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Moodene	Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 09:54:47 AM I was given 56 tubs(18 gal size) of stuff from a late dollmakers estate. About 20 of those tubs were nothing but fabrics from the 1980's to 1990's.. I am just now starting to open more of the tubs and found these I will certainly use in my wardrobe as my mind has been clicking on what to make out of them..LOL.. I havent made me any clothes out of eyelet fabric since I was a kid..mostly pinfores and aprons..but nowdays..is different..mmm Crochet Table cloth 10 feet wide x 12 feet long.. Had some stains and few ripped places but I can work around them. Eyelet fabrics..
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mooselovingmamabear	Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 7:28:48 PM Beautiful "jack pot"... Congrats! and can't wait to see what you do w/ it all... ~~gail~~aka:Farmgirl #388 & mooselovingmamabear It's the Great Pumpkin
mommatracy	Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 6:04:48 PM Dang, you got a right smart load of fabric. ( In the South it means"Dang you got a sweet pile of fabric!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) www.cottagebythebay.blogspot.com
Moodene	Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 5:52:12 PM Oaky. I cancelled that barter w the Dotted Swiss fabric..gonna make some half aprons with them..LOL..Thanks for the idea!! LakeOntarioFarmgirl Maybe I can swap these aprons for something...mmmm..Got my grandma's 1950's apron patterns to make these by..
Moodene	Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 5:47:12 PM mmm..if I make the aprons out of dotted swiss..hang on..need to do something..brb
grace gerber	Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 4:44:08 PM What a lucky gal you are!! Dotted Swiss fabric is a real find - I know some collectors who would be jumping up and down for that. I remember having a dress that my mother made for the first day of kindergarten make with dotted swiss. It was pure red with a top skirt and puffed sleeves out of the dotted swiss. I felt so pretty in it - somewhere I have a picture - Wow it is amazing what fabric can do to a person... Enjoy and share what you make with your jackpot - PLEASE... Grace Gerber Larkspur Funny Farm and Fiber Art Studio Where the spirits are high and the fiber is deep http://www.larkspurfunnyfarm.etsy.com http://larkspurfunnyfarm.blogspot.com http://larkspurfunnyfarm.artfire.com
LakeOntarioFarmgirl	Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 4:37:50 PM Oh Nadine how fun!!! I can remember inheriting all my gramma's sewing stuff 20 years ago. I inherited the sewing gene from her! I had so much fun making dresses for my girls out of 50's calico, seersucker, gingham,etc. I now absolutely loooove vintage fabrics! I'm sorry you don't have girls to sew for..... yet. Hang on to some of it for a while, you may just find a use for it! :) I definitely remember dotted swiss from my childhood. Wouldn't it make pretty half aprons with scalloped edges? Maybe with a bit of the lace for accent? Enjoy! Brenda FarmGirl # 711 http://theviewfromhere-brenda.blogspot.com/
Moodene	Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 1:46:54 PM Thanks! I got tired of untangling some of the ribbons rolls...will post a pic soon...lol...now I am looking at patterns to make my eyelets stuff out of..thinking of making sleeping bloomers and top..mmm
oldfashioned girl	Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 1:39:04 PM Nadine, Oh what fun! Congrats! Monica farmgirls rule! www.justducky48.etsy.com www.justducky48.blogspot.com www.duckystreasurechest.etsy.com
KellyWall	Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 1:05:02 PM Wow you did hit the jackpot you lucky farmgirl you!
dutchy	Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 12:25:25 PM WOW You hit the mother load !!! Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :) My personal blog: http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/ Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
Moodene	Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 10:24:40 AM I found a tub full of ribbons..but need to untangle some of them..all in a messed up pile...in the tub..they must not like to deal with untangling them apart..lol..
Moodene	Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 10:20:59 AM I bought 56 18 gal tubs to haul this stuff home,not knowing what all was in the tubs since the sisters(dollmaker's daughters) packed them for me. They just told me I will enjoy what they packed in them..I have had doll clothes,doll blankets, real baby clothes and stuff which I put on the barter table already..don't have any girls born in the family in the last 5 years..all boys... This tub was filled up with mostly yards of lace..and loose ribbon..this is going to be a headache trying to see what all can be done with this stuff...lol edit to correct spelling
Moodene	Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 10:12:45 AM Hang on..there is more...LOL..too bad my daughter is 25 years old or I would be making her some very nice dresses out of that stuff..
Moodene	Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 10:03:48 AM Remember Dotted Swiss fabric??..This is the real stuff..The dots are raised and feels like velvet..Not sure what to do with this stuff..maybe put them on the Barter table...lol..seems like there are about 2 or more yards each..
DaisyFarm	Posted - Sep 19 2009 : 09:57:27 AM Lucky gal you are!! That's better than the lottery for a farmgal!

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