Vintage Fabric...Part I

 

Tucked away in the basement level, in the far corner, was a pile of them. Love at first sight. With merely seconds to decide, the tock clicking, and my arms loaded with more than I could already carry, I decided three would be enough.

Three luscious rag balls made of vintage fabric--about the size of a grapefruit--in an antique store--1200 miles from home--and I only bought three. Was it because they were so expensive? No. It's because...I don't know why, because they were only $2 a piece. Sigh.  

 
Do you see the tiny stitches someone made in order to join the strips into one continuous piece? My guess would be someone intended to use these to make rag rugs. Growing up, we had them scattered at all spots throughout the house wherever dirty feet might trod.

But before you feel too sorry for me, I made quite the haul at this store. The prices were so reasonable on so many different items.

But still...there was a rag ball the size of a basketball made up of numerous old prints, and the price was $6. I didn't buy it because I couldn't carry it along with my other items up to the checkout. Due to the fact that I needed to be somewhere and was already running late, there wasn't any time to make two trips to the checkout from the basement.

 One option that came to mind was to yell for help hoping one of the employees upstairs would come to my resuce. The only thing that stopped me from doing so {besides personal humiliation of stooping so low} was knowing that two of my sisters have a booth in the shop. Perhaps a little embarrassing for them if these two employees didn't have a sense of humor? 

Seriously, this antique shopping disease can cause one to consider extreme behavior, can't it?

Comments

[Sheryn @ Pink & Pretty Designs]

What beautiful finds!! Totally hear ya on the antique shopping disesase! I have to restrain myself only go once a fortnight at the most because I tend to go a little crazy in those places!

I'm loving all the pretty pictures on your blog! In response to your question, the pretty pink teacup is marked Fairfield by John Maddock & sons. It's really special & unique looking!

Come by my blog as I am having a giveaway at the moment : )

Sheryn xox

[~*~ Patty Szymkowicz]

Shopping definitely requires hands free, but how does ones do that when there are many wonderful goodies. These fabric balls are wonderful, great fabrics ... you'll be able to do quite a lot with them I'm sure!

[Beverly]

They might not have understood, but we definitely do. ;-)

[virginia bed and breakfast]

Nice Fabric much colorful and extremely wonderful.I like it a lot.