Thrifting and Sewing and Some Lemonade!

This may be one of the best finds of my life.

Two dollars!

I am still speechless.

Look at the stitching!  All done by hand and very,

very tiny.  Even though I am so happy to have given it a new home, there is something sobering about it having ended up at the thrift store in the first place.  

Makes you wonder about the hows and whys.

Life has been so full these past few months, and when that happens, sewing (and blogging!) 

get pushed to the back burner.

I needed a quick project to get me back in the swing of things, 

and I have had the Oliver and S Popover Sundress saved for a while now.  

It proved to be just the thing.  

Quick, easy, and cute!  

Perfect for my niece

and 

perfect for her aunt!

Well, summer has arrived, at least for a few days, here in the city.  Between the heat

and the kids home from school, cool drinks are in high

demand in the MorningGlory household.

I share this lemonade syrup that is great to have in the fridge.  

Lemonade Syrup

3 cups sugar

1 cup water

3 cups lemon juice

(you can squeeze your own, or the stuff in the green bottle 

works just fine!)

Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil.

Remove from heat and let cool slightly.  

Add lemon juice. 

Mix well and store covered in the refrigerator.

To use:  mix 1/4 cup syrup with 3/4 cup cold water.

You can adjust the amount of syrup to personal taste.  

This is also great added to seltzer or iced tea!

Cheers!

Digging for Treasure

I found some thrifty goodies recently.  A couple of linen table runners with embroidery and lace insertion.

Some old, deep-ivory colored lace, pipe cleaners, and royal blue wool felt.

A basket full of vintage bias tape, rick rack, and seam binding.  The polka dots and stripes are great!

A fat-quarterish piece of vintage fabric, and some HUGE rick rack!  It doesn't appear to be cotton, probably used in upholstery or home dec, but it is amazing stuff!

Some vintage ticking, a green colored wooden spool, and two rather tattered potholders.  The potholders have seen a lot of use, but I fell in love with the patterns.  The ticking was looking a little worse for wear as well, but I have since washed it, and it came out looking bright and clean.

All of these were stuffed in a box at my local thrift shop - I paid less then $1.50 for the whole lot!  sometimes digging a little can turn up some nice surprises!

Edit post to add, I'm linking this up with Elizabeth's Vintage Quilt Thursday!

It's a Basket!

I got really, really lucky and found this beautiful blanket basket at the thrift store recently  I almost missed it as it had been discarded on the floor and pushed to the side with other castoffs tossed in and around it. I have been looking for one of these for a long time.  

It's worn and weathered, but, to me, it is perfect.

Now that it is home, I can't wait to fill it full of quilts!

Warmly,