Preparing for winter III

Uniscots97

Just looked on ebay but all the fleeces seem expensive there too. Anyone else considering doing their own patchwork blankets? I know they wouldn't be asthetically pleasing as liners but from the warmth factor I don't think I'd care.

fuddle

Is buying fleece fabric an option? I was just wondering, as it can be cut and won't fray, whether buying from fabric suppliers would be cheaper? I doubt it but might spark something somewhere.

abwsco

Thinking aloud would cheap summer weight duvets be a better option.

Alternatively, found these online just now http://www.dunelm-mill.com/shop/teal-paws-pet-fleece-205682 although none at ours -lols

Uniscots97

Its a good thought Fuddle, to get it cheap enough you might need to get a lot of it (i.e a roll). My Mum buys fabric (fleece, fake fur) to make dog coats but unfortunately its in very bright colours and my neighbours really would talk if I have neon pink fleece liners to my curtains.... ........ but it's certainly a thought!!!!

Justamum

Aldahbra wrote: »

A breast pump is an excellent idea, gets round the dad feeding problem.

I never managed with one of those

fuddle

I can't sleep so have been looking for cheap fleece fabric online. It doesn't exist. The cheapest I could find is £2.50 a metre. Store bought fleeces are much bigger than a metre.

Hopefully, we'll get some warmer, sunnier weather soon and that might kick cheaper prices of fleeces in stores.

Er, Irma Ikea throw http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00070489/ is now £1.59

it was 90p last year. I knew it had gone up to £1.09 but another 50p? :eek:

abwsco

Fuddle, I wasn't up early looking for fleece but couldn't get to sleep last night for ages as I was thinking of fleece!

Wonder how dear just buying thermal lining by the metre would be. Bought some cheaply years ago but I bet that's dear now as well.

annie123

Anyone looking for fleeces now, IKEA have the blue Irma one in store £1.59 170cm x 130cm

nicki_2

I buy my material from Abakhan's local shop (Liverpool) as they do it by weight downstairs, but upstairs you pay by the meter Or at least this was the case last time I bought some a few years ago for a "no sew fleece blanket" I made for Ex's gran. I love shopping in there and can happily spend hours just wandering around looking at stuff. They do bargain bags or even end-rolls.

I once got a roll-end of upholstery type material for something like £10 and it was enough to make 3 door curtains from and to make two covered draft excluders (the double ones that go either side of the door and stay put when you open the door) Unfortunately I washed the curtains and they shrank a lot so I'm now going to recycle the material into new diningchair covers and stuff like that.

I'm running down all my supplies so I can replenish with fresh stuff over the summer DD thinks I'm mad, but I have fish and stuff in the freezer thats been there since at least last summer and I want to properly defrost the freezer & pull it out to clean behind/under it and hopefully decorate before September Decorating the house is part of this years winter prep, its so tired & cluttered and stained from past problems with damp/mould that I'm hoping getting all those jobs I keep putting off done will mean I'll be able to spot problems like mould quicker

fuddle

abwsco wrote: »

Fuddle, I wasn't up early looking for fleece but couldn't get to sleep last night for ages as I was thinking of fleece!

Wonder how dear just buying thermal lining by the metre would be. Bought some cheaply years ago but I bet that's dear now as well.

thermal lining looks to be around £4 a metre according to my search.