Everyday Crafty Goodness

I’ve got lots of ironing to do.  ALL of the vintage scraps are bunched up like these. 

Weekend project: DIY dressform like this! 

Here’s one of the notable pieces from the vintage fabric pile.  The colors are great and I love all the details of the houses/barns, farm equipment, plants, people, and animals. 

I think I know what winning the lottery must feel like now.  Someone had put these 5 bags of scrap fabric on the curb and my friend happened to see them.  She called me and asked me if I wanted them for my craft projects (sure, I love found things from the curbside).  I had no idea that there are so many pieces and that they are…are you sitting down for this…VINTAGE FABRICS!!!  I just picked them up over the weekend and I nearly had a heart attack after I realized what they are.  Whoever these belonged to saved every little piece of scrap.  There are some amazing prints and a few handmade children’s clothes in there.  I have no idea how to sort these out but I know I won’t be shopping for vintage fabrics on Ebay for a long long time!

I got a couple of awsome swap packages this week (private swaps from craftster) and I just had to show them off.

Fabric from Finland (I think mostly vintage).  I LOVE the one with the little brown trees!  These will be incorporated into future quilt projects.

Totes from Sweden.  The one on the left is made from vintage fabric.  I realized that I was drawn to the one one the right because I remember these characters from when I was a little kid!