There and Back Again

This past weekend we went to Grand Rapids, MI and stayed with friends. My husband attended a seminar on self-publishing and my friend and I went to all of her favorite thrift and consignment shops. I found some great vintage fabric.

 I had to get this cotton towel.

On our way home on Sunday we stopped at the Williamston Antiques Market. I bought some vintage handkerchiefs.

There were quite a number of quilts, nothing uncommon or mint. They also had loads of glassware, china, and pottery.

 

How about a bathing costume? 

We stopped at the Tanger outlet mall near Howell where I found some cute fox oven mitts at the Corelle store. Shiba Inu owners like foxes because Shibas are so fox-like in appearance. So of course I bought a set!

Last stop was Ray's ice cream, a local store with it's own ice cream. I had Coconut with dark chocolate sauces. Yummy!

I received my order of Gatsby fabric. I had ran across this line while noodling around online last week. I have it in mind to make a Gatsby quilt. More on that later.

Spring=Flowers. Floral Handkerchiefs

Orchid handkerchief quilt; mid-century cotton hanky with triple borders

Just when I thought spring would never come, the daffodils and crocus have started to peek from the earth. The snow has melted over the last two weeks, but in shady places I can still see a foot of snow.
Even after six hours of thunderstorms overnight.

We had four months with deep snow on the ground, with below freezing cold, and lots of wind. So I am more than ready for spring. So I am sharing some of my favorite floral handkerchiefs from my collection.



Mid-century cotton hanky with roses



Lotus cotton hanky



Mid-century cotton hanky. Pansies.



New hanky bought several years ago at a restaurant in Gaylord MI. Cotton.



Mid-century tulip cotton hanky



Mid-century peony cotton hanky



Mid-century cotton Iris hanky



Mid-century violet bouquet cotton hanky



Water lily cotton hanky, mid-century



Wildflower cotton hanky, likely 3rd quarter 20th c



Oversize flower hanky, cotton, mid-century

cotton hanky with petunias and flox



Pansies mid-century cotton hanky

Pussy Willow mid-century cotton hanky

Cotton late 20th c hanky



mid-century cotton hanky with poppies and gladiola



Mid-century pink lilacs cotton hanky



c. 1940s cotton hanky with roses