Vintage Linen Pillow Craft

A couple of weeks ago, my sister-in-law Cindy went to an estate sale near

her home in Lago Vista, Texas.  She sent me a text and said that she spotted some

vintage linens I might like and asked me if I wanted her to go back and pick

some up for me.  She sent me some pics and I said oh yes please do!

Last Friday I received the package of linens from Cindy.  One of the 

embroidered hand towels was this one.  I just knew instantly that I had the

right fabric to compliment the stitches.  Of course I had to embellish it

a bit more with some buttons and rick rack I already had.

I used this gold and white striped fabric from an old Ralph Lauren pillow

case that I love.  It just seemed like the perfect compliment to the lovely

embroidered stitches of the towel.

Thank you Cindy!  There are a few other vintage towels from her

haul and I am thinking about what I will do with them.  By the way,

Cindy just became a grandmother for the fourth time this weekend.

Baby Tucker was born on Saturday to daughter Julie and Jeremy.  Julie was

just a little girl when David and I were married.  Now she has her own little

girl ~ Anna ~ and now also a boy named Tucker.  It's a very exciting time

for everyone in Houston and the very first boy in their family of lots of girls.

One of these days I will have to get Cindy to send me some pictures of

the beautiful dresses she has made for her daughters and granddaughters

(and their dolls too) over the years.  She is a very talented seamstress.

Hope y'all have a great Monday!

Metamorphosis Monday

Amaze Me Monday

Tweak It Tuesday

Inspire Me

The Scoop

Big Texas Hugs,

Susan and Bentley

Thifty & Vintage Blue Linens

I have always loved vintage linens, but lately they have become a passion.

Look at the sweet scalloping on this hand towel and the darling posies and bow.

Love it!

So much intricate handwork and so much charm for the price.

I love to hunt for these sweet treasures and am always so amazed at

how reasonably priced they are.  It's a great way to add a little bit of charm

to any cottage.

I am joining ~

Blue Monday

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

and

Table Top Tuesday

Bentley and I wish you a happy week ahead!

Hugs,

Susan and Bentley

Reds on the Line

One of the things I look forward to each year is being able to hang laundry out on the line. Here in Idaho in our semi arid climate and intense sunshine, we can hang out laundry and it's crisp and dry in no time. It is especially nice to hang out kitchen towels and aprons. At the cottage we have lots of towels and aprons with touches of red. So for this Rednesday at Sue's It's a Very Cherry World, I am showing off my "Reds on the Line".

There is a Williams Sonoma chef's apron, and some vintage kitchen towels.

There is an apron with a cherry and strawberry border.

Vintage strawberries are charming.

Oops another pic of the same strawberries.

Just hanging out in the spring sun. They are going to smell so sweet when I fold them up and bring them inside!

So this concludes our laundry day. A simple task that is so sweet and refreshing! I hope that you enjoyed our "reds on the line". Make sure to stop by and visit everyone else on this "Rednesday"!

Love,

Susan and Bentley

xxoo