August 15, 2009

• Yesterday, Speedy and I headed out for some morning yard saling...I don't quite understand this trend of yard sales that start on Saturday....but I am more than willing to take advantage of it!

  I was delighted to find a bunch of linens at the yard sales.  We went to one sale where there were bunches of hand embroidered linens.  They also had beautiful vintage feed sack quilts. <sigh>  I didn't buy any of the quilts as I just don't know what I would do with them...They were beautiful but worn and fragile and I don't have the wall space to display them.

  However, I did buy a bunch of embroidered table linens at the sale.  I have been trying to step up beauty and function in our home.  These table linens were older and mildly stained (though I washed them and that helped the stains a lot!) 

  Here are some pics.  I should warn you, the pics are a bit washed out as it was super sunny when I took the pictures, but you can get an idea of the handwork.

  The table cloths are all about 2' square.

  

  

  

  

  

  And there were smaller linens too.

  

  

  So pretty! I am going to put some of them on my bureau...Others will grace other spots in need of beauty.

  I also found two crib/lap sized quilts at a different yard sale.  The woman was selling them for fifty cents a piece!

  

  

  Yes, I especially love the purple and green one!  I bought them to use on our couch. 

  Today is a special yard sale day.  It's the big yard sale at the fairgrounds and Speedy and I will be there in line before the doors open!  I have a list of a few items I am looking for....And I'm sure I will find some treasures too!

   

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