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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Jun 12 2015 : 2:56:45 PM
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You know you are a farmgirl at heart,,, when you are at a fle market and you find yourself dizzy from swooning over a little zippy bag filled with pre-cut fabric pieces...
Oh be still my heart... yep, I bought the baggie for $2.... I am sure my hubby thinks I have lost my mind,,, but,,, look at the sweet vtg. fabrics,,, I can only hope some were from flour and/or sugar sacks... who ever cut out these pieces, used an old post card as her template...
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6592 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6592 Posts |
Posted - Jun 12 2015 : 4:31:19 PM
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What a nice find, Grace!! Let us know what you decide to make with the pieces. Love those vintage fabrics!!
Winnie #3109 Red Tractor Girl Farm Sister of the Year 2014 |
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
4658 Posts |
Posted - Jun 12 2015 : 5:39:02 PM
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Luv! Yes tell us what you make with them!
Farmgirl Hugs, Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155 KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters Farmgirl of the Month, January 2013
Suburban Farmgirl Blogger http://sfgblog.maryjanesfarm.org/ |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13620 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13620 Posts |
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Lavender Rose
True Blue Farmgirl
1979 Posts
Brenda
Jackson
MI
USA
1979 Posts |
Posted - Jun 15 2015 : 5:06:41 PM
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What a treasure for sure!
Hugs, Brenda #6218
Each day we add to our legacy-good or bad. Our Daily Bread |
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Song Sparrow
True Blue Farmgirl
1010 Posts
Amy
Talleyville
Delaware
USA
1010 Posts |
Posted - Jun 15 2015 : 7:59:33 PM
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Every farmgirl stitcher's dream! Can't wait to see what you make . . .:)
Peace in our hearts, peace in the world Amy (Sister#6098) www.danaherandcloud.com
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
3602 Posts |
Posted - Jun 15 2015 : 8:41:11 PM
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Grace, you lucky woman, you! You must be right! Dresden Plate or Fan. I'll share what I was recently gifted with: A queen size, hand pieced Dresden Plate quilt top. Some of the quilting needs to be finished. Areas around the plates and some the plates need to be quilted. It came with the material for binding, backing and extra. Since it is hand quilted I will finish in that manner. I have never hand-quilted. So, this will be a learning experience and a labor of love. Given to me by my bff, quilt started by her mother who passed. She also gave me her pvc quilting frame. Feeling spoiled.
Farmgirl sister #3926
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4737 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4737 Posts |
Posted - Jun 16 2015 : 05:04:23 AM
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Judith your quilt is beautiful! What a lovely gift.
Grace, can't wait to see what you do with your fabric pieces!
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MaryJane
Queen Bee
16373 Posts
MaryJane
Moscow
Idaho
USA
16373 Posts |
Posted - Jun 16 2015 : 06:22:43 AM
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Little bags of fabrics like you found Grace would stop my heart also. I turned one baggie I found into flower bouquets. It sits out where I can see the prints every day. Prints like that just can't help but make you smile.
Gorgeous quilt Judith!
MaryJane, Farmgirl #1 Plowin' Thru ~ giving aprons a good wrap for 45 years and counting ~
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Jun 16 2015 : 08:26:07 AM
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So True Maryjane, I know I was grinning from ear to ear when I spotted the baggy.... ..
"simple pleasures are the best treasures!"
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - Jun 16 2015 : 12:05:59 PM
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Grace, nice find! Let us know what you do with all the fabric pieces. 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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Bonnie Ellis
True Blue Farmgirl
2474 Posts
Bonnie
Minneapolis
Minnesota
USA
2474 Posts |
Posted - Jun 16 2015 : 2:44:59 PM
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Grace: Wow, you really got a good deal. I love the age of the fabrics ( looks like 20ies and 30ies). Enjoy thinking about where the fabric came from. Who made the clothing and who wore them. History starts with an idea. If the maker didn't finish them and you do, that's part of the story too. Have fun.
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sonshine4u
Chapter Guru
1205 Posts
April
New Prague
MN
USA
1205 Posts |
Posted - Jun 17 2015 : 07:17:47 AM
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Beautiful! Nice find!!! :)
Farmgirl Hugs!
~April River Valley Farmgirls Chapter Leader
~Playing in the Sonshine~
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7484 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7484 Posts |
Posted - Aug 07 2015 : 9:47:55 PM
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Great find, Grace. I have two huge bags of scraps and a very large bag of selvages. I have made a vest, a tablet cover, a pin cushion, and am working on a spider web quilt using selvages. They make for interesting blocks.
Farmgirl hugs, Linda O Lone Oak, TX Farmgirl #1919
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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