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Farmgirl Fashion:  My thrift store finds - vintage aprons!  |
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elizabethswhimsies
Farmgirl in Training
16 Posts
Elizabeth
New York
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 Posted - Mar 23 2016 : 2:05:43 PM
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I thought you all might understand why I was delighted to find SIX vintage aprons at the Salvation Army today! They are lovely! The gingham with chicken scratch is probably my favorite. Most of them appear to be handmade, except the linen one that is second from the left in the photo directly below. It has lovely machine embroidery on it. I will have to photograph the details in that one better when it's brighter out. 
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6809 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6809 Posts |
Posted - Mar 23 2016 : 3:09:45 PM
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Elizabeth, great find on the aprons. Love everyone of them. Now you have aprons to fly for our Jubilee in May.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth. |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17023 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Mar 24 2016 : 04:24:30 AM
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Great bunch of aprons Elizabeth! They look great on the hooks. You did well.
grandmother and orphan farmgirl |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6521 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6521 Posts |
Posted - Mar 24 2016 : 05:02:51 AM
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What a fantastic find, Elizabeth!! Those aprons all look to be in great condition and they look so sweet hanging up in your kitchen. Enjoy wearing them!!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015 |
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elizabethswhimsies
Farmgirl in Training
16 Posts
Elizabeth
New York
16 Posts |
Posted - Mar 25 2016 : 1:54:16 PM
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| Thanks, ladies! I think they must have been someone's apron collection in a drawer. They are all perfect and had fold lines as though they were folded up for a long time. |
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NikisMom
True Blue Farmgirl
140 Posts
Julie
Framingham
MA
140 Posts |
Posted - Mar 28 2016 : 2:50:05 PM
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| Wonderful find! I love using my vintage aprons. I always try to imagine the ladies who wore them before me. |
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
6693 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
6693 Posts |
Posted - Mar 29 2016 : 11:48:32 AM
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Great finds! They are all so pretty. I don't think I can pick a favorite! Enjoy your new beauties.
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Mar 30 2016 : 12:30:54 PM
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Such beautiful aprons. I'm sure there's a lot of memories in each apron.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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Marilyn Hartman Sullivan
True Blue Farmgirl
1138 Posts
Marilyn
Oxford
PA
USA
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Posted - Mar 30 2016 : 12:39:57 PM
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Love the red gingham! Reminds me of the "Home Ec" aprons we made in 8th grade. Your red one looks lovely with all the cross stitch detail! They had us tear the fabric instead of using scissors, so we would be certain to have a square cut. I wore my green checked apron for years.
Farmgirl #6318
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Edited by - Marilyn Hartman Sullivan on Mar 30 2016 12:40:42 PM |
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mrssarahhall
True Blue Farmgirl
1263 Posts
Sarah
Longmont
Colorado
USA
1263 Posts |
Posted - Apr 13 2016 : 6:44:10 PM
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What a great score! So pretty.#128522;
Sarah
Farmgirl # 5223
"For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone." - Audrey Hepburn
All good things are wild and free- Henry David Thoreau
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Nana Shirl
True Blue Farmgirl
352 Posts
Shirley
Kit Carson
Colorado
USA
352 Posts |
Posted - Jun 03 2016 : 9:42:30 PM
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Way to score lil farmgirl! Love finding lil treasures! BLESSINGS!
You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me. ~C.S. Lewis |
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MBurns
True Blue Farmgirl
1753 Posts
Marlene
Swisher
IA
USA
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Posted - Jun 04 2016 : 10:14:53 AM
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I have a collection of vintage aprons also and look at flea markets thrift stores garage sales and many other sources. love the ones sewn by hand and old. average price is $8 great find and I to think about who might have owned them. my mom, aunts and grandmothers all wore aprons. I wear one to help serve funeral dinners at church.
Farmgirl friends are fun. |
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Janice
True Blue Farmgirl
191 Posts
Janice
Vancouver
WA
USA
191 Posts |
Posted - Dec 23 2018 : 6:59:17 PM
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Elizebeth,
I see you have an apron addition/ collection too. I have 4 full body aprons and 3 half aprons. Some I have sewed myself, some came from estate sales and some came from Farmgirl mail swap. Such fun. Can you have too many aprons? Hee, hee. Serious, no. If one apron gets too many stains on it, I have a back up.
Janice
Vintage Artist
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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl
4108 Posts
Michele
Bruce
Wisconsin
USA
4108 Posts |
Posted - Dec 24 2018 : 03:56:03 AM
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they look beautiful hanging, but i hope you enjoy using them as well.
Farming in WI
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ceridwen
True Blue Farmgirl
899 Posts
Carole
New York
USA
899 Posts |
Posted - Jan 24 2019 : 07:57:52 AM
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OMG! I love them! What a find! I never thought of looking for aprons when I go to a second hand store. I'm always looking for kitchens stuff ... Oh wait, aprons are part of kitchen stuff! lol
Thanks for sharing!
Carole
Farmgirl Sister 3610 - Nov 7/2011
http://www.carolesquiltingetc.com
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elizabethswhimsies
Farmgirl in Training
16 Posts
Elizabeth
New York
16 Posts |
Posted - Jan 25 2019 : 03:58:01 AM
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Aprons are a lot of fun, aren't they? I routinely run through my Salvation Army store looking for fun stuff but it is becoming more and more difficult to find. They are ebaying a lot of vintage things now and just carry really basic stuff at the store, like used clothes. But I keep looking, anyway! I have also found a great sewing box with vintage accessories there, too, which I now use as my current workbox.
Elizabeth
Farmgirl Sister #7339 |
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loribeck
True Blue Farmgirl
588 Posts
Lori
Alvordton
36
USA
588 Posts |
Posted - Jan 29 2019 : 5:48:24 PM
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Love the aprons. Thrift shops are so much fun and you never know what you will find. You really scored with the aprons.
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willowpatches
True Blue Farmgirl
69 Posts
Peggy
Erin
Tn
69 Posts |
Posted - Sep 28 2019 : 09:12:03 AM
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I love my vintage aprons and table cloths
Sew seeds of kindness, reap a harvest of joy. |
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willowpatches
True Blue Farmgirl
69 Posts
Peggy
Erin
Tn
69 Posts |
Posted - Sep 28 2019 : 09:13:56 AM
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These beautiful old table cloths are a combination of yard sale finds and gifts from a friend. I treasure them.
Sew seeds of kindness, reap a harvest of joy. |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17023 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17023 Posts |
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stephaniesmith
True Blue Farmgirl
58 Posts
Stephanie
Independence
MO
USA
58 Posts |
Posted - Jan 06 2020 : 7:15:00 PM
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sweet aprons! I love the red gingham, too. The flower one next to it is gorgeous also. There's just something about vintage aprons, isn't there?
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horsecrazy60
Farmgirl at Heart
7 Posts
Rose
Irwin
USA
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Posted - Oct 27 2020 : 2:21:04 PM
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| I used to do chickenscratch, brought back memories. I think I still have some books with patterns. Maybe I will give it a go again. I sew aprons to enter in the county fair. I bet no one else would enter one with chickenscratch. |
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Farmgirl Fashion: My thrift store finds - vintage aprons! |
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My thrift store finds - vintage aprons!
