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Monday, April 22, 2013

Adventures in Thrifting

Vintage Sewing Machine
Vintage Sewing Machine, a photo by Jeni Baker on Flickr.
Happy Monday! I realized this morning that I never shared the photos I took from all the thrifting and antiquing I did with my parents last month during their visit.  We went around town to my regular haunts and we also did a little driving to hit some out of town shops.  I often take photos of the lovely things I leave behind! 

How sweet is this green New Home sewing machine? Love the color!

Peanut Butter Tin
Peanut Butter Tin, a photo by Jeni Baker on Flickr.
What can I say, I love vintage tins. This peanut butter one is so cool!

Animal Crackers Box
Animal Crackers Box, a photo by Jeni Baker on Flickr.
Love the drawings on this cracker box.

Vintage Hexagon Quilt Top
Vintage Hexagon Quilt Top, a photo by Jeni Baker on Flickr.
I can't resist tins and quilt tops! Love this layout for hexagons!
Cinderella Record
Cinderella Record, a photo by Jeni Baker on Flickr.
Such sweet illustrations.

Vintage Tied Quilt
Vintage Tied Quilt, a photo by Jeni Baker on Flickr.
Another fun quilt! Love how scrappy it is!

Vintage Star Quilt
Vintage Star Quilt, a photo by Jeni Baker on Flickr.
Love the fabrics in this one!

Metal Baskets
Metal Baskets, a photo by Jeni Baker on Flickr.
Cute metal picnic baskets, I love the floral one!
Columbus Antique Mall
Columbus Antique Mall, a photo by Jeni Baker on Flickr.
Lots of vintage kitchenware!
Schlitz Tray
Schlitz Tray, a photo by Jeni Baker on Flickr.
I really wanted to bring home this metal tray, but it was too pricey!

Pincushions
Pincushions, a photo by Jeni Baker on Flickr.
Cute pincushions made using metal jar lids!

Happy Thrifting!

18 comments :

  1. Do you have any info on that sewing machine? It's similar to the one I earned on 35 years ago. My mom had a white one, no contrasting colors and the shape was a little softer looking.

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    1. I'm sorry, I don't! Just snapped a quick photo as I passed by!

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  2. Any chance you'd be willing to share your favorite places to thrift around Madison, or do you want to keep them super-secret (which I'd totally understand!)?

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    1. Everywhere I go comes up on google maps when you search for thrift shops in madison. They're all chains like goodwill, savers, st. vincent, salvation army, and hospice thrift shops!

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  3. I have a new home that is a lesser beast than that one, but from the same series! Same color, but just straight stitch and doesn't look quite as industrial. Love it! Beautiful quilts, I love all the neat things you find when thrifting!

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  4. oooo I love that metal basket!! Really cool!

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  5. Thanks for sharing those photos, I enjoyed them.

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  6. So many neat things! Those quilts are great!

    I just learned that New Home was bought by Janome years ago. Just some random sewing trivia....:)

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  7. How much was that orange Pyrex bowl in the picture from Columbus thrift? I love orange and I've totally been wanting that bowl!!

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  8. Look at all the tins!! WOW - a peanut butter can. lol And the sewing basket tins. I can't believe what you can find. SO... how do you not go home with EVERYTHING you find?? Jeni those are so fabulous. I love coming to your blog.

    : )

    ~Monika
    sewing in Saskatoon

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  9. I'm thinking that floral basket could be the inspiration for a great new fabric line.

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  10. I dont know how you able to resist but thanks for sharing.

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  11. I have that green New Home and it is a beast! I LOVE New Homes and have become something of a connoisseur! Quilting with a NH in a table is a breeze, you can shove anything through it. I'm pretty sure you could free motion a 2x4!

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  12. I have the New Home too! Mine needs the foot pedal fixed. You can see all ours here at my blog. I have a treadle,
    two first generation electrics (could have been treadles?), the New Home, an old Singer that I've got in the shop now plus my Pfaff. I love that New Home too, it will last forever!
    http://movingontothepast.blogspot.com/2011/03/threads-that-bind-our-family.html

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  13. So jealous! So much variety! Here in Florida...I have not had much luck in thrift stores. I walked into a Salvation Army asking if they had sewing stuff (they had a rusty metal sewing machine..) and the lady told me they don't carry such things. Ridiculous!

    Thrifting is much better upstate!

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  14. What awesome stuff to find at thrift stores! Ours are filled with junk! :(

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  15. That New Home looks a lot like the one my Mom had when I was growing up. She gave it to my non-sewing sister - I may have to reclaim it one of these days :)

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  16. You have a great eye for vintage finds, Jeni! How do you resist? I couldn't! :)

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