These six unlined 100% cotton draperies have horizontal rows of fine chenille on mid weight cotton gauze. Each has 7 pleats. Their width would make them ideal to use the fabric for garments, stuffed animals or pillows as well as for window coverings. They would dye well, too. Use your imagination! They have a 4" hem ...

This wonderful old cotton fabric which had been removed from the back of a quilt has a brown background with rose colored shaded apples with olive colored leaves and stems. Our reference books show that this type of print in these colors was popular between about 1890 and 1910. It is made of three 26" wide widths of fabric sewed together ...

White cotton muslin table cloth has a pattern of scattered medium brown woven flying geese with smaller flying bird silhouettes. Top and bottom edges are overcast ready for you to add an edging or to hem ...

This small white linen table cover exhibits a lot of excellent hand work. The rounded center motif and the rounded corners have hand appliqueed cotton percale flower shapes in medium blue, pale pink and white with yellow edging and centers. There are cut out areas on both the center and the corners. All of the edges are finished with very fine closely spaced button hole stitches ...

Black cotton broadcloth centered table cloth has an over-all center motif of embroidered flowers and leaves in dark and light blue joined by scattered french knots. The 33" by 38" black center section may have originally been a card table cover to which were added a 4 1/2" wide medium blue and white cotton polka dotted mitered corner all around border applied by zigzag stitching. The image shows it folded in thirds ...

Cream colored linen table cloth, with a daisy pattern embroidery, has gently scalloped overcast taupe colored machine stitched edging. Leave as is or apply a crocheted or other decorative edging. The table cloth folded in fourths in the photo. It is finely embroidered near the edges and in the center with an angular daisy decorative patterns in leaf green, gold, and brown ...

This attractive, informative 8 1/2" by 11" 32 page stapled booklet was printed in 1955 by the Irish Linen Guild of Canada. Each page is illustrated with photographs, both in color and in black and white, and with drawings and illustrations, most in color. Sections include: flax and its processing into cloth, weaving, dyeing and printing, household uses, table linens and settings, bed linens, towels, apparel, religious linens, laundering and care and more. An especially useful section is on types of linen handkerchiefs. A fine addition ...

Sheer white oval cotton batiste pillow cover is edged with 1/2" wide slightly gathered machine made lace with pointed scallops. Two angels tending a flower topped column are in the curved center lace section. Framing the oval center is light yellow, pink, light blue lavender, and gold colored french knot lustrous embroidered flowers. It opens on the mid back with three hand made button holes and pearl buttons ...

The fabrics in this quilt are lustrous smooth weave rayon. The front is framed on each side with a very pale green strip, then a lavender strip, then a pale yellow strip. Each strip is 2 1/2" wide. Off-white blocks in the center alternate with pink, green, lavender, yellow and green. Each of the white blocks has a diagonal embroidered floral motif. Each center block is 5" square. The quilt is tied at each corner and in the center of the small blocks in lavender, gold and green. Thin cotton batting in good condition is on the inside ...

This unlined wool throw is made of gray, khaki, brown, tan, cream and other compatible colors of tweed, herringbone and striped suiting fabrics. 10" by 5" rectangles are put together with button hole stitches of wool yarn in gold, green, orange, turquoise, rose, tan, magenta, pink and purple. It is also edged with button hole stitches. There are a few old darns which add to its charm. It has a 1930's look and feel ...

A cheerful, crisp, multicolored 100% cotton quilt that is a sturdy and usable. We don't know the name of the 19 1/2" square patches, perhaps a variation of a window pane pattern? The almost 5" wide sashes are the light green/light aqua popular in the 1930's. The multicolored patches include pinks, lavenders, yellows and much more. The prints include shirting fabrics, gingham checks and small prints offset by white satin petal shapes, all 1930's fabrics. The machine stitched quilt top has a 1 3/4" fold over ...

Warm, useful and decorative folk art quilt alternates plain 7" square patches with patches made of 4 smaller pieces. This type of folk art quilt was popular in the 1920's and 1930's. The colors of the wool fabrics are gray, brown and red tweeds and dark browns, olive green and other color wool flannels. It may have been started with an overall design in mind, but it ended up with some red sections near the right hand side (at the top of the image) and a 14" square light taupe upper left hand corner (bottom right of the image) ...

