🔥 I Found AMAZING Sewing & Quilting Supplies At The Thrift Store

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  • @stevemcmillin2737
    @stevemcmillin2737 Місяць тому +9

    I bought a big bag of fabric scraps at a thrift store a couple of years ago. I could see some pretty wool and what I was sure were fat quarters. The bag was $20. Bought it, dumped it out at home and in the middle of the bag was an entire quilt kit and pattern that had never been open and had the price tag on it. $135!!!! Plus all those fat quarters.

  • @Magnanimous17
    @Magnanimous17 Місяць тому +10

    My goodness your local Goodwill is AWESOME! My Goodwill NEVER has such cool stuff! Don't take such a clean, organized, well-stocked Goodwill for granted!!❤😊

  • @eugeniajones6650
    @eugeniajones6650 5 днів тому +1

    Tracy, I have one I bought back in 1972, sews wonderfully. Heavy as ever but a great old machine. I still have it and sew with it.

  • @carolharris2329
    @carolharris2329 Місяць тому +25

    I knew you hit the jackpot when I saw the circle on that mat. Enjoy!!!

  • @martibrown2993
    @martibrown2993 Місяць тому +19

    I have a dressmaker. I made my daughters clothes when she was little 40 years ago. Your goodwill. Is much better than mine.

  • @quiltanon
    @quiltanon Місяць тому +6

    you could use old thread for basting...that way you use it up and you aren't wasting your good thread...just an idea

  • @rochellenowik9875
    @rochellenowik9875 Місяць тому +26

    I am a card maker and use my score board every time I make cards. Your grands may enjoy making paper fans and butterflies for their mommy. I use my light box frequently for applique and card making, too.

  • @denisepettit8534
    @denisepettit8534 12 днів тому +1

    Great find and fun to watch as you opened and realized all that you had and your excitement! Thank you for sharing I call that a happy dance find. Enjoy.

  • @judyabernathy9405
    @judyabernathy9405 Місяць тому +6

    I use my light tracing box for Foundation Paper Piecing! Rather than guessing if you’re tracing it right, just do it over the light box! Helps for other types of tracings, too.

  • @jenniferr9564
    @jenniferr9564 Місяць тому +4

    I had a dressmaker for over 30 years. It was a real gem. I sewed all my three daughters clothes and even prom and bridal gowns on it.

  • @gquilter36
    @gquilter36 Місяць тому +19

    Good for you Tracy, you deserve it. Enjoy your great find.

  • @Debisjoy
    @Debisjoy Місяць тому +11

    You won the lottery with the ofra mat! Good for you

  • @robinrutherfordcost4748
    @robinrutherfordcost4748 12 днів тому +1

    My friend always goes to thrift stores even when she plans a trip. She'll grab fabric for me, whenever she sees fabric - provided it looks in good condition and smells ok. I finally actually went to the salvation army yesterday. Wow - even furniture. Found sn antique metal stool for 3.99. Giving it to the same friend once I make a cushion for her cats. So cute. My sister rents and flips houses - 20.00 for a wardrobe chest. Lot of people donate because they just want it gone. Might be a house clean out too. Also found a tapestry blanket for 4.99 - great for the dogs. An embroidery shirt for 5.99 - beautiful and if my Mom doesn't want it, am cutting up the embroidery itms for applique.

  • @SandraHamer-xv1uc
    @SandraHamer-xv1uc Місяць тому +5

    Your such a nice person , am so happy for you I remember dressmaker sewing machines, their an older brand ,and when well maintained their real workhorses.

  • @helenedesmarais8697
    @helenedesmarais8697 Місяць тому +17

    WINNER !!!! DING! DING! DING! 🤩

  • @arvettadelashmit9337
    @arvettadelashmit9337 Місяць тому +5

    I have a Dressmaker Sewing machine from the 1950's. The head is all metal. The cabinet has the style of the French Provincial furniture (but it needs refinishing). I bought it inside its cabinet at a yard sale for $5.00. It sews; but, it is not my go to machine. I never got into the stamps. Your grandchildren may enjoy tracing on that light box. I would use the light box to trace paper foundation patterns for sewing scraps into beautiful blocks. You lucky lady you. Someone at Goodwill goofed. It gives me hope that I may one day find something super wonderful at Goodwill. Congratulations!

  • @patriciawilcox6492
    @patriciawilcox6492 Місяць тому +11

    I knew the price because I've been looking at them. You scored big time.

  • @NellieShannon-p9g
    @NellieShannon-p9g Місяць тому +3

    The light box is useful to quilters for tracing applique. The rotating mat is a big win.

