Tuesday, April 17, 2018

"Give it to Laura"

Recently, a friend's mom, Ruth, contacted me to see if I would like some boxes of vintage fabric that her mother Laura had saved over the years in a farmhouse in a northern valley. Ruth told me that when people had a scrap they didn't know what to do with, they said, "give it to Laura!"  Some of it was from Laura's mother, even. 



Laura's things were sorted through when her son took over the farmhouse, and some of the relatives wanted to throw the scraps away, but Ruth, Laura's daughter, saved the boxes. Laura considered this fabric like money in the bank, a valuable resource for making things. 



Ruth kept the boxes for years and now gave them to me because she looked at my work and thought I could appreciate the beauty and utility of vintage scraps.  I am so honored.



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12 comments:

  1. AlicaApril 17, 2018 at 11:13 AM

    I bet you'll come up with all sorts of creative things to do with all those scraps! I hope you'll show us!

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  2. ChristyApril 17, 2018 at 11:44 AM

    Beautiful fabric and rick rack!

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  3. eApril 17, 2018 at 12:36 PM

    Oh, my goodness! What a treasure trove!!! Yay for Ruth, saving all of that for you. Quilters GOLD!

    I'm looking forward to seeing what you create...

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  4. AmyKApril 17, 2018 at 3:15 PM

    Oooh how fun! I got a similar stash from a friend a few years back. The fabric was her great aunt’s and she passed it along to me instead of throwing it away. It was a lot of fun to go through and find fabrics that I liked. Enjoy!!

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  5. LanaApril 17, 2018 at 5:04 PM

    Oh wow, I am smitten. Lucky you!

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  6. LisaApril 17, 2018 at 8:13 PM

    I have no doubt you will make good use of all this stuff, Margo.

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  7. beth sApril 17, 2018 at 11:02 PM

    the BEST kind of treasure. Have fun!

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  8. BeckyApril 18, 2018 at 8:52 AM

    Such treasure!

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  9. BLD in MTApril 19, 2018 at 2:57 PM

    That is a wonderful story. Imagine if that fabric could talk!! I'm so glad it didn't just get thrown away!

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  10. UnknownApril 24, 2018 at 4:19 PM

    What a treasure! It looks like some of the fabrics might be "feedsack" scraps. I inherited such a box from my grandma many years ago. Some of the fabrics you pictured look familiar. Occasionally I'll dip into my treasure stash to make a mini quilt.

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  11. Sarah BarryApril 27, 2018 at 10:54 AM

    Those florals are so lovely. I look forward to seeing what you do with these.

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  12. MDiskinApril 30, 2018 at 2:09 PM

    I love this special kind of serendipity. Three cheers for Laura!

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