Linen Love

Last week I dropped by one of my favorite thrifty spots.
I refer to it as the "little old lady shop",
because it's run by a group of
elderly voluteer women who are all as pleasant as can be.
I love listening to them chit-chat while they work.

I had already been there about a week earlier,
and came back with loads of goodies,
so today was a lighter load, but
I did find a bunch of vintage linens.

I'm really not a vintage linen collector,
I'm more like a hoarder.
I keep bringing more home,
usually without a clue why how I'll use them,
but I know eventually I will.

I do know how I'll use this
old feather ticking pillow - It's going in my bedroom!

I have been undecided how to redecorate
our bedroom and this pillow decided it for me!

 Ticking...definately ticking!
{Hint to Mom....a ticking bedspread 
sure would be special!}


It does have a little hole that needs to be patched,
but that just adds to its authentic charm
and for $2, it had to come home with me.

My mom and I went through my stash
of larger linens while she was visiting,
to see which ones might be repurposed for curtains.
She's also going to turn a vintage calendar dishtowel
that I had bought into a pillow cover for me.

At lease a few that I bought last week
I plan to make new-sew pillow covers with,
because they have a lattice edge that
I can weave ribbon through.

I've never used cloth napkins before,
because I figured it would be hard to remove
food stains from them, but I couldn't pass
up this pretty set of 9 napkins for $2!

If it's crocheted...I'll love it,
so I snatched this lovely up for 25 cents.

The rest, I don't know what I'll do with.
Maybe gift wrap or a valance...you just never know,
but they are always worth buying - especially,
hand-stitched linens.  It's a dying art.

Speaking of handmade things.
You may have spotted a glimpse the gorgeous
quilted skirt under my Christmas tree.
Twenty years ago, I made one from
this same pattern when my aunt owned a
quilt store.  My mom and I took one of her classes
and each made 2 tree skirts and 2 table runners.

I kept one of my sets and gave the other to
my sister and my mom kept one and gave the other to her sister.
Somehow, {I have no earthly clue how},
I lost my set.  I think it got missplaced during
our move from New Mexico to Missouri 6 years ago.

Anyway, I was heartsick that my tree skirt was gone.
I had worked so hard on it and was so proud of it
(I'm not a patient seamstress).
Last year, my mom made me another one from the same pattern,
along with the table runner to match.
Nothing store-bought can compare to a handmade quilted tree skirt,
and my mom does such beautiful sewing.

If you love vintage linens and have blogged about it in the past,
please comment with the link
to your post so we can go admire your lovely linens!

Blessings,

I can frequently be found visiting these parties. 

Monday

http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com Metamorphosis Monday

http://makingtheworldcuter.com/ Making The World Cuter Monday
http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/- More The Merrier Monday

Tuesday

http://www.knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/ Knick of Time Tuesday

http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/ Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
http://www.myuncommonsliceofsuburbia.com/ Tuesday's Treasures

Wednesday

http://www.fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/ White Wednesday

http://micheleravendesigns.blogspot.com/ Primp Your Stuff Wed

http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/ Fall In Love Wednesday
http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/ Wow Us Wednesday
http://www.thethriftyhome.com/ Penny Pinching Party
http://mrshinesclass.wordpress.com/Mrs. Hines' Class

Thursday

http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/ - Time Travel Thursday

http://bec4-beyondthepicketfence.blogspot.com/ Under $100 Link Party
http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/ Transformation Thursday
http://www.the36thavenue.com// Share Awesomeness Thursday
http://thriftydecorating-nikkiw.blogspot.com/ Thrifty Thursday
http://faithgracecrafts.blogspot.com/ - Pearls and Lace Thursday
http://radcrafter.com/ - Thingamajig Thursday

Friday

http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/ Feathered Nest Friday

http://redoux.blogspot.com/ Friday Redoux Link Party
http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/ Frugal Friday
http://www.findingfabulousblog.com/ Frugalicious Friday

http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/ Potpourri Party 
http://www.atthepicketfence.com/ Inspiration Friday

http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/ - Vintage Inspiration Friday

http://www.stuff-and-nonsense.net/ - Stuff and Nonsense
http://www.myrepurposedlife.net - Catch as Catch Can

Saturday

http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/ Saturday Nite Special

Sunday

http://stylishonceagain.blogspot.com/ - Restyled Sundays
http://my1929charmerblog.com/ - Sunday's Best @ My 1929 Charmer