Expenses: Thursday Club Rummage Sale

$21.82 Total

Nice way to spend the afternoon!  The roll at the top is beige canvas (same color as the paper) - will be nice I think for lining bags, etc.  The rest is corduroy!

I'll have to find out if I need to use special needles or thread for sewing this different kind of fabric...

https://thethursdayclub.org/annual-rummage-sale/  If you are in San Diego, there is still one day tomorrow!  (Items may be half price!)

The Thursday Club Annual Rummage Sale

In San Diego, there is an organization, The Thursday Club,  that raises money for Balboa Park and other organizations. They hold an annual rummage sale that is a lot of fun to explore.  

This year I came prepared to just look at the fabric and craft area.  I missed the first day so the selection was less, but the prices were all 1/2 off!

I went by myself, so had to leave my pickings at the booth when I searched for the restroom.  When I returned a few of my fabric choices had been taken by others, but I still had a good experience and got a good deal.

Full Prices
A baggy with cut fabric - labeled Christmas Tree (detail photo below). $2
3 small pieces of bright juvenile fabric - .25
2 yards of polka dots - $2
1 bolt of Henry Glass black and grey fabric - $60
8 yards of green flannel - $3
1 yard of white on white (with playing cats in the design) $1
2 fat quarters yellow - 50 cents each
Total $69.25 but it was half off so payment was $37.31!

This was in the Christmas tree bag.

Last year I spent less, but we (husband came with me last year) spent more.  This time I just focused on the fabric and went by myself.

The Thursday Club Annual Rummage Sale

In San Diego, there is an organization that raises money for Balboa Park and other organizations. The Thursday Club.  Their website says they have raised over $2 million dollars!

A beautiful day - people were lined up in this part of Balboa Park.
It was fun to see the kids running in the grass
in the center.  And to see the line getting even longer behind us!

They have an annual rummage sale, that is the largest in the county.  This was our first time going to the event, but I already know I want to make attendance something I do each year!

There were tons of people in line waiting for the opening.  Everyone got a card with a number, and we were admitting in that order.

Lots of kitchen items.  We got some wine glasses and a bowl to put fruit in on the counter.

I saw this sign right away, the photo does not show all the interesting items they had for sale.

Bolts of Moda and other known brands.  If only I knew what I could do with it all!

This is what I ended up getting from the arts and crafts section of the event.
 2 new pillow forms($2 each),
1 bag of poly-fill ($2),
five trays to put projects in ($1), and
5 yards of Andover fabric $4 each (1 green, 4 black).
$27 for it all!

So this was a nice break from bookkeeping, but since returning home we have only managed to watch TV, so have to get back to work now!

Maybe I will be able to help out at the event another time, but this time it was a really nice way to spend the morning.  My husband got a new office chair, some colored glass beads to put in the bottom of a flower pot, a cook book, a belt and a few ties, and a deck of cards.