rigid and cup your feet. I have one set and
> I interchange them between a few different pairs of shoes~
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> t-shirt quality is down. Denim quality is down, cotton and any other type
> of clothing quality is down and yet the prices seem to still be climbing
> higher and higher.
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> Angelia in OR
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> [mailto:Homesteadingfamily@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Danny R
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> > Are all of you having the same problems?
> > What goods have you found that are consistent? So often the second time I
> > am
> > disappointed.
> > We are all spending good money and our purchases should be good buys.
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> > Regards, Ninja
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