Hand stitched of new 1930's and 1940's fabrics. Complex pieced squares separated by a diagonally printed plaid fabric in navy, red, and white which gives an impression bright pink from a distance. Bright crisp new fabrics ...

Alternating 100% cotton squares of plain fabric with pieced squares. Several squares are of small scale children's figural prints; bunny rabbits and Winnie the Pooh and others. Great variety of checks, prints, and colors in crisp new fabrics ...

This most interesting vintage garment is made of fine white cotton vintage muslin fabric with narrow vertical black stripes overprinted with angled pale pink squares. It would be a unique addition to both your apron and fabric collection. According to Wikipedia: "A pinafore is a sleeveless garment worn as an apron. The name reflects that the pinafore was formerly pinned (pin) to the front (afore) of the dress." The front skirt wraps around to the back where shaped straps with rounded ends cross in back and then come across the shoulders over the bodice front to fasten with 1/2" pearl buttons and snaps; hand worked button holes ...

This 100% cotton apron has geometric design black, red and white stripes alternating with floral stripes of green, yellow and white. The fitted cobbler style has a 1 3/4" set in waistband which buttons on each side with a 1" red plastic button. The sweetheart neckline is bound in black. 9" by 10" low front pockets have curved upper edges bound in black. Gathers above the waistband in front, darts in the back ...

This flared white cotton organdy apron with a scalloped bottom is outlined in red bias binding. The waistband is made of a tiny pattern red checked cotton gingham which appears pink in the image. The left lower front has two overlapping gingham hearts and leaves outlined with machine embroider. The right front has a heart shaped gingham appliquéed on a white pocket outlined in red bias. 3" wide white organdy sashes are 25" long ...

This apron of small purple checked cotton gingham is edged with purple rick rack. The slanted side pocket tops are also edged in rick rack. Slightly gathered shoulder straps. The bottom of the skirt has a woven rose and purple border print. A single button closes the upper mid back; tie sashes. A useful attractive apron that would also be good for display ...

Waist apron of fine white muslin and pink cotton percale is slightly gathered onto a 2" wide waistband. The waistband, the sashes, the rounded patch pocket and a 5" band at the bottom are all in the pink fabric. Offsetting the pocket on the right is an embroidered rose, thorns and all, in greens, brown, rose, pink and gold on the lower left skirt. Above it, "Sweet as a ..." is embroidered in black outline and cross stitch ...

This waist apron has a white cotton organdy waist band and a 7" wide top section with a 10" long section made of heavier lavender cotton crepe below it. The apron is outlined in white and gold novelty rick rack trim. A 5 1/2" by 5 1/2" pansy shaped pocket is on the right side. The pansy is outlined with violet colored button hole stitch embroidery. Each petal is enhanced with lavender and violet embroidery with an embroidered gold center. The 2" wide organdy waistband has 20" long lavender cotton crepe sashes pleated onto each side ...

Multicolored state of Alaska map printed on off white, heavy soft natural cotton. The skirt is slightly gathered onto the 3" wide waistband ...

Very pale blue rayon satin fabric with navy blue, rose and tan printing. Red and gold rayon fringe applied with pale gold braid. Dark brown satin twill rayon back. Centered at the top is the Seal of the Territory of Alaska. In curved lettering below is ALASKA, Land of the Midnight Sun. Images and printing clockwise are: Totem Pole with native figures; Alaska Glacier; Huskies and sleds with two native figures across the bottom; Polar Bears and Alaskan Husky. Centered is the poem ...

Small circular cut red checked cotton gingham apron has been stamped with a design for you to embroider. Checks don't show up well in images, but see the close up. The edges are finished, but waiting for rickrack or other novelty trim to individualize it. This would be a good project for someone learning to sew and embroider. The 1 1/2" wide waistband is continuous beyond each side ...

Add a nostalgic spot of color in your decorating. Pale lavender "Mother and Dad" pillow of rayon satin with navy colored printing. Upper right hand corner has an eagle clutching an anchor with NAVY under it. San Diego is printed at an angle on the left hand corner. Hand painted roses, one each in the top left hand corner and in the bottom right hand corner in pinks, gold, greens and reds. There is an image of a WWII battleship centered on the top above the following poem ...