21 July 2014

Saturday market



My usual Saturday morning market at the old Brickworks site in Toronto


 I throw some quilts over the fence surrounding parts of ancient industrial engines.
Not that it helped sell the couple of "Tall Ships"  quilts  - circa 1900, left and 1960s right- or the vintage wool blankets  - a 50s Hudson Bay, a Horn Bros from Lindsay, Ontario, and a 1960s blue blanket from Blythe, Ont.
They will be out with me again next week.



I did, however, say goodbye to the depression era ' butterfly' quilt, made of colorful feed or sugar sacks and the 1930s 'grandmothers garden'  you see peeking out at the top.



A potential customer sizes up her favorites, you are never too young to start collecting.



A small suitcase of vintage baby items always appeals and a few things sold from here too.





8 comments:

  1. I love the scalloped edging on the tulip (?) quilt - I think that would be difficult to do. Glad you sold at least a few things.

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  2. oh, and meant to say I took note of the reference to Horn's.

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    1. Yup......got it a few weeks ago, I re-hemmed it.

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  3. Back in the saddle then Jan!
    Out of interest - how many quilts would you expect to sell on an average Saturday?

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    1. 1-4. this is a morning market 8 - 1. i usually sell a 1-4 vintage sweaters and other odds and ends.
      Strangely vintage blankets are not moving as well as they did last year, perhaps 'cos I missed May and June.

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  4. I wished I lived near you and your market, such gorgeous things.

    Jean x

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  5. let me know if ever you are in Toronto.

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  6. you are never to young to begin your love affair with cloth either....

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