  • @annetteellis4188
    @annetteellis4188 Місяць тому +8

    Score! I think the light box will come in handy. Happy quilting

  • @PatriciaStephens-ou9hf
    @PatriciaStephens-ou9hf Місяць тому +1

    My local quilt store has taught a class on making your own fabric with stamps, and that sounds intriguing to me. I have also used plastic canvas as a purse bottom. I think you could use it to make quilt/fabric boxes as well. I use coloring books as patterns for applique, and for free-motion quilting motifs. Wow, I wish my Goodwill had all this good stuff!

  • @jenniferr9564
    @jenniferr9564 Місяць тому +1

    I have one and love mine. I use it all the time. The rotating mat was a great find. I have a 12.5 inch and it was over 80.00 new.

  • @gailjernigan2482
    @gailjernigan2482 Місяць тому +6

    I’m jealous!! My Goodwill doesn’t see any craft supplies, and you hit the jackpot!!! Congratulations!!! 🥰

    • @beckypetersen2680
      @beckypetersen2680 Місяць тому +1

      I wonder if they just toss them figuring they won't sell.

  • @annolsen8276
    @annolsen8276 Місяць тому +4

    I loved your Goodwill videos. The one by me hangs their fabric with the sheets, blankets, etc. I just got over 6 yards of navy blue with little white stars in tiny circles, For 3.99. What a find.

  • @karenminnear7352
    @karenminnear7352 Місяць тому +6

    What a blast, thanks for taking us along.

  • @lorrierunnals140
    @lorrierunnals140 13 днів тому +2

    How exciting! Enjoy your jackpot of goodies.

  • @BeekoKat
    @BeekoKat Місяць тому +1

    The light box is great for diamond painting

  • @juneclements2111
    @juneclements2111 Місяць тому +4

    When you were unwrapping the cutting mat and I saw the circle on it I knew you hit the jackpot! What an awesome find!

  • @SueB440
    @SueB440 Місяць тому +3

    That was fun! I have the exact weaving loom you were looking at in the brown box. My grandma gave it to me when I was very young and enjoyed weaving yarn. Brings back memories of her.

  • @kellyarnette4897
    @kellyarnette4897 Місяць тому +3

    Yes stamping is still huge! I make cards and have hundreds of stamps!

  • @christinej2358
    @christinej2358 Місяць тому +3

    You hit the thrifting jackpot! Congratulations!

  • @shirleymize7629
    @shirleymize7629 Місяць тому +5

    The tool was a crimping tool for jewelry making - it tightens the crimp beads to hold the other beads in place or to fasten beading wire/threads together.

  • @mariawells8026
    @mariawells8026 Місяць тому +4

    Great finds! Keep light box. They are handy. Awesome on spin mat!!

  • @kimhanback1302
    @kimhanback1302 Місяць тому +2

    I do paper crafting. I would love to have found the big score board. That stick is a bone folder and you use it to score your paper in the groves of the board. I quilt as well. I would have bought it for the score board and cutting mat.

  • @anneinstx1969
    @anneinstx1969 Місяць тому +2

    Yes, you hit the jackpot. I knew as soon as I saw the circle diagram on the front. As I recall they are more than $50. I also knew the lite box was over a $100 because it took me a long time to buy one to trace off applique patterns. A lot easier than holding the paper up to a window.

  • @crystal-jeanroat2885
    @crystal-jeanroat2885 Місяць тому +1

    Great score! I paid $40 for my light box like that, years ago at ACMoore. It’s not essential for every day, but when you need to trace patterns for appliqué, templates or drawing, it’s a great product and you’ll be glad you have it.

  • @pamstrong8709
    @pamstrong8709 Місяць тому +4

    Wow, wow!!! I bought one of those mats at Joann. Priced at $100, but i used a 50%coupon. ...and I thought I scored. 😱 Nice going Tracy.

  • @maryannadkins8307
    @maryannadkins8307 Місяць тому +8

    You got a deal! I mean a great deal!

  • @auntqueenee
    @auntqueenee Місяць тому +1

    I keep a small light box next to my machine. Sometimes the extra light from behind helps with piecing and placement of small pieces

  • @tonialtman3727
    @tonialtman3727 Місяць тому +3

    Love it you won the JACK POT. Happy quilting

  • @kailualaur9394
    @kailualaur9394 Місяць тому +3

    Mahalo Nui Loa to the donor! You've made our friend Tracy very happy! Looking forward to you enjoying your new mat (best find of all times at a GW!!!) and light board. Enjoy your good fortune! For all the good you do for all of us "out here", you deserve the jackpot of karma that came your way! ❤🌴

  • @pamlacey136
    @pamlacey136 Місяць тому +3

    Oh my, you are one lucky lady. Great finds. Have fun using them.

