Active discussions

Meet the Other Phone. A phone that grows with your child.

Meet the Other Phone.
A phone that grows with your child.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Arts and crafts

Discover knitting, crochet, scrapbooking and art and craft ideas on this forum.

Original poster

fabric offcuts

9 replies

Mimmit · 06/02/2011 21:43

Hi.Could anyone recommend where I can get very cheap fabric offcuts for quilting/applique please (either online or in Birmingham area?)I am looking for as much variet of colour and fabric as possible. Thank you!

OP posts:
icapturethecastle · 06/02/2011 22:48

Hi

If you put in fabric scraps or quilt squares etc in ebay you come up with lots of results some are very cheap. I am thinking of making a quilt by cutting up DDs babygros and t-shirts just need an iron on interface to stop the stretchiness - the interface is pretty cheap.

neversaydie · 06/02/2011 23:04

Croft Mill. Limited choice - they sell ends of lines and so on (the descriptions in the printed catalogue used to be very funny). But if they have what you want it is good value.

Original poster
Mimmit · 07/02/2011 13:46

Thank you I capture and neversay. I am going to look at ebay and croft mill now. I am a complete craft beginner but thought I would have a go at making an applique picture for DS's room. I have quite a clear idea in my head - just not sure I can turn it into reality! Anyway you have both set me on the right track. May well be back for some more advice later on.
Good luck with you quilt Icapture-that sounds like a lovely way to use her clothes. I didn't know about the interface stopping stretchiness either- will come in useful.
Thanks again. Smile

OP posts:
PurpleFrog · 07/02/2011 13:56

I was about to tell you that Croft Mill was sadly no more - but I looked at your link and it has been resurrected! Yeah! Their prices don't look quite as good as I remember, but at least now you can see photos of the fabrics. I have piles of cheap fabric from Croft Mill that I still have to get around to using.....

iloveblue · 07/02/2011 14:06

Fabric Rehab do lovely little mini bundles of fabric off-cuts here(reasonably priced too).
I've bought lots from them in the past - to use for applique t-shirts.

soccerwidow · 10/02/2011 12:33

I was just going to say FabricRehab - but lots of others are now doing the little scrap bundles too - seamstar [[saintsandpinners.co.uk saints and pinners] although they come in & out of stock all the time.

They are imo expensive for what are really just "scraps" but then you get lots of lovely designer fabrics that you would never be able to afford otherwisse!

I have also bought fat quarter bundles from here -[[http://www.craftsandquilts.net/fabric-packs-825-c.asp crafts and quilts}} great prices! again tthe stock varies and it doesn't look like they have many nice ones atm. Also they are 1/4 yards not metres so are smaller.

And ebay is excellent too!

soccerwidow · 10/02/2011 12:36

and an excellent applique tutorial and free patterns here at [[http://www.dontlooknow.typepad.com/ dont look know}}

soccerwidow · 10/02/2011 12:37

bloody nora! just can't get my links right today! grrr

CaptainNancy · 10/02/2011 12:50

Do you have any of his old babygros? I know some people have made patchwork items from baby clothes as a memento- very special.

New posts on this thread. Refresh page