Ha-ha.. did I fool you? I didn't think so. That top piece isn't a feedsack, but don't the crafty folk in Japan know how to make a good repro? There ARE actually some vintage treasures buried down in that stack, and I'll show you...
That lovely bundle of 8 1/2" squares all tied up in a pretty ribbon with a card on the top came for me in the mail yesterday. I knew it was on it's way, and I knew it would be wonderful! It all came from Freda's Hive, where Nanette builds her lovely quilts. For those of you who follow her blog, you KNOW this stuff just oozes her love for vintage kitchen novelty prints. And now I get to share in some of that!
A couple weeks ago we were talking, and we decided it would be fun to trade some of our stash with each other. I had some feedsacks and other vintage stuff, plus some Every Iota left over from the last three quilts I made. She said she was cutting some charms packets that she was getting ready for her trunk show, and it would work out for her too. So I made up a bundle for Nanette, and she did the same for me.
Hers to me included absolutely delightful vintage feedsack squares, those are the ones fanned out across the back up there. And also stacks and stacks of the cutest Japanese fabrics.. I could never imagine. I am definitely enjoying these! No two squares are the same, and I don't have any of them in my stash. I just adore that Japanese fabric. This has been so much fun. But how can I ever cut them? I just want to keep laying them out and enjoying each piece. But I'll have to make a quilt one day for sure!
More and more vintage kitchy prints.. I just LOVE them. I think that one with the green fruit was the one she was talking about with the sheen to it. Actually, there are a couple of those shiny ones. Plus more Japanese and other cute prints. And here is one last look at the feedsacks.. these are some of my favorites. Thank you Nanette!
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13 comments:
what a great swap involving two of my very favorite friends! =)
Well Thanks Eileen!!! What a sweet post. I am glad you like them. This was such a great swap and fun idea. I still haven't put yours away. I have them laying on my cutting table to admire. I just move them over when I want to cut. I am going to use some of them, I decided last night, in my newest project based on newer fabric in my post yesterday. I think it will add charm to the quilt. So I'm itching to get to it but I won't allow it until I'm done with project 1 and 2 currently in the works. I can't wait until my stash quilt comes back from the quilter, too! I've made this month my month of no buying fabric and we'll see how I do. It goes along with the stash challenge. It turns out project #2 I'm working on (dresses) qualifies for the stash since I didn't buy any new pieces for it. And I'm also hoping to do that with project 3. Yipee
Thanks again.
Wow -- what a great group of fabrics! They're all so wonderfully cheerful!
Wow! What a great swap. You got some really great fabric. I love kitchen vintage.
Started my summer stash challenge quilt. Come see my blog! I'm on my way now :) niki
Fabulous fabrics! What eye candy! YUMMY!!
Love all these fabrics! What fun!
HOW CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a question...how can you identify fabric that is from a feed sack? I have a couple pieces that I know are feedsack. I have a stack of fabric from "Grandma's attic" that could be. I am determined to finish/make things that came from a stash from the 30s to 60s.
Wow...Eileen, these are absolutely beautiful, how lucky :)
What a lovely selection of fabric! Can't wait to see what you make with them.
Oh how awesome. My eyes went right to the teapot fabric!
Wow lots of beautiful fabrics, you are realy lucky. I can understand why you wil hesitate to cut in this fabrics.
I must admit that I am a bit behind on your summer stash challenge, I guess I have to pull myself together. I have been at my mothers place for a week without my computer and sewingmachine.
I have had a terrific time!
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