Quilts and Dogs: vintage fabric.

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Vintage pieces from my Aunt Evelyn's stuff

I didn't realize that my Aunt Evey was so into sewing. I guess all those women back in those days sewed everything they could. My mother was the daughter of the New Orleans seamstresses who sewed the ball gowns for the Rex and Comus Mardi Gras Krewes.

She made everything we wore down to the underwear and my dad's suits. I made Frank a Nehru Jacket when we were first married, he hated it but I thought it was cool. It was definitely not his style.

So this is what I ended up with, there is one more piece but I can't find where it went, it is a grid of honey colored beige on a black background. It went into my dog raffle quilt pile I think. Which will have to be for next year, the Swissy Fun Day Raffle is next week!

My Aunt was really into large pieces, she must have been making dresses. I can see her in that navy blue dot shirt dress with a round swirly skirt and crisp white collar and cuffs and huge white buttons down the front.

So the total is (and keep in mind most of these are 35" wide rather than 40.......as if that makes any difference!

~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ 32.75 ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~

OH MY!!!! That shoots my totals on Stash Reduction to Hell and back! But there is no way I could let this wonderful gift go by without grabbing it! LOL You know that!

6 yards each of the pink and the traditional blue chambray

1 yd slightly darker chambray

3 yards of nice super muslin

1.5 yds of window pane linen - just gorgeous

1 yd of home dec blue flowers - great for a duffle

5 yds beautiful navy dots - Yo! Stephanie!

1 yd blue flowers

3 yds of red/grey shirting

1 yd seersucker bows

3 yds seersucker

4 yds yellow dotted Swiss - My senior prom dress was made out of this, may be the same fabric!