Florida Bargains

It is always nice to "prospect" at antique shops and estate sales in strange territory. We found an estate sale in New Smyrna Beach near the golf course and after dropping off the golfer we stopped by. Uh oh...quilts. For $20, 72x54, as is.

 Five squares were in need of help.

It has personality. Look how some of the 2" squares are pieced. Every time you look you find a variation.

Even some of the white squares are pieced.

The blue line of quilting doesn't run true.

Signed Loyed (?) Vernon Gray 1929. I could not find the name on line or on Ancestry.

I'm repairing the bad squares. I also got these ... $1 for the pair.

And a "yard stick" of 48" $4

For some reason this house had a yard stick resting above many of the doors...bathroom, closets and bedrooms. They do come in handy so I've kept them up there and I'll add this one.

On the way back from Winter Park I got in a side trip to Mt Dora, THE Florida mecca for antiques where I found this crib size is in almost perfect shape, needs a bit of stitching on the edge. Four blocks, pieced and appliqued and well quilted.  33x33 $ 58.

We also went to an open house in NSB. If only it weren't so far...right on the beach, built in 1946 and very sturdy. Not cheap but not out of sight either. 

Estate Sale Finds Part 1

A lot of good estate sale pickin' lately!
From Moss Place estate sale there were these quilts circa 1930-40 made of grain sacks. I'm of the age that printed feed and flour sacks were still being recycled for dress material due to WWII fabric rationing. Mom made many a smocked dress for me when I was little. I wish I had some pictures but no one took thousands of pictures back then! These quilts were half price so $45. This one is 87x78.

 Great stars and colors.

One fabric didn't wear well, but I may find a like color and stitch a piece over it.

This one is 84x60 for $45.

It had two minor places to sew up.

They needed a good wash with OxiClean.

Water is a disgusting brown.

Three soaks each with four rinses to get clean.

 Much better color whan its clean.

Finished drying inside due to rain.

 This one is signed Kate on the back.

This woven traditional summer/winter pattern was $32.50 and is 75x68 (woven on a 36" loom so there is a center seam) probably late 1800 or early 1900's.

Needed some mending, but a pretty good seam match.

After a wash it came up whiter.

Like I need more quilts ... but I just can't resist them.