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Some vintage floral applique kits

November 28th, 2010

 

Recently, I have had some enquiries regarding my inventory of vintage applique quilt kits. It is time anyway for an update, as my most recent acquisition, the very vintage Paragon Rose Wreath kit has arrived and I have had time to look it over.

PARAGON #01057 Rose Wreath Applique Kit  all cotton 80×100

As far as I can see, all the applique has been done by an expert hand and it is ready for the embroidered touches. There is ample vintage DMC embroidery floss and the previous owner has noted in her own hand the numbers, each with a sample and a note of what colour goes where. She signs it and leaves her phone number – a sweet touch. The cardboard box front is in the box, along with the top, the floss, a vintage pair of embroidery scissors, and of course the bias binding that will complete your quilt. The quilting lines are all there, waiting to guide  your handquilting stitches. There is some slight foxing, due to it having been stored in a cardboard box, but that should be ameliorated if not eliminated by a wash in a gentle oxygen based product after the quilting is done and the quilt is ready for use.

The quilt kit dates from the time before plastic was used to package everything – I would guess mid to late 40’s, so we’re talking very very early. I was very lucky to find this one!!

 

PRICE:  $400USD+$25USD shipping = $425USD

If purchased between now and Dec 31/10, shipping will be free within North America

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This all cotton applique kit by Bucilla likely dates to the early 70’s – still vintage but not as old as some I’ve been lucky to find……. It is a double/queen and everything is there, complete as the packaging is unopened it is in mint condition.

PRICE: $275USD+$20USD postage and shipping = $295USD

If purchased between now and Dec31/10 shipping in North America will be free

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BUCILLA: #3128 – Dogwood  Applique, all cotton size 84×1–

This is another lucky find – it is unopened, so in immaculate condition and the binding is enclosed. Judging by the furniture style in the photograph, I would guess the kit dates to the 1960’s

PRICE: $375USD+$20USD shipping=$395USD

If purchased between now and Dec 31/10 shipping to North American destinations will be free

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BUCILLA #8602 FASCINATION applique quilt kit 81×100 all cotton – this kit has been begun by an expert hand but there is plenty remaining for you to do! A beautiful vintage kit and not one that is seen often either.

PRICE $275USD+$20USD shipping = $295USD  SOLD

If purchased before Dec 31/10 shipping within North America will be free

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A note about shipping – from Canada to any point in North America tends to be fairly expensive, so as a nod to getting the best value for your Christmas shopping dollars, I am waiving shipping to any point in North America right up until New Years Eve. So if you have asked Santa for one of my gift certificates (available in any denomination) you still have a chance to order after Christmas Day and still get that bonus!

In addition, any vintage quilt kit you purchase will be packed along with three free handmade sachets filled lovely fresh lavender – this is a $25 value in itself!

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FREE SHIPPING UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2010

October 11th, 2010
 

Christmas is acoming......

Yesterday. I lit my woodstove for the first time this fall. This brought home to me the fact that summer is gone and Christmas is just around the corner.  I got to thinking about what I might do to pass on the spirit of Christmas to my customers and came up with two, no – check that – three ideas to make your shopping with me a great experience.

We all like a deal, and free shipping in these days of fuel surcharges and escalating postal fees is certainly a good deal! Until December 31, 2010 I will be offering free shipping to any destination in North America, and will go 50/50 on shipping anywhere else.

But that’s not all: with each purchase I am offering a set of three of my sweet smelling handcrafted lavender sachets at no cost – yours to keep or to pass on as a gift to a friend or loved one.

And……  This year I’m offering gift cards for sale denominated from $50 USD and up. Each certificate will come with a lovely quilt art card suitable for framing by internationally renowned quilt artist Laurie Swim, whose works hang in major collections in the US and Canada. Check out her website at:  http://www.laurieswim.com  I’m sure you will love her work!

So check out my website and check back often – starting tomorrow I will be listing some very special vintage quilt kits which seldom are seen anymore.

