Lovely Lace Clothing

Here it is Saturday and snowing again!! I am glad I planned to stay home today but now I want to get out in the snow , I will after this post.
I had a pleasant surprise from an old friend who moved away a few years ago. She still lives in Missouri however we don't see each other that often. She was my running partner , we hit every antique mall in Missouri I do believe. I am downsizing my things and she bought several items from me , made us both happy.

I was going through my one pile of old linens and tablecloths and remember a dress I seen in one of my Fashion books, anyway a dress looked just like one of my cotton tablecloths anyway it looked similar to me

These tablecloths are heavy not like a delicate tablecloth. I have a couple delicate tablecloths that I would love to cut up to make a lace tunic and I am going to do that soon as I can stay home long enough to sew. I have to be in the mood and have everything ready ahead of time to sew.

The book FASHION is fabulous it has clothing from early 1800 which I Love textile  and apparel studies
Look at these ladies corset.The first one is dated 1580-1600 French, described iron with scroll motif

                             
The left corset 1760 the right one dates early 18th century, the middle child's mid 18th century             
     

      I purchased this book at Barnes and Noble and I think it is so interesting   

   This table cloth if I cut it up for a top I could really just use the bottom 8 inches because it has a solid middle. Have you ever looked at the clothing Magnolia Pearl sews? It is made out of old tablecloths and crochet pieces.        She would cut this up in a heart beat

 
This is same tablecloth

  While I was looking through things i found my beaded flowers and put them with my button flowers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
       

                                                                                               

     For Sale pillowcases $25.00  + postage I am putting some things on my blog from time to time. I don't want to open an etsy shop or should I? I didn't start this blog to sell things I just wanted to have fun which I have. I am just packed with things I have purchased and ready to let some things go really lots of things. I am planning a yard sale when the snow stops, but when will that be? another question. It's been snowing 2 1/2 hours and the ground was covered after an hour

       

This is a bolster pillowcase I just have one . The lace on it is a little frayed

                                                     

This is the tablecloth I love and i am going to use it for my lace tunic. I seen a Ralph Lauren lace tunic I loved and it was $350.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   These are my real family pictures cousins and Aunts and Uncles and the last picture I am the little girl on the left

Cousin Donna Sue

           This is an old picture that hung in My Great Aunt Ollie's bedroom . I can remember it as a child. She lived in a real old house and had all antiques.   Her and Uncle John's bed was an old iron bed and this picture was in that room. I found it at my Mom's house after she died.                                               

  

                                                                                                                                                    
       I added this pink depression glass butter dish so I could play Pink Saturday at How Sweet The Sound