  • @Meyersci
    @Meyersci 22 дні тому +1

    Great haul! Yes, I am still using rubber stamps and have taken them all 10K of them off of the wood backing, put cling foam on them and indexed them in Google Keep (that took about two years). I make Junk journals and gelli art prints, plus cardmaking and still some scrapbooking. The scoring board is very useful in card making and journal making. You can make several score lines along a strip of paper to pleat it, for instance. I wish I could find that rotating cutting board at the GW. That's sort of a white whale in the crafting world!

  • @OffKilterCrafterIan
    @OffKilterCrafterIan Місяць тому +1

    That first thing that you pulled off the pile that was from Martha Stuart I use to have when I was a paper crafter. I used it all the time to score my card stock. I got rid of mine when I stopped paper crafting but it was one of my most used tools.

    • @TheSewingChannel
      @TheSewingChannel  Місяць тому +1

      I had no clue what it was lol. Sounds like a popular craft tool for sure!

  • @anndotsey1910
    @anndotsey1910 Місяць тому +5

    Do the happy dance!!! You hit the Jackbot!!!

  • @bethholness5153
    @bethholness5153 Місяць тому +3

    Got to love a good thrifting win. Well done for being in the right place at the right time.

  • @TheCatlady63
    @TheCatlady63 Місяць тому +1

    I have one of these rotating mats on my Christmas List.

  • @georgiamccroy6527
    @georgiamccroy6527 Місяць тому +2

    I have that rotating mat and use it at retreats. It’s flat and travels better than my Martelli round one. You’re going to love it for squaring up blocks!

  • @ConniePeck1957
    @ConniePeck1957 Місяць тому +2

    Ok! I'm sold! I'm off to the thrift store! Thank you!

  • @marymiller2398
    @marymiller2398 Місяць тому +1

    I have a Dress Maker machine. I love it. I bought it in 1982. Still going.strong.

  • @stephaniegee3481
    @stephaniegee3481 Місяць тому +1

    You have an amazing craft section in yours. Ours redid them so they don't have much outside of housewares and clothing now -- so boring. Have that same light box.

  • @charlottechristensen603
    @charlottechristensen603 Місяць тому +1

    The purple sew cool kids machine is battery ran and it’s no thread it mixes the fibers of felt together it’s a good first step to teach kids to sew they can’t get there fingers under the needles and no thread to deal with my daughter loved it

  • @tammymoore5723
    @tammymoore5723 Місяць тому +2

    Yes! I make cards and use stamps and my scoreboard all the time! Love your channel!

  • @SharonRStudio
    @SharonRStudio Місяць тому +1

    What a great find. The lightbox is so handy for tracing patterns, tracing pictures and seeing through fabric. Mine is a light tracer II but newer and grey.

  • @dawndecesare2177
    @dawndecesare2177 Місяць тому +2

    What a score. Amazing!!!

  • @sewforlife586
    @sewforlife586 Місяць тому +1

    I am so jealous. That mat is awesome girl! My granddaughter just asked me on sunday if I had a light box. I make all my cards for everyone and would love to have a scoring board. See I do everything. I was a tailor for over 30yrs and i retired early a year ago. So now I just sew, make dolls and doll clothes, quilts and oil paint and embroider and design and make sewing patterns, crochet, knit, make greeting cards, clothes of course, costumes, doll furniture, polymer clay miniatures, I even dabble in making jewelry. I would have bought half that stuff u looked at...lol My goodwill never has anything good. Nothing in the way of things im into. 😕

  • @Dina-gf6nk
    @Dina-gf6nk Місяць тому +4

    You hit the mother load on the mat light box alone 😂😂😂❤❤❤

  • @misssocialdeb3777
    @misssocialdeb3777 Місяць тому +2

    I love thrift stores for sewing, crafting supplies. I have that scoring board by Martha Stewart. I have used that a lot. That little tool is called a mini bone folder. It helps get nice folds crds, paper.

    • @TheSewingChannel
      @TheSewingChannel  Місяць тому +1

      Thank you for that info.

    • @susanmei9980
      @susanmei9980 Місяць тому +2

      Bone folders are nice for scoring quilting lines w/o marking your quilt w a pen. It just makes a slight crease that you can see just well enough to sew along. 🌟

  • @carlam.9529
    @carlam.9529 Місяць тому +2

    Wow, you really lucked out !!! Congratulations !!!