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A Non-Commercial Christmas

December 21st, 2009

It’s less than a week until Christmas, and today is the shortest day of the year. I am looking ahead to spring as from here on in the days will be gradually lengthening out. For now, it’s enough just to keep the pipes from freezing and to keep myself warm in my lovely, but totally uninsulated 190 year old home. With careful husbanding of my limited funds, I plan to have completely replumbed the house by next fall, making it easier to keep water flowing; and with any luck may also have added another heat source as well. Below is some of my winter’s wood for this year….

But looking forward to spring is the way this year. Planting plans are being thought out, and local sources for what I cannot grow are being found. Check out http://www.taprootfarms.blogspot.com/ a local organic farm that has been around for a long time and curently offers CSA distribution of produce in the Valley and in Halifax/Dartmouth, and also sells direct at the farm gate. They are located outside Port Williams, north of Wolfville. The farm also offers workshops in various aspects of sustainabloe living, make sure to check it out.
I have always lived as non-consumer driven a life as possible, and at the moment do not even own a television set. I have never owned any modern furniture bought new in a store, relying instead on antique and vintage pieces bought second hand, made or inherited from family. I avoid box stores like the plague and try to do my grocery shopping where the products are locally sourced, and minimally packaged. it’s not always possible to buy everything locally but even a portion is good. Next year I plan to buy right at the farm gate and will be buying a small chest freezer to store both meat and produce that I source locally.
I’ve been involved in the cause of sustainable rural development for many years and buying locally is a big part of this – if you don’t use it, you lose it and we can see now what North American and World Free Trade has done to the hog and chicken growers locally. We won’t even go where importation of cheap goods to be sold through big box stores like Walmart have left smaller local producers and smaller local store owners, as well as local artists and artisans. Just check where so many of the museum stores source their goods for sale – it’s not mainly in North America!
As the realities of declining tourism due to financial crisis, rising fuel costs, and tightened security and border procedures, I saw in the last ten years my “through the door” traffic at my quilt studio decline to almost nil. I have kept the studio open as a gesture to tourism stimulus in my small rural community, but only because I am here and working anyway since it’s a home based business. It’s been many years since I sold a quilt through the door, and I have come to rely on my faithful customers from Cyberspace. I want to thank all of you for your business and invite you to visit me here in the future as I continue to add antique and vintage kits and my new pieces as I complete them. This past year has been a very successful one for me. I have also added fresh lavender sachets as another renewable household item – they are priced comparably to the air fresheners and oil burners you can purchase in the supermarkets but contain no petroleum based products or harmful artifical oils or scents, and are a gentler, more traditional way of freshening drawers, linen closets and rooms. An added bonus of no packaging to dispose of or recycle.

I invite my local readers to visit me either on a nice day this winter – I keep my driveway plowed out and my path shovelled – or in the spring – make a day of it, visit other artists and artisans, antiques stores and farm stands and perhaps finish up with a meal out somewhere. I would be happy to help you plan your itinerary.
Remember, quilters are very welcome too and you will be surprised at the variety of items I have for sale, from books and patterns and spare fabric, to vintage kits; through small collectibles and folk art – most of my folk art sold this past summer, but I still have several very significant pieces that are too large and fragile to ship economically.
I hope you have a lovely, sustainable Christmas and that you consider giving truly renewable gifts – I have donated to a local food bank in the name of friends and will be giving gift certificates from http://www.kiva.org/ to my immediate family. Kiva makes small loans to business owners in developing countries who would not otherwise have access to lending facilities. I have personally made 90 loans over the last couple of years and have always been repayed in full so that the money can be rolled over into more loans – if I chose or needed to, the monthly reimbursement can be payed back to me into my Paypal account. Having struggled with limited cashflow in establishing my own business I know how essential this programme is. Try it by lending one or two $25 units – it is truly gratifying.
Blessings of the holiday season to you – and please remember that we are only stewards of the earth’s riches, and also stewards of life here in every form. Peace and good wishes to you all!
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