Treasure Finds #3

Here are some of the highlights from the 3rd box from the estate sale. One more box and a big garbage bag full of stuff to go through yet.

I'm thinking I will probably finish up these 5 (the fabric is folded) dolls and donate them, but will sew with the sewing machine. The one doll that is stitched together on the right is hand done. Easier on the machine.

I don't know what kind of fabric this is but it is heavy (thick) and shiny. Beautiful blue color. There is may be 1 to 1.5 yards, a piece has been cut out so truly not a full 1.5 yards.

I love old fabrics, will have to check if it is reproduction or truly older. It feels different than the reproduction fabrics I already have so am hoping it is old. On the blue jean looking fabric the red flowers are raised.

Now I know we all keep an old hand forged nail in our fabric so here is the one I found, all rusty and neat.

Miscellaneous bigger pieces of fabrics.

Triangles, small squares, bigger squares already cut out and ready to be sewn back together and quilted. This winter I'll probably separate the difference sizes. Some of the fabric is really nice and some of it isn't. All personal preference, I'm sure he thought it was fantastic (the gentleman in the family was the quilter).

We are supposed to be getting snow on Thursday. It will be fun to see John out playing it in. I have a feeling he is going to love it.  It is definitely getting a chill in the air so this weekend we are preparing, turning off hose water, finishing stacking the wood, double checking that all the windows are fastened, moving the patio furniture undercover, etc.

Treasure Finds #2

The following are some of the contents from the 2nd box from the estate sale. It just keeps getting better and better.

I don't know what this is. It is embroidery and is beautiful. The edge is trimmed after it is embroidered. The stitching is beautiful and is done correctly with padding stitches under the final embroidery to make it stand out.

This is just a needlepoint sampler of different stitches.

Needlepoint pattern.

This is a really nice heavy upholstery fabric. The color isn't true in the picture, it is a dull orange color with cream. About 2 yards.

This is a beautiful table cloth. The picture below is a sticker that is still on the cloth.

Whoever owned this cloth liked embroidery, thus the initial in the corner of the table cloth.

This fabric is absolutely beautiful. The background is a a very limey-light yellow, but not bright. It is gorgeous. I have about 8 yards and will be keeping this. I think it is an upholstery fabric as it is a very heavy fabric.

This lace is absolutely beautiful. I have about 5 yards. There is a little tag attached to it, on one side it said W-67 and the other 3,521.02.  I'm sure there is a story and I would love to know it. There is nothing under the lace that is the camera flash. The lace is about 20 inches wide. 

Not that I took a picture of it, but the Schumacher fabric from the last entry I was so excited to find more fabric, about 6 yards of border and 3 inside panels. 

Last, but not least, 6 bags of needlepoint/embroidery thread.

Chris is down and visiting with a friend today. We purchased a maul and he is going to split some wood tomorrow. We had a tree cut down and one fall down in a storm that needs to get cleaned up.

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.