  • @laurag8641
    @laurag8641 Місяць тому +1

    I have that same light box (have had for years!), except mine has a gray box. Love it, it’s a great size for tracing larger patterns or lots at once. I use painters tape to hold my tracing paper in place. nice find!

  • @bonni71256
    @bonni71256 Місяць тому +1

    That is my go to lightbox. I have some other ones but I like that one the best.

  • @dawnspruill1914
    @dawnspruill1914 Місяць тому +2

    You scored big time!

  • @ChristinaFisher-u5n
    @ChristinaFisher-u5n Місяць тому +1

    I love you! I feel like I just went shopping with you!

  • @carenstory8425
    @carenstory8425 Місяць тому +1

    Great job 🎉 April has alot of stamps when she was doing scrap booking . Our Mother inlaw still does scrap booking. And making cards. Great find that rotating cutter and healing too . Great price I got one not to long ago for 40 bucks. Enjoyed your good will shopping 🛍

  • @margaretrichardson6958
    @margaretrichardson6958 Місяць тому +1

    You certainly did hit the jackpot girl. I’m happy for you.

  • @NJGardengirl1961
    @NJGardengirl1961 Місяць тому +2

    Wow, great score on the rotating mat!

  • @margarethanson50
    @margarethanson50 Місяць тому +1

    Love goodwill or thrift store sometimes found it worth to buy so bargain to use my sewing things love it and your score for the right price like I do. , Amen.

  • @damarisrempel9147
    @damarisrempel9147 Місяць тому +2

    SCORE!!! LIGHTBOX!!!!
    If you do a lot of Applique the Lightbox is awesome ...the little white stick is for pressing folds.
    Rotating Mat!! You have the Jackpot Golden touch!!! Awesome!!!👍🎉❤️

    • @laurarose6829
      @laurarose6829 Місяць тому

      Would you trace the pattern by putting it under the fabric and drawing on top?

  • @lindafugate2938
    @lindafugate2938 Місяць тому +1

    The plastic canvas you saw in the store … some use it as a base inside bags. It is east to cut. I have made a Christmas village with it for under my tree also.

  • @brendaedmonds5111
    @brendaedmonds5111 Місяць тому +2

    I’ve worn two Olfa rotating mats out. I believe I paid about $25-30 on sale at Joanne’s 10 years ago …..good score.

  • @judyzeigler3980
    @judyzeigler3980 Місяць тому +1

    You got a great deal rotating cutting board those things are expensive. They are so nice to have. I have a little one and use it all the time.😊and light box is so nice to have. Very good deal.😊

  • @bonniebonnie7149
    @bonniebonnie7149 Місяць тому +1

    The crimper tool is for flattening the crimp tube on beaded jewelry. This works on jewelry made of strands of clear plastic to secure the end of the beads.

  • @stepoff1277
    @stepoff1277 Місяць тому +2

    Traci!!! I'm so jealous! Nice find! And I think you could use the light box for drawing templates to cut fabric or for quilting lines.

  • @susanbaker8023
    @susanbaker8023 Місяць тому +1

    That's a good buy. I own that light box. I love it for paper piecing. The olfa products are the 💣.

  • @darlenewener6520
    @darlenewener6520 Місяць тому +1

    I learned to sew on a Dressmaker sewing machine when I was a young girl. It's a good machine. I have the same light box too and it's great.

  • @lindaprice9242
    @lindaprice9242 Місяць тому +2

    Tracy you hit the jackpot

  • @laurarose6829
    @laurarose6829 Місяць тому +1

    I love thrifting and finding things like this. It’s exciting to see. You will get great use out the this. I just found a moda 1/4 meter bundle at my thrift store in 4 bags with other fabric for $15. It’s really the only way I can do this hobby is by also adding thrifted fabrics 😊

  • @pst47wings
    @pst47wings Місяць тому +1

    I guess I need to start checking out my Goodwill!

  • @gardenia77
    @gardenia77 Місяць тому +1

    I own that Martha Stewart scoring tool. The triangular piece you were running along the grooves is not for that. The second piece you pulled out is actually the bo e folding tool. That is what you use to make the creases 😊

  • @dawnlund1104
    @dawnlund1104 Місяць тому +1

    Score!!! Good job!!!

  • @doxipups2
    @doxipups2 Місяць тому +1

    That was a real sewing machine that takes batteries. The plastic engagement around the needle keeps you little kids fingers from being pierced. My daughter had one and now I need to see if we kept it!

  • @christiebriggs3441
    @christiebriggs3441 Місяць тому +1

    Oh wow you really scored. And the light box you use for applique.

