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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

17161 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts

Posted - Mar 05 2020 :  7:06:33 PM  Show Profile
I purchased a box full of 'Stuff'..
But the main reason I bought the box was for these...

2 pre-packaged apron kits... .29cents when they were new...
there was a 3rd one, but not packaged..
all you had to do was sew it together, the burgundy object is the flat fabric to make your own bias tape.

There is a stack of pre-printed fabric to stitch.. some are 100% linen for table scarves and some are 100% cotton for the percolator cover and mixer cover..
Lots of knitting needles and a cigar box full of embroidery floss.. not to mention a bag full of Hoops...
As for the orange tropical fabric which is only 36" wide,, there is 4 yards of it.. now to think what to make with it.


Gotta luv a fabulous $7.00 score!

>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com

churunga
True Blue Farmgirl

3957 Posts

Marie
Minneapolis MN
USA
3957 Posts

Posted - Mar 05 2020 :  7:10:11 PM  Show Profile
Wow! Excellent!

Marie
Sister #5142
Farmgirl of the Month May 2014

Try everything once and the fun things twice.
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HealingTouch
True Blue Farmgirl

3448 Posts

Darlene
Kunkletown Pa
USA
3448 Posts

Posted - Mar 05 2020 :  7:38:56 PM  Show Profile  Send HealingTouch a Yahoo! Message
Way to go! .49 cents for the coffee cover! Makes me feel so old! LoL!

Be Blessed and Be a Blessing,
Darlene
Sister 1922
October 2016 Farmgirl of the month

John 11: 35 Jesus wept.

When Satan's knocking at your door, just say "Jesus will you get that for me?"

When it gets to hard to stand, Kneel!







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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl

7115 Posts

Sara
Paris TX
USA
7115 Posts

Posted - Mar 06 2020 :  03:33:02 AM  Show Profile
Great find!!!

Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. & Feb 2019

Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.

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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl

6663 Posts

Winnie
Gainesville Fl
USA
6663 Posts

Posted - Mar 06 2020 :  06:37:31 AM  Show Profile
How do you find these treasures for so cheap? What a cool box of goodies this was and I love those old aprons!

Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015
FGOTM- October 2018
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

17161 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts

Posted - Mar 06 2020 :  08:53:40 AM  Show Profile
I drag DH with me to town,, and now he has caught the junktiquing bug!
Half the time he spots stuff for me!! He truly is my partner in junktiquing crime! lol!

I luv when I find vtg goodies with their old original price tags still attached..
The aprons are in their little plastic bag.. but the plastic is real brittle.. so I encased them in zip=loc bags to keep the bag from crumbling away...

>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com

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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl

7243 Posts

Krista
Utah
USA
7243 Posts

Posted - Mar 06 2020 :  10:18:31 AM  Show Profile
Grace, you always have such fantastic finds. If you ever visit here, I will be taking you out to help me find some good finds! I can already picture the crazy adventures we would have. Can’t wait to see what you make with your new goodies.

Krista
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl

7546 Posts

Linda
Terrell TX
USA
7546 Posts

Posted - Mar 06 2020 :  10:24:11 AM  Show Profile  Send quiltee a Yahoo! Message
Grace -

Our husbands need to get together. Ed has found several of the quilts and sewing machines for me - like I really needed them. LOL!


Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015 and April 2017
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX

"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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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl

3140 Posts

Heather
Wapakoneta Ohio
USA
3140 Posts

Posted - Mar 06 2020 :  11:51:44 AM  Show Profile
I think I live on the wrong side of the country LOL!!!! You always find such wonderful deals Grace!!!

~Heather
Farmgirl Sister #4701
September 2014 Farmgirl of the Month


"The purpose of life is to enjoy every moment" - Yogi teabag
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Blessed in Colorado
True Blue Farmgirl

6725 Posts

Debbie L.
Oregon
USA
6725 Posts

Posted - Mar 06 2020 :  1:49:11 PM  Show Profile
You are Amazing Grace! You have found some of the greatest treasures over the years. I bet you have a sharp eye and do not miss anything. All of that for $7.00, truly a great find.

Big Hugs,
Debbie
#1582
Blessed in Colorado/Oregon
Farmgirl of the Month September 2012 and February2018
“My altars are My Mountains
and the ocean.” Lord Byron”

Women are Angels, and
when someone breaks our wings we simply continue to fly on our Broomsticks. We’re flexible like that.
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

17161 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts

Posted - Mar 06 2020 :  3:42:52 PM  Show Profile
Linda aka quiltee.. we are planning on the Road Trip Extravaganza in 2012.. Oregon, Calif., Arizona, Oklahoma, Tx and over to Florida and up to Pennsylvania.. as long as the motorhome gas budget holds out! lol!

Krista,, of for sure,, we would have fun getting into junktiquing mischief!

Heather,, oh I am sure you have some fun places to hunt... and if I were there,, we'd find them for sure!

