This lovely design includes butterflies.
So does this (but no basket).
This tablecloth was in really rough shape with some ugly brown spots all over it - I soaked it for overnight in Oxybrite and that seemed to help though you can still see some of the spots. I may try something else (or just leave as is, you know what they say about cleaning things on the Antiques Roadshow!). 
My favorite, however, is this pillow cover - crunched up in the bottom of a basket. For $2 CDN ( $1.82 US) I'll take it. I plan to put a pillow form inside and display it. Reminded me of this book I have.
Which leads me to another "non basket" item (found at the same time). 
It was very "off colour" when I got it - but it also got soaked and is ready for me to embroider (Barbara Jean if you want to "copy" before I do let me know!). The same book also had "pet" embroidery. I have many of the books in this series - I used one for my "7 of Hearts" Playing Card Quilt for our Guild Challenge this year.
Well speaking of pets, G&G are chomping at the bit (so they say) to give another vacation report (seems a distant memory now). Stay tuned!
Oh barbara will love seeing this and she loves dogs. I will bring her in tomorrow and show her this before she goes home. Her computer is down for a few days while she remodels her sewing/work room.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great bunch of purchases you made, Julie! I adore all the old embroidered pieces - are some of them tinted with crayons? That is something that really fascinates me. I have two similar books on old linens that I just love. One is on vintage ladies. Will take a picture and post it on my blog sometime. I used to have pillowcases that were embroidered but I actually used them up. Sigh!! Carol
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