Q Is For Quilt

I seem to be in the right place at the right time to find quilts this summer.

Last Friday I walked up to a garage sale with four quilts piled on a table.

I asked for a price for all four and got a bargain.

An extraordinary bargain.

All four are hand pieced.

All four are hand stitched.

All four use lovely fabrics.

All four do have damage.

All four are backed with a heavy muslin - natural color.

This one has been repaired at some point in its life.

These patches are machine stitched over existing patches.

My favorite of the four.

I quit counting the number of different fabrics used at fifty!

Each fabric is carefully matched with others to form blocks of blue, pink, green, etc.

Please note the folded crease in this one.

Quilts should be rolled - not folded.

If you have to fold, make sure to refold every month to avoid the creases.

Creases cause weak areas in the quilt.

Also, while I am be bossy about quilts, wrap them in white sheets that have NOT been bleached to store.

Not one thing to do with quilts except I bought these bridle hooks at the same sale.

What is wrong with these?








You NEVER hang horseshoes upside down.

Your luck will run out.



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Quickies - Painting With Sea Salt

Let me preface this Quickies post by saying the project itself takes a couple of days, but only a few minutes of your time.

I have been noticing all the beautiful Saltwash furniture around and ordered a large tub of it to use on a bookshelf.

However the extreme heat and humidity followed by rolling storms have prevented me from trying out the stuff.

Remember the fifty zinc pots I purchased a couple of months back?
(READ HERE) 

They were too new looking for me, and I wanted some crusty texture.

I thought immediately of the Saltwash. 

However it is a bit pricey.

As I was looking for my Saigon cinnamon in the spice aisle, I noticed sea salt in a handy shaker.

And I thought, why not?

Mixed in sea salt with some oops blue latex to the consistency of icing like the directions on Saltwash.

Dabbed it all around each pot.

I only did ten - not all fifty.

 
Drying took awhile - hours.

Yes, I got the texture I desired.

Yes, it stayed on.

Dry brushed a latex white over each to bring out the texture.

Love the way they look - all crusty.

Like they washed up on a beach.

I had enough left over to dab it on this display box. 

The cubbies I left to paint.

Using the same white latex.

Added a few tiny treasures.

While busy taking photos, I knock over the box and beheaded my favorite Frozen Charlotte.

Oh, well, heads will roll.

Total cost for paint and sea salt?

$2.





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Friday Finds

Continuing on with the adventures of Rush, Katie, and Distressed Donna while Riding the Ridge through the small towns of South Carolina.

All three of us are book lovers so at Stuff & Things we spread out and spent some time going through the book section.

Here are a few of the books I found.

And brought home.

A box of small Testaments and prayer books. 

Copyrights from 1941 to 1963.

Jungle Tales -  Adventures in India by Howard Anderson Musser - 1922.

The Revised Rumford Complete Cook Book by Lily Haxworth Wallace - 1940. 

The red book on the bottom is My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara - 1941.

I cannot begin to count how many times I read this book growing up.

Three books from the Famous Horse Stories Collection all written by Rutherford G. Montgomery.

The Capture Of The Golden Stallion - 1951

The Golden Stallion's Revenge - 1953

Golden Stallion To The Rescue - 1954

Strangely not one of us had read this series.  Maybe before our time.

Girl Scout Handbook - 1960.

Presented to Nancy King of Troop #154.

Generation Of Vipers by Philip Wylie - 1942 - War Edition.

"A philosophical discourse suitable only for the strong."

And finally, my favorite.

First, it is red with gilt.

Second, it is small - 4 by 6 inches.

Third, it is about Christmas.

A Budget Of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens And Others - 1895.

Eighteen tales in all.

Rush, Katie and I came away with a stack of book treasures.


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Riding The Ridge With Rush

Meeting blogging friends is always special, but sometimes you seem to click.



Last weekend Rush and Katie came to Aiken for a long weekend to visit family and friends.

Including me!

We agreed to spend Saturday "Riding the Ridge" hunting for treasures along the way.

On the way to Ridge Spring we stopped at a couple of sales.

At an estate sale I found some lovely vintage hats.

Rush spied the colander and knew I would want it.

We stopped at a mission sale and then flew up the road to the Ridge.

Katie rode shotgun and Rush took the back seat.

First stop was Stuff & Things.

Look in the pic - it runs from the STOP sign to the windows - three store fronts filled with anything you could think of - REALLY!

 
Miss Ann manages the whole place with help from Miss Josephine.

No air conditioning - this is not a place for wimps.

It took us almost two hours to plunder every nook and cranny.

Miss Ann held our finds up front so we could hunt more efficiently.

Found this corner curio shelf - yes, there's going to be a makeover.

I needed baskets and I found baskets.

After loading the truck with our purchases, we headed up the road to Monetta and Peaches and Such (FB page HERE) for a delicious lunch.

Plus preserves, jams, jellies, homemade cakes, etc. etc. etc.

Most of the ingredients are locally sourced.

Dessert was a cup of their creamy peach ice cream.

Back  in Ridge Spring we shopped through Old Treasures (FB page HERE) and Ridge Antiques.

I found this clock cabinet.

Love the shape - thinking about maybe an altar or a showcase for something.

Tagged as a headboard lamp, but I was not sure.

Then  it hit me - it is a casket light!

Had to have this.

 


Just too odd to pass by.

Art Deco pewter.

And it works.

Two brown and pink rag rugs.

A Waltzing Matilda tea towel.

At this point I thought maybe Rush and Katie would be tuckered out, but they insisted, yes, insisted, on continuing Riding the Ridge.

(Chucks had given me a lecture on NOT holding them captive on a day-long hunting expedition.  He knows from experience how I can get while junkin'. Also I was NOT to tie anything on the tailgate. Also I was NOT to make them hold treasures in their laps. Sometimes Chucks is NOT fun!)

We stopped briefly in Ward to hunt through a small shop.

We did not buy anything.

On to Johnston to YSS Antiques & More.

I found this delightful porcelain front drawer - probably from an old stove.

Look at the patina!

Rush has an affinity for body parts and we both had to have glove molds.

I found the Dixie Belle Gin bottle.



Perfect size to slip into a girl's garter. 

The blue corbel is for my mantel.

The three of us had a wonderful day.

I did NOT make them shop all day - just most of it.

I did NOT tie anything to the tailgate (though a garden gate almost came home with one of us).

I did NOT make either Rush or Katie hold anything on her lap.

The truck was packed with goodies for all of us.

There's another post tomorrow for the books I bought. 

I was so glad my extreme junkin' did not scare neither Rush nor Katie.

We actually shopped at Riverfront Antique Mall (where my booths are) all Sunday afternoon.

When I was unloading my truck Saturday night, I found a small pink bag with the most delightful surprise in it.

Katie made this ornament.

A green origami bird which flutters about a chandelier crystal.

I tried to take a picture of it hanging, but could not capture how whimsical it is.

Thank you, Rush and Katie, for a weekend filled with friends, fun, and favorite finds.

Rush is a commenter on different blogs and is taking a break from blogging.  You can catch up with her HERE.


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