hello everyone... I am looking for hankies that are old and pretty to put together as a bed spread for my mother. I will look at anything though so keep sending me links or pictures of you hankies!
Oh boy Angela, I hope someone is willing to part with some for you! I've been collecting all I can find at the local thrift shop I'm lookin' to make a quilt too. Good luck :D
------------------------- If the ways is long Let your heart be strong Keep right on 'round the bend Though you're tired and weary Still journey on to your happy abode Where all that you love And are dreaming of Will be there at the end of the road. -Laura Ingalls Wilder
I know of a few at a local shop. They are quite simple, crochet/lace around the border. Will that work with your quilt plans? The centers are plain white. I'll see if I can take some pictures next week when it is open and see if they can find a home with you if you are interested.
Thanks ladies for responding. The hankies I am now going to make into pillow cases as I just cannot find enough. What I did do is go into a antique store this weekend and I found 70 crochet doiles, large ones small ones and a big one for the center of my quilt. They are quite old and I will have to hand sow them but it should be lovely when its done. SO try that direction for your quilts. sow it onto a douvet cover so you can change the thickness from winter to spring. I have found all kinds of colors and textures that I can sow them onto. let me know what you all do!
Ladies, there is a small shop in a nearby town, he goes to estate sales and buys up everything. My daughter noticed a large brown box of old hankies, some plain, some prints, all old. We thought about asking if he would sell the whole box to us. I think he wants $1.00 apiece...is that too high? Or are you seeking the fancy needlework hankies?
levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
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Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Sep 07 2008 : 05:42:36 AM
definitely ebay. sometimes you can get a very large lot and it will work out to not so much so each hankie. I've done this before. I have a pattern I got online a long time ago showing how to make a quilt top using the hankies. Haven't enough yet to start one yet.
Denise farmgirl sister #43
"Take a lesson from the teakettle, though up to its neck in hot water...it sings!"
Vintage Hankies Needed
Posted - Jul 30 2008 : 10:37:59 PM
