Vintage Sheet Jackpot

Conversation between my sister and my hubby last Sunday.  They were talking about me.

Sister: She always finds the best stuff at the thrift store!

Hubby:  Well, when you go everyday…..

Me: I don’t go everyday.  It’s at least every OTHER day.

Yesterday I came home with these.  All from the same store, all in good condition and the best vintage floral sheet jackpot of all time.  Ok, maybe not.  But the best I’ve ever seen.

The strawberry set on top reminds me of the Sunday dishes we used growing up.  I think I’ll make this into a big picnic blanket.  And the little pink florals and polka dots were too cute to just leave there.  What if someone bought it for a drop cloth, oh the horrors.  I had to save them and keep them from being covered with paint. (I think I paid $12 for all four.)

This one is probably the cutest floral I’ve seen in a long time.  And it is in really good shape and hardly faded at all.  (And I got so excited to take pictures of them while Creamie was napping and the sun was shining that I didn’t bother to iron out the wrinkles.)

But this last one I am the most excited about.  It’s a king size flat sheet and it is all sorts of fantastic.  It’s got a great border print along the top edge and it’s the perfect creamy white.  I am pretty sure that this is going to turn into a summer dress for me, with that border along the bottom edge.  Of course, this might be done until next summer.  My sewing projects are already stacked up.  But if I make this sometime next January it will give me something pretty to look forward to!  I have another little stack of treasures that still need to be cleaned up and/or painted before they make their internet debut.

So, those are my favorites from yesterday’s adventures.  What do you ALWAYS look for when you are at thrift stores/yard sales/ garage sales?  For me it’s chairs, sheets and fabric, luggage and books.  And Pyrex.  But that goes without saying.