milk glass

atop the mantle piece is my milk glass collection

soothing me

with white soft light whispers 

exhausting me

brash red, green, orange and blue enamel teapots gone

for now

a gift from my girl kat..because i love chooks

photo bombed by sourdough baguettes! 

it has 'avon' on the base but i don't hold that against it

large cake stand (too big for the mantle piece)

my bread needs to get over itself!

op shop finds

these vases don't seem to be popular at all..i've purchased them at different times and places over the last few
weeks for about $3 each

i was very excited when i found this brand new japanese retro tea pot..it cost $4..it's a really good quality enamel 

i bought these grapefruit and lemons at a local op shop today for $2

each winter an elderly woman from gippsland picks bunches of jonquils from her property
and drives all the way to melbourne to deliver them to my local op shop where they are sold
for $2 a bunch..they've been sitting on my kitchen bench for 3 days now permeating
 the room with the most delightful scent

yes..i found two..this is a slightly smaller version of the teapot above and cost $3

two non stick cake tins in this lovely soft blue cost $1.50

i love cherries so much that i just had to get these..only .50c each

i bought this made in england johnson bros bowl because i want to cook souffle in keeping with my retro
 inspired cooking phase..i haven't made one for decades..it cost $4..

happy fossicking op shoppers! x

op shop finds

from the last two weeks..

$2 for a pretty hand painted vase
i found the mirror in an op shop too a couple of years ago

$8 for this finely cross stitched piece in a
lovely old wooden and plaster frame

$3 for an early australian fowler ware bowl
$2 for the brand new hand appliqued table cloth

$2.50 for this coloured enamel bowl
the table cloth is also an op shop find but from a few years ago

brand new still in their packet vintage single bed
sheets for $7

used but in good condition double bed sheet for $2

$5 for this new t2 teacup

hop on over to
the shady baker
for more op shop treasure

find it, wash it, sew it

i love to search out all sorts of cotton only vintage fabrics and todays finds are of the sheet and pillow case variety..but i also collect vintage aprons, tablecloths and embroidered linen and i use them all in quilts..

todays op shop finds hanging out to dry

i like to leave washed and folded piles of recent finds on my work table for a few days  for visual pleasure before i store them for future use..

this weeks earlier finds washed and folded

and because i love the process i make all of my quilts using the english paper piecing method even for a quilt of this type made with 10cm squares..the finished quilt below will measure 170cm x 170cm and it is close to that size now..

quilt pieced with vintage sheets, pillow cases and a couple of aprons

and then when that's done i will start hand quilting but i first need to baste the quilted top, the cotton batting and the backing fabric together..

vintage sheet backing fabric

when the quilting is done i will then bind the quilt but i want to wait until it's quilted before i make my final binding fabric choice..jane