Treasures - Now what to do with them.

A couple of weeks go Danielle and I went to an estate sale of a gentleman who was going into an assisted living facility. He was a quilter. It was the second day of the same and they were up for bargaining so I offered $20 after some negotiating for a table full of fabric and three buckets full. Tonight I went through the smallest bucket. It was interesting to say the least.  The following are some of the "treasures" I found.

I love this fabric. I thought I only had this little piece but it turns out I have about a yard.  I was thinking some neat pillows but Danielle suggested an apron. That would be perfect.

Mom (or anyone actually) this is the sleeper for Tina's baby. What color buttons?  The lighter flecks are almost a blue-purple, there is yellow, there is black, there is an olive green -- any ideas? This was not in the estate sale find.

I really like this but there is not really enough to do anything with. I want to google and find out about the Schumacher brand.

This fabric isn't anything special, a heavy cotton but I thought it was interesting that it had the date purchased. June 1956. I wasn't even born yet.  I wonder how much it cost, there was no receipt.

The is a rug hooking design. I'll pass this on as I really don't want to get into rug hooking, weaving yes, hooking no.  It is very detailed and very big.

Homemade tatted lace (I think) and buttons that are really unusual. They just look like pearlized buttons but they are really heavy and have very small cuts in the outer circle.  They of course are fabulous as is the lace.

Stencils, I'm not sure what for. Are they for quilting?

Embroidery table runner. I'll probably finish this. The DMC floss is with it so I have the colors that it was started with. It is long and has the same pattern on the other end. One side is a little discolored but I'm hoping that will come out with some special soap.

and Last but not least:

Of course blogger or my picture is giving me trouble. The last picture was a big bag full of various embroidery thread (I think), not DMC but almost thin cording. Some of it feels like cotton, some feels like linen. Also there are 5 spools of heavy cotton thread that I will be able to use for weaving rugs, mostly in white but also a tan and purple cone.

Danielle doesn't have school tomorrow night due to Veteran's Day being observed so will go to knitting and sew up the baby hat, it ended up being great. When I have it sewn and the flowers attached I'll take a picture. The yarn was fabulous to work with.