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.
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.
ReplyDeleteoh, and meant to say I took note of the reference to Horn's.
ReplyDeleteYup......got it a few weeks ago, I re-hemmed it.
DeleteBack in the saddle then Jan!
ReplyDeleteOut of interest - how many quilts would you expect to sell on an average Saturday?
1-4. this is a morning market 8 - 1. i usually sell a 1-4 vintage sweaters and other odds and ends.
DeleteStrangely vintage blankets are not moving as well as they did last year, perhaps 'cos I missed May and June.
I wished I lived near you and your market, such gorgeous things.
ReplyDeleteJean x
let me know if ever you are in Toronto.
ReplyDeleteyou are never to young to begin your love affair with cloth either....
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