Sunday, January 22, 2012

Floral flannies and teeny tiny treasures


Goodness, can you believe the school holidays are over already? Those weeks of sunshine and beaches just flew by and now I am madly covering books and washing new uniforms. I did squeeze in a tiny visit to an op shop near work this week and look at these three lovelies that were waiting for me.

 The middle one is cotton and the other two are flannelette. I have been using the soft flannelette ones for backing some little quilts as they are so soft, and not too hot. The little teeny chair came from that garage sale a while back when  this lovely girl was moving house. Miss Liongirl loves to kick back with a big stack of books.

Roboboy needed a chair cover for school this year in grade 1. After an initial thought of sewing my own, I decided to go one better and just use the standard school one as a base and embellish it a little. Add one thrifted Barrier Reef teatowel and our fish loving boy will have no doubts which chair is his.



Do any of you ever have those really quiet toddler moments? You know when it seems like an unusual length of time that they are playing quietly by themselves? At our place that only ever means trouble of some sort. Ours just involved an entire pack of newly purchased bandaids.


Lets just say the back of the baby was in much worse shape.

And my aggies finally bloomed, seemingly weeks after everyone else in blogtopia.


And most excitingly, I did start chopping up my vintage sheet stash to make a teeny tiny quilt. Like many things in this house, it is still a work in progress, but here's a peek. Please ignore the obvious wonkiness.


How I love all those wonderful florals together. Such a shame I started sewing in another midnight frenzy and forgot to add seam allowance on all sides of the square. About 5 cm out in measurements so now needs a blasted trim. I used one of those lovely soft flannies on the back.


And did you hear that the Vintage sheet swap is back on? I am so excited as this will be my first and lately I have been stumbling across some beauties, must be due to those 6 bags of stuff that just went to the Salvos. We are in the process of a massive decluttering over here at Betsy's, kind of a room by room purge. There is less time for blogging but lots to show for it and some exciting Betsy related news coming soon.

Pop over to Sophie's place for more flea market finds.

18 comments:

  1. Brave chopper! You set a fine example and may have prompted somebody to finally cut into some sheets and maybe even make a quilt but not till full back to school recovery is achieved. God to see your op shop karma is in full swing!

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  2. That should have been 'good to see', of course!

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  3. love love love your latest floral finds! they're becoming harder to come by in these parts so it's always lovely to see them looking so beautiful. quilt is fab and the little chair, perfection. hope you have a great week and i look forward to more betsy news. xx

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  4. I love your blanket its amazing.....and your blooming flowers what a sight for my sore eyes......and that poor baby all those booboo's.
    Have a wonderful Sunday!

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  5. I LOVE your quilt! Seeing those patches sewn together makes my heart leap! Really, it does. I don't care about any wonkiness - it all adds to the perfection.

    Congratulations Mel! You have such fine taste.

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  6. Hi- I'm a new reader, just wanted to say i LOVE the tea towel chair bag!!

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  7. Lovely floral sheets, and wow the quilt looks great, well done. I need to finish mine.
    x

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  8. awesome quilt, you go girl you sewing machine!

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  9. Your quilt is looking tops. Love the flanno backing. Perfectly snuggly. I just used a flannel binding but I will try it for my next backing. I absolutely adore your boys book bag. And you are so clever embellishing the original..no point reinventing the wheel!

    Have a happy week Mel!

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  10. I love the quilt. And don't worry about the wonkiness -adds to the charm. My doona cover is VERY wonky. I remember having chair covers like that in primary school - had forgottern all about them. Seems like a nice idea for home too.
    ps- I'll answer the Saltwater question in the comments on my blog today (I have to find the company name in my emails first). Online too.

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  11. Never mind the wonkiness, your little quilt is a gorgeous feast for the eyes! Is it for the bandaided baby i wonder? Enjoy getting back to the routine , one week to go here!

    x

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  12. that quilt is awesome!!! love it! and those newly thrifted sheets :)!

    Thanks for the link... looking forward to swapping lots of loveliness :)

    Kel x

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  13. the quilt you are making looks amazing. i love how you've put together such beautiful floral fabrics.

    -lisa

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  14. Oh yes, those quiet moments when you just know they are getting up to somthing. Hee hee. Could have been worse! Love your quilt, I am hoping to do something similar one of these days (with help from my Mum because I am hopeless).

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  15. wonkiness is good Mel, How great is that green rose print in the middle....I love it!
    Looking forward to seeing it finished.

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  16. Mel you always find the prettiest and bestest oppie things. Those sheets are very lovely and your quilt is looking super. I can't wait to see it when you've finished. xx

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  17. Your quilt is looking fabulous!!! I embrace wonkiness - it's handmade after all!

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