ANTIQUE SQUARES

I don't know if any of you have been following my post since we moved into this house.

At the risk of repeating myself, when we moved in this house the people before us left us an attic, huge room, and out buildings with all of their stuff in it.

We waited months before we dove into them giving the previous owners time to come and get what they wanted.  They never came and my husband got tired of asking them.

So in the attic were a lot of quilt squares.

I gave some to my sisters and mother but kept these:

There were forty of these but my one sister, Jeanette, just came for a visit and we split them up.

So...............I took mine and got some iron on "lite" interfacing. 

 I place the right side to the iron on side of the interfacing and sewed all around the circle.  

Then  made a split in the back of the iron on and pulled the circle to the right side out.  Does that make sense.

Next I ironed the circle to a 10 1/2" beige fabric as shown below. 

Then I blanket stitched around the first one.

              Didn't like that so the next one I just took a very scant 1/4" top stitch around the circle.

                           I liked the top stitched one better so now, I have 20 circles all top stitched.

                                      The next issue is finding some old fabric that might work.

                                                               Here are a few of my choices.

I think I like the first one, what do you think?

TREASURE SHOPPING - Antique quilt squares

Today I was driving by the local antique shop (junk shop) and saw some benches so I decided to stop.

Didn't buy the benches but get a load of these quilt squares....

There are 24 of them.   Only cost me five dollars.  There was no price tag so the owner of the store tried to call the lady but no answer.  So I left my name and number.

While doing so the lady who owns these squares came in.  Can you believe that?

What luck!!!!

We asked her how much and she kinda scrunched up her face and said....five dollars like that would be too much!!!  I was willing to pay  more but she said she just wanted to get rid of them.  So no, I was not taking advantage of her, (had a comment telling me I was taking advantage of her)

These fabrics are really old, I am guessing around the 1930's with just one square with some age spots.

Can I say SCORE????

Aren't these glasses just the cat's meow???

I had to decide whether I should sneak these glasses in the house or just fess up to it.

Those of you who have read my blog know that I love love love dishes.

Can't get enough of them.

I decided to just come out with it.

Picture this.....my husband comes through the door as I am washing them.

I give a faint smile like the cat who ate the canary.

My husband just smirks and rolls his eyes like you have got to be kidding me.

He is really thinking

are you nutzzzzzzz

I can only agree with him.   I will say that I did give a nice set of dishes to my newest daughter in law, so I am thinning things out...HA!!!!! HA!!!!