Monday, September 9, 2013

You just never know when...



you are going to find rare, out of print, original Flea Market Fancy.  Yep.  Almost 1/2 yard of the original Flea Market Posy print.  Are you ready for how much I paid for it?  $1.  Sigh.  It was a good moment.  Husband and I went to the Mennonite Relief Sale on the weekend.  It is just such a lot of fun.  Great food.  Lots of thrifty things to buy and of course, quilts.  And where there are quilts, there is fabric and I was looking through the tubs of fat quarters, and larger pieces and then I saw it.  I politely asked the price and the lady said, "Oh, how about a dollar."  And I said, "mmm, okay."  It was a total, Ikea start the car commercial moment.

Giggle.  This is now the third chunk of original Flea Market Fancy that I have bought at a thrift store or sale.

15 comments:

  1. wow! I've found some treasures at the MCC sale in Winnipeg, but mostly of the vintage type. good eye! and how high do the quilts go at this sale?

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  2. i am soooo jealous, lol. and here i was proud that i found 3 yards of bright pink bali for only $4, yours is so much better, lucky lady.

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  3. I managed to find some in a bin of scraps that was sold by the pound with some Heather Ross goldfish. It kind of started my fabric obsession.

    A whole half yard though is amazing! I'll have to look more carefully.

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  4. At the MCC sale??! Wow, lucky you. Love the IKEA start the car commercial reference. :)

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  5. Oh Cathy. Too much fun! Is that the huge event at the big red barn? I've never been

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  6. Start the car!!! Great find, I'm still hoarding my fq of the green posies. It's so bright and fresh. Enjoy your treasure.

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  7. Lucky duck deal....you scored good.

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  8. LOL, too funny! And what a great find :)

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  9. wow!! what a great find! I'm officially jealous!

    :) Kelly @ My Quilt Infatuation

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  10. love when stuff like that happens! my mom still uses the Ikea commercial line when she finds a deal too :) Best commercial ever.

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  11. Total score and I love the colour palette, I haven't seen that one before! :D

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  12. OMG! Great story on the 'Flea Market Fancy' find. I can just see it..."START THE CAR!!!" haha made me giggle!

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