Friday Find

An Austrian antique school sampler on linen, the last of my treasures from Jane at the Moses Lake Quilt Show. There’s white embroidered scallops, drawn work, hems, French seams, button holes, etc.

And across the bottom 3 buttons made from wire circles. It’s wonderful and I’ve already created a piece inspired by it. I’ll share that Monday.

Happy Fourth of July!

Inspire

My favorite treasures found at the quilt show. A linen needle keep embroidered with red thread, sporting a red bow and this little old square pin package. I can’t wait to use them in a collage.

Also a few old tape measures, thimbles, lace, another needle keep (this one red leather) and dark porcelain buttons. All good for inspiration.

What’s inspiring you lately? Oh, and that embroidered piece from the last post? I asked Jane and she said it was a cuff. She’d sold the collar and cuff set to a gal but the one cuff got left out somehow. She carried it around for a year but never saw the gal again.

Have a nice Monday.

Friday find

We’re having our quilt show here in Moses Lake this weekend and today (I’m writing this Thursday night) we set it up. My vendor neighbor, Jane, used to live in Austria (is that right? I’m not sure, was too excited by her vintage linens) for 15 years and now her son lives in Germany so she has collected a vast amount of amazing things. From stitching samplers, shelf edging, lace, needle keepers, etc and all antique. Be still my heart. I began a pile before she was even half way unpacked. So, anyhow she gave me a little package and inside were some scraps and the needlework piece (don’t know what it is). But what I found interesting are the indigos. There are only two pieces in the photo, that’s right, there are two printed sides! If I use them one side will be forever gone. Hm-m-m.

I’ll show you what I purchased on Monday. Precious treasures.

Have a great weekend.