  • @sheilajones9076
    @sheilajones9076 Місяць тому +1

    you just got so lucky with that

  • @chi2tan
    @chi2tan Місяць тому +1

    Amazing mat! I love mine. Would have loved the light tracer. You SCORED!!!

  • @SharaLee60
    @SharaLee60 Місяць тому +1

    You won the jackbox! I have the Jo Anne's scoring board to score things for my junk journals. I wish I had that scoring mat & the light box. Great shopping at Goodwill! Thanks for sharing! Have fun cutting things! ♥️😉🫂🐾🦋✏️📓🪡🪡🧶🍄🍁🎃🧙‍♀️✨️

  • @sharonframpton1887
    @sharonframpton1887 Місяць тому +1

    Hi Tracy! Nice finds! I live in a small town which has a small GW.
    I need to find a light for my fancy lightbox and i keep forgetting to look.
    Nice mat! Enjoy and blessings to you dear!

  • @sarahferrell5458
    @sarahferrell5458 Місяць тому +1

    SO jealous of the turntable mat!!! You GO!!!

  • @connieclark3562
    @connieclark3562 Місяць тому +1

    How fun and crazy was this!!! And watching your face as you realized what you had was awesome! Love your thrifting videos, I’ve seen them all, some more than once, you’ve inspired me to try my Goodwill for quilting supplies and quilt backings.

  • @mariasmalls8726
    @mariasmalls8726 Місяць тому +1

    Good finds. I love thrifting as well.

  • @terribishop5313
    @terribishop5313 Місяць тому +5

    Oh yaaaa, you scored!! ❤

  • @loisbruce
    @loisbruce Місяць тому +1

    What a great find! You guys are so lucky to have a treasure trove of these wonderful outlets - the best we have in Blighty are charity shops and all the best donations are bagsied by the staff!

  • @conniekline9881
    @conniekline9881 Місяць тому +1

    What an incredible find, congratulations!

  • @anncantlin9710
    @anncantlin9710 Місяць тому +1

    I have that mat and I love it.such a pleasure to work with 👍

  • @rachelqstitches
    @rachelqstitches Місяць тому +1

    What an awesome find.

  • @estelasteele1173
    @estelasteele1173 Місяць тому +1

    I learned to sew on a Dressmaker machine! It was my mother's machine. It was a light green shade.

  • @wandawalker4191
    @wandawalker4191 Місяць тому +1

    You definitely scored!! Congratulations!

  • @mamakaka73
    @mamakaka73 Місяць тому +7

    Don't be sad when you see homemade things at goodwill. Someone who can't afford one can own and love it. And the maker probably will bever know. Plus, lots of people just give to charity anyways. So I am never sad when I see that.

    • @natalieheffner2211
      @natalieheffner2211 Місяць тому

      Thankyou for your comment, what a good way to look at it! 😊

    • @sarahkinsey5434
      @sarahkinsey5434 13 днів тому +1

      Some quilters just quilt all day everyday so friends and family get lots of quilts. I'm sure they keep the favorites and rehome the others

  • @GloriaMatz-l7d
    @GloriaMatz-l7d Місяць тому +9

    When you were talking about any leftover material or scraps, please remind viewers that Project Linus will take orphan blocks scrap material material you bought and thought you were gonna use but now you’re not. Yes, my sewing room is still a mess. I still have way too many scraps that I think I’m gonna use, but I do periodically try to purge and donate to them. Anything that I’m just not attached to. They have a lot of older Members whom are on fixed incomes and want to sew but can’t afford the material. They make up quilt kits or just let the people have material and bring back the quilts in whatever stage. They have members that just piece quilt tops some that really like auditioning free motion quilt patterns using the project line of quilt and some of the people just enjoy sewing on binding. So please encourage viewers to locate their local project Linus groups thank you.❤ 4:47

    • @longarmingbyjaclyn
      @longarmingbyjaclyn Місяць тому

      @@GloriaMatz-l7d is there a web link for this?

    • @sarahkinsey5434
      @sarahkinsey5434 13 днів тому +1

      Churches, community centers, buy nothing groups, other charities, etc are great for getting rid of material too

  • @sjfuqua
    @sjfuqua Місяць тому +1

    Wow what a haul! Wish my local goodwill had sewing supplies. You go girl!

  • @lindatonkin3802
    @lindatonkin3802 Місяць тому +1

    Wish my Goodwill had all that good stuff.

  • @tammihackley4349
    @tammihackley4349 Місяць тому +1

    Wow! Your Goodwill is fantastic!