Thank you to everyone who came to our big quilter/crafter garage sale...or wished us well from afar, while drooling! We were a little slower on Saturday than Friday...there were several whole subdivision sales in the area with which to compete.
Ola and Mary were taking a little time to consolidate our many tubs of packaged fabric bundles, so I tried to take a picture of them.
Ouch! That wasn't very nice! (hee-hee-hee)
We donated the remaining fabric this morning to a church group in the area that is very active in making charity quilts for many local groups. We still have lots of books and patterns, some of Mary's beautiful finished wall hangings and table runners, and some notions, Barbies and Breyer horses to blend with the furniture and additional household stuff we are selling in this weekend's sub-wide garage sale, .
This weekend will be our big moving sale. Then we will be camping out in our house after another, smaller POD is filled (as we paint, clean carpets, etc. to get house ready for the market).
Here's what my garage looks like after we dragged everything inside after the sale yesterday.
Mary's grid wall covered with beautiful little quilts adds a touch of loveliness to the chaos of the garage. I have until Friday to get it straightened up and set up for the next sale!
We are leaving behind and selling some things I thought we would never part with, mostly furniture, but my parents' house is furnished and we are only taking a few pieces to round out our master bedroom suite and Riley's room. I will post pictures before the sale in case any of you are nearby and interested in furniture or fixtures.
Oh yes...we are definitely also taking my grand piano...that will be an odyssey in itself!
Steve and I wrestled this up the basement stairs this afternoon. OMG, I knew exercise would kill us...
It is fun to dream about a new quilt cave. I am not sure that will be the first thing established, but it is certainly at the top of MY list!
Once we get to Alabama, we will only have days to locate the boxes that Riley will need to move into the dorm at the U of Alabama...she starts college on August 19. We will leave Michigan for Alabama that first week of August, after she gets back from a school trip to Spain and France and then has a chance to say goodbye to all her friends.
In stitches,
Teresa :o)
Even though we don't have everything in place yet, I thought I would give you a sneaky-peeky of how things are progressing concerning our BIG SALE on Friday and Saturday. There are still a lot of things in my basement, so tomorrow will be a busy day!
We learned a lot of things 18 months ago when the three of us did this the first time. Most important...there needs to be enough room for quilting ladies to move around in the garage without having to get too close...it is said that Midwest people like a little "personal space" around them. All the fabric tubs will be out in the driveway on tables, also with plenty of room to move around.
Mary is selling some of her beautiful, FINISHED wall hangings and table runners. There are more, folded on the tables beneath the grid wall.
Secondly, we learned that quilters love a bargain. So, again, everything is priced to MOVE! We have 17 containers of books alone, priced from 50 cents to $2 with most costing $1. Books are inside in case the weather decides to be interesting.
Four quilters/crafters thinned their libraries for this sale, so there are 100's of fabulous books, hard and soft cover.
There are also patterns...most 50 cents or $1 for larger ones.
There are mountains of tubs of fabric. Most all the fabric is in baggies. We are not trying the 'stuff-a-bag' thing this time. The baggies keep the fabric clean and folded, which makes it easier to see.
There are tubs EVERYWHERE...under the tarped mountain, under all the tables...there is plenty of fabric for everyone! We will pull them out and have them on tables for easy searching. We have so much...neutrals, batiks, novelties of all kinds, kid stuff, flannel, collections, blenders, backings, seasonal, etc...OMG!
There are yardage, cuts, fat quarters, scraps, pre-cuts, so much joy, all in baggies from sandwich size to 2.5 gallon size...
There is also a Toyota serger, a vintage Singer, and a Necchi sewing machine from the 1940's. Also some Breyer Horses and fun accessories, Barbies, assorted toys and games, storage containers/drawers, sturdy plastic shelving units, kitchen items, a crystal punch bowl, my hanging cradle from when I was a babe, DVD's, non-quilting fabrics, TV lazy susan, bedding, kits, finished quilt tops, dress-up stuff, seasonal decorations, scrapbooking stickers...and lots of misc, too numerous to mention.
If you are local, I hope we will see you! It will be worth the effort. Then, on June 12-13, we will be having a general moving sale with furniture, household items, etc. (along with the rest of our subdivision). Email me or comment, and I will send you the address.
In stitches,
Teresa :o)
