First of all: they’re cheap.
Second: they are so much nicer than current sheets
– they stay heavy and smooth and they don’t get all “pilly.”
Third: They are cute.
Fourth: they are great for cutting up or for quilt backs!!
(Esp when the back of a quilt can run around $40 and I bought these for $4.)
Look at these fine specimen.
(I put the spool with the first one for size perspective.)
This one, I think I may make into a summer dress or skirt for my girls. (I like the thought of cute, light, but durable, fabric that doesn’t need ironing when I’m making clothes.) And it will probably get cut up for quilts.
Have I actually cut-up any of my new little stash? Um, no. But now I think I’m ready.
V and Co.
thank you for commenting on my blog<BR/>especially because now i get to meet another quilter! oh and vintage sheets are the bomb! i’m actually writing an article for blissfully domestic about how great they are and some projects i’ve made with them…i’m loving YOUR finds!!! -v
Jen
Hey-<BR/>non thrifters do not understand! My mom raised ten kids on a professors salary by thrifting and I have the "disease" too! I have such a hard time buying retail once I know the amazing stuff there is out there at thrift stores. Some are much better than others. I love your truck pillowcase! it looks like it is from the Land of Nod! I believe we are the ones who are really "going green
Sara
Ok, I thrift, but not vintage sheets for my quilts. My sister does – I say EWWW!!!!
Nedra
Welcome to Quilting Bloggers! There are 33 of us now from Utah. I started blogging last June and there were only around 7 or 8 of us at that time. Fun to see so many of us enjoying quilting here in this great state. Check me out at Cactus Needle.
Rachel
OH, MY! I feel vintage now. 🙂 My brother had those truck sheets! hehe…great idea.
Anonymous
I totally had those truck sheets – no idea they were Marimeko though. I wonder if my mom still has them? If so, she's sending them to me NOW.