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1950's red cotton apron with a fun print of black and white poodles on the pockets.
You can purchase this apron for $59- over at Ballyhoo Vintage Clothing
1940's red cotton apron with rose hanky details.
You can purchase this apron for $35- over at Ballyhoo Vintage Clothing
1950's red cotton apron decorated with white lace.
You can purchase this apron for $22- over at Ballyhoo Vintage Clothing
1941 McCall's "Mr. and Mrs. Aprons with Dog House Pockets and Pot Holders"
You can buy this pattern for $18- over at Vintage Martini
1950's McCall's "Mr. and Mrs. Aprons Hats and Mitts" featuring a pattern of a dog stealing hot dogs.
You can buy this pattern for $15- over at Woodland Farms Antiques & Vintage
1950's Advance His and Hers apron pattern.
You can buy this apron for $27- over at Blue Gardenia (once at the main page click on etc. in the left hand column, then Apron Patterns, go to page 5 of aprons and you will find this pattern second from the bottom on the page)
1954 Simplicity "Family Aprons" pattern.
The father and son get roosters for their aprons, the mother and daughter get hens for theirs.
The Starting bid on this apron is $0.99 and there are 3 days left on it's sale over on eBay
Black leather heart shaped sewing kit lined with purple velvet.
The set includes various different sewing implements with mother-of-pearl handles.
You can purchase this sewing set for $210- over at Morning Glory Antiques & Jewelry
Moss green velvet hexagon shaped sewing kit.
This set includes various different sewing implements with mother-of-pearl handles.
You can purchase this sewing set for $220- over at Morning Glory Antiques & Jewelry
Leather sewing kit lined with magenta silk.
This kit includes sewing items as well as writing and personal care implements.
You can purchase this sewing set for $599- over at Victorian House Antiques on GoAntiques.com
What a fun item this is!
A Victorian metal roller skate with pin cushion top.
You can purchase this pin cushion for $150- over at jgshow on eBay
This Victorian metal shoe pin cushion has a pretty gold finish to it.
You can purchase this pin cushion for $38- over at Cupid And The Swan on GoAntiques.com
Victorian bronze shoe pin cushion.
The auction for this pin cushion starts on March 7 at 8:00 p.m. The Starting Bid is $45- To check out the shoe head over to Antiques And Then Some on GoAntiques.com
This is a wooden French sewing casket which is marked Palais Royal.
It dates from 1821 and features beautiful mother-of-pearl sewing implements.
You can purchase this sewing casket for $4,400- over at Atena on Trocadero
Mid-Nineteenth century Chinese black and gold laquered tray with sewing implements.
You can purchase this sewing tray for $850- from DeHoogh Antiques on Trocadero
Incredible rosewood sewing box inlaid with exotic woods, ivory and tortoise.
You can purchase this sewing box for 1,550- over at El Alcazar on Trocadero
Today in Portland it's gray and drizzly.
But, there are cheerful signs that Spring is just around the corner!
Daffodils, Paper Whites and Crocus are all starting to push up and the Camelias and Cherry Blossoms are in full bloom.
To brighten up my day and yours I have picked out vintage fabrics that are abloom with flowers, paisleys and strawberries.
All of today's fabrics can be purchased over at Sharon's Antiques Vintage Fabrics
$22- per yard
$48- for 2 1/3 yd x 39"
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It's time to serve up some holiday cheer!
So, why not put on your best holiday apron and let the festivities begin!
This whimsical red cotton apron features a pocket made out of Jolly Old St. Nick's head.
You can buy this apron for $55- over at Vintage Baubles (once at the website scroll about 3/4 the way down the page to this apron's listing).
A cute little red and white striped apron with a big red pocket that has an appliqued reindeer on it.
The Starting bid on this apron is $12- and there are 3 days left on it's sale over at Lush Trunk Girls on ebay.
A fun piece of mid-century kitsch to tie around your waist!
This apron is decorated with two Christmas trees, with the larger of the two being a pocket on which Santa Claus has been appliqued.
You can "Buy It Now" for $15- over at Vicki's Bargain Barn on ebay.
A white cotton fabric circa 1890 with a bright purple print.
This fabric is being sold for $37- per 1/2 yard over at Sharon's Antiques Vintage Fabrics.
What fun fabric!
This fabric is from 1886 and features a unique crazy quilt pattern.
You can purchase this fabric over at AntiqueFabric.com for $55-
Uh-Oh looks like this Gay 90's lovely lady is going to have to ward off both the leering bartender and the wolfishly debonair man at the bar.
What you can't see from the picture above is that she is teasing them with a glimpse of her leg. Back in the day when such a glimpse would have been seen as scandalous and provocative.
This tea towel is made out of cotton and has the original paper tag still attached.
You can buy this whimsical tea towel over at Fine Vintage Linens for $28-