Debbie,, I am the Queen of Cheap!!! lol! I like to challenge myself to see what I can score for just a few $$... It's a Quest! lol!

>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com

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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl

7577 Posts

Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts

Posted - Mar 06 2020 :  9:42:10 PM  Show Profile
I'm with Debbie - you ARE Amazing Grace! LOL! I want to learn from the Queen! Hugs - Nini

Farmgirl Sister #1974

God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!

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HollerGirl56
True Blue Farmgirl

1334 Posts

Barbara
Flat Top WV
USA
1334 Posts

Posted - Mar 07 2020 :  07:31:42 AM  Show Profile
Grace---this was a great box of "junk". I never see stuff like that anymore. Those prices are so cheap and funny to us these days---but I remember what my grandfather said to a man talking about how much a nickel bought during the depression---he said---"Trouble was getting the nickel." And still true for me as a child in the sixties. I remember a family so poor they couldn't afford a deck of OLD Maid cards. So we tried to make a home made deck---it was great fun. My mom couldn't afford cloth for my sister to make an apron in seventh grade home ec, so she sent an old dress bottom---large and full---and my sister about died of shame. It made a real pretty apron though and that is how I learned to reuse and invent uses for things. Great fun. My husband hates thrifting---although he will find me something now and then that I truly love. Glad you and he have such fun---but Grace---how in the world are you going to go on a road trip in 2012??? If you find out how---let me know because I'd sure like to back up a few years. LOL

Old Age Ain't No Place For Sissies!------Bette Davis
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

17161 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts

Posted - Mar 07 2020 :  08:29:27 AM  Show Profile
Growing up on Military bases in the mid '50's through the late 60's.. we 'traveled light'..
On Base they always had a Consignment Shop,, you had an account, dropped off items you no longer needed, out grew or couldn't take when getting transferred.. (like ski and sport gear, small furniture, electronics, clothes etc..)
You put down a price,, and when the item sold you got a percentage and the shop got a percentage...
I loved going with my mom to the Shop... I was an avid 'Barbie' collector,, I had all 3, Barbie, Midge & Skipper- mom wouldn't let me have a Ken doll.. lol!
Anyway,, my love of thrifting began way back then..

>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com

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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl

9094 Posts

Nancy
West Seneca New York
USA
9094 Posts

Posted - Mar 07 2020 :  08:48:48 AM  Show Profile
Well Kat I have to say, the sewing machine and the box full of goodies makes for a very good day. I like that the sewing machine makes a really cute little desk. And a box of you never know what is always fun.
Nancy Jo

NANCY JO
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

17161 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts

Posted - Mar 07 2020 :  09:05:56 AM  Show Profile
It's all about the fun..
Nancy jo,, twixt you and I ,, we do a pretty good job of scoring fabulous fids!!


>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com

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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl

9439 Posts

Denise
Beavercreek Ohio
USA
9439 Posts

Posted - Mar 07 2020 :  2:41:13 PM  Show Profile
What a great score Grace! You sure got some wonderful stuff in there.

~Denise
Sister #43~1/18/2007

"Home is where we find comfort, security, memories, friendship, hospitality, and above all, family. It is the place that deserves our commitment and loyalty." William J. Bennett

"Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105

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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

17161 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts

Posted - Mar 09 2020 :  9:01:38 PM  Show Profile
I re-arrainged my sewing room,,,

I decided to keep the Kenmore in/under the top.. now I can use my Viking.
Speaking of which, the project I am working on it today is,,, an Apron.. Geee, are you surprised? hahaha!



>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com


Edited by - katmom on Mar 09 2020 9:05:50 PM
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

17161 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts

Posted - Mar 10 2020 :  6:47:02 PM  Show Profile
OK< I finished up the pink apron that was not in a package..
I had to make a few changes,, the burgundy ribbon for 'bias' was shredding and not stable,, I even tried using spray starch.. but there was not enough useable ribbon, so I omitted the ribbon that joined the 2 sides,,, and instead did a wee fancy stitch down the seams.
I did have barely enough of the ribbon to sew between the apron and waist band..
any way,, here is what it looks like..

nothing fancy, just a utilitarian apron.. oh and as always,, a YOYO...

The fabric felt and sewed like cotton percale,, like a bed sheet.. so it should last me a long time!!!

>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom and Glamping Diva!

www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com

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MBurns
True Blue Farmgirl

1859 Posts

Marlene
Swisher IA
USA
1859 Posts

Posted - Mar 19 2020 :  2:23:11 PM  Show Profile
Love thrifting. I do a lot at thrift stores,estate sales. Church sales consignment stores etc.. great find. It is like looking for treasures.

Farmgirl friends are fun.
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MBurns
True Blue Farmgirl

1859 Posts

Marlene
Swisher IA
USA
1859 Posts

Posted - Mar 19 2020 :  2:24:01 PM  Show Profile
Love the aprons.

Farmgirl friends are fun.
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