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In the part 1, we looked at saving money when out shopping for quilting supplies in craft stores. This time we’ll be taking a look at some other methods and approaches you can take to save money on your next quilting project.

Wait For The Sales

I know this is tough to do, especially when you have a project you are just dying to finish. Nonetheless, in this situation, good things come to the ones that wait.

Keep an eye open for catalogues and news from your local craft stores. Every once in a while, they will have some great discount sales. You should save your cash for these – your cash will go much further.

Sign up for store clubs and membership programs.

Nearly every major craft store has or is starting up a club programme. These are fantastic as you can get letters, or more commonly e-mails, letting you know about speical or that have vouchers, special sales and special discount days for memebers only.

They are free, so join up to as many as you can. You only stand to save money!

Make Scrap or Patchwork Quilts

When you have loads of left over material (and you will have heaps of leftover material) you should think about making a patchwork quilt.

These quilts are beautiful and cheap and a productive way to use your excess and scrap materials. They really get you to channel your creativeness and come up with some beautiful and unique patterns.

Garage and Estate Sales

Garage and Estate sales are some of the very best places to get cheap, top quality quilting materials.

If you’ve never been to an estate sale, its like a garage sales on overdrive. They are much larger than a garage sale and the people selling are quite happy to let vintage quilts go for virtually nothing.

Frankly I have had more success at estate sales than garage sales, perhaps simply because there is more on offer, but you should not overlook a garage sale. There may be an individual who just doesn’t have the time to do their quilting any more and wants to sell their stock.

So there you have it, numerous good ways that you can save a fair deal of money on your next quilting project.

To get some more great tips about the way to make a patchwork quilt, check out Jane Green’s how to make a patchwork quilt web site now!

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