So last week I had to drop-off a no-longer-needed changing table (hallelujah!) at the thrift store. It had been a crazy week wrapping up things with our old house and this was my last task. So as a reward I allowed myself to go inside. 🙂 No pyrex this time, but I scored with the vintage linens! I had to dig through a lot of junk, but found some great treasures. I love this pillowcase. I think the colors and the print are so pretty - I've been starting to collect prints I like to frame in hoops (like this) and I think this is going to be one of them.
(I'll get there sometime!)
I tore the bag slightly open and found this vintage cotton. Fantastic! It's so American Jane-y, old fashioned looking. (Yes, I should have ironed it before taking a picture.) Reminds me a little of my childhood in the late 70's. (Or maybe it's some recent piece of JoAnn stuff. If it is I don't want to know. 🙂 I'd rather live in denial, believing I found some awesome vintage treasure.)
And finally, this little old piece of cheater print. I think it's so fun. Reminds me of this old quilt my mom made about the same time my grandma was wearing the yellow-flowered polyester dress. It also makes me think of some cool new Japanese reprint.
Now I'm off to find some time to do something with them!
Sue
Love your thrift store finds! I am a thrift store junkie.
Finn
Hi Amy, I just happened to link over from Park City Girl's blog and there you were *VBS* I love your 'thifting' finds. I'm commenting because the sheet with pink flowers(kind of in the middle of your picture grouping)graced my bed for several years(late 70's-early 80's). I believe I bought them at Penney's and they wore like iron. They were a blended fabric, but had a
angela
Jackpot! I love a good find.
Evelyn
Oh, nice linens! I can't wait to see them in your future quilts. I love that ABC print too - good find!
Happy Cottage Quilter
I love the vintage linens. I am collecting them too, and would like to make a quilt out of them. You really scored on those great fabrics. It was a profitable day for you 🙂
Laurie Anne
What great finds! I love the alphabet print cotton...so sweet!Can't wait to see what you do with them! x
littlecumulus
::sucks in breath:: Ooh, you lucky, lucky mama! If you want to do any vintage swappage, give me a holler! 😀
littlecumulus
::sucks in breath:: Ooh, you lucky, lucky mama! If you want to do any vintage swappage, give me a holler! 😀
C. Jaeger
I took a gasping breath also...that alphabet fabric is so great! Enjoy!
paulette
Thank you so much for taking me to the Thrift shop with you....there is nothing like the hunt for something good in a Thrift shop! LOve it and love your finds!<br />Paulette
Sunshine
Great bargain, congrats!
ktquilts
Wowsers!!! Goosebumps. Now I think that I need to go to Goodwill....<br /><br />Blessings,<br />KT
Laura
This post reminds me of a post on another friend's design site (A Room Somewhere--there's a link on my blog). Earlier this week she featured a calendar that uses vintage sheet designs as the background. And I think it's only $5!! Anyway, I thought of you immediately but had forgotten to tell you.
Jodie B-C
Score!!! I've never found such great fabric in our thrift shops!!
Rae Ann
They say if you give, you get back! What fun finds! The fabric is darling.
Amy - Park City Girl
great finds! I never have that much luck up here - too small 🙂
jaybird
what great finds!!! i love the cheater cloth & the print with all the text.. brings be back to the days of practicing handwriting!!
Alyssa
You are so lucky your thrift store sells bags of fabric. I never find anything like that in my local Goodwill Store.
Brittany
Wow! You found a lot of good stuff. Which thrift store did you go to? I usually don't find much. Then again, I don't go very often.<br /><br />The framed fabric in the link is really cute. I'm excited you're doing that. It'll be so pretty.
Aunt Spicy
I am so coming to visit! What a great set of finds!
Nedra
I can tell you are a great shopper who knows how to seek out the "finds". Fun stuff.
live a colorful life
I definitely need to start shopping at my local thrift shop when I drop things off. You find the best stuff!
Patty
Great finds! I always look in the fabric/sheet areas when I go thrifting. Sometimes there's nothinh=g but once in a blue moon you hit the jackpot like you just did.
Terresa
Looks like the thrift ninja (that would be you) hit gold!<br /><br />Love the retro prints. Reminds me of homemade matching dresses my mom sewed for my older sis and I when we were in grade school.