What is a good source for quilting material?
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material to make the top, the material for the middle- the batting, the material for the backing? fabric stores have all of the above. if you sew various clothing type items, keep your scraps for a future quilt. when you go to make your quilt...try to keep the material used the same "heft" or weight. ie don't stitch a hanky to a piece of denim. mom and i have uses denim jeans cut to a certain size block for a couple of quilts. a thinner batting and a flannel sheet for a backing.
A local quilt shop. Or if there isn't one nearby, on-line.
If you're wanting to make a quilt the way our grandmother's made quilts, start saving garments which have outlived "wearing quality". I have also purchased garments from thrift stores, taken them apart, salvaging the
useful parts. They have to be washed and dried before using, and cut into
squares or rectangles depending on your desired pattern. Quilt making is
still very much in vogue, and probably always will be. It's one of the "lady crafts" that so many women cherish. Julia
WE have a wonderful salvage and surplus store in Maine. Marden's. Some of the stores sell fabric. Great prices on everything!
Other than your local fabric and craft craft shops? Go on line, there are lots of vendors with really cool products.
https://www.fatquartershop.com/
http://www.robertkaufman.com/fabrics/quilting_collections/
https://www.keepsakequilting.com/fabrics
http://www.nancysnotions.com/
https://www.onlinefabricstore.net/
I go to a custom drapery sales store. They always have scraps and even outdated fabric sample books. They appreciate me 'cleaning house' for them of all their scraps put into huge piles and their outdated fabric books. I get enough in one visit to make more quilts than I care to mention.
Check out a few in your own town. I'll bet they will be happy to get rid of their scraps and books. AND IT'S ALL FREE!