Sunday, September 22, 2013

Flea Market Finds... on a Sunday


Eep!  I found some treasures!  I stopped at the thrift store on my way home from work on Friday.  Just a little Friday afternoon fun.  I didn't spend a lot of time there but I found this vintage pillow ticking.  Brand new, and the good part of a bolt, I am sure. 8.5 metres! That is over 9 yards, people! It is narrow at 72 cm or 28"  which I guess is the length of a pillow.  But it is just lovely.  A really good weight and it washed really well.  I don't usually pre-wash fabrics but I just wasn't sure about the shrinkage factor when dealing with vintage fabric.  So there you have it.  Just a whole pile of ticking.  It would make a great quilt back!





 On Saturday, Husband and I visited our favourite church garage sale which is held twice a year.   I found this little Carlton Ware dish.  Apparently it is either a butter dish or a pin tray.  It would not hold much butter.  It was a whole screaming 10 cents. I also found a tin of wood thread spools and a few other bits, including a Pilsbury Dough Boy apron.  I already passed that on to daughter. She thought it was great!



6 comments:

  1. great finds! I love the fabric.
    Cathy

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  2. great find, love thrifting, went to VV last week and got 2 bags of "scraps" at 3.99 each. lol it was a good deal, all from the late 80's and maybe 92. Hoffman cats dated 1989! tons of great fabric. a big green piece of felt like we don't get anymore. just crazy some days you get a good one and then months with nothing.

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  3. Did you ever score some goodies. I haven't rummaged around a thrift store in ages!

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  4. Good for you! Bargains are always fun.

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  5. for many years I had to hide the fact that I did a good deal of shopping at thrift stores. I was raised by a very thrifty mom, but the rest of the world didn't seem to think that thrift was okay! My Mother in Law even said that I couldn't bring my kids into her house when they had thrift store finds on! I am so glad that people see there is not only the low price to cheer about but the recycling idea that makes thrift acceptable now!

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  6. You just find the neatest things! I am making small doll quilts and look for ticking for mattresses as my husband is making doll beds. I found Jo Morton ticking in various colors, but you have prized stuff!

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