Vintage Fabric

Happy Vintage Thingies Thursdays

I trust everyone (in the USA) had a wonderful Thanksgiving. And since I wasn't able to join you last Thursday, I will being checking out what I missed as I come around to your place. My thanks to Suzanne our ColoradoLady for being the constant hostess. Check out her Who's Who list of vintage finds.

Well, it's December and I have some vintage Christmas fabric to show. To me, nothing says Christmas greenery more than pine needles [and holly].

I have a few yards of this print that is definitely old but I am not sure from what decade--maybe 1940's or 50's. The background is more gray than white :( and it has a rough burlap-like texture. I am trying to think what I can do with it. I believe it was used as a tablecloth because the cut edges have seams; a very useful way to get an extra long table covering.

Well, I have the house all decorated for Christmas and I need to get my shopping done early to be able to ship it out on time. But hopefully I can get in some antiquing along the way.

Sandy, I haven't forgotten you and your welcoming email.

So many of you have welcomed me to my new home; thank you.

I so want to get back to "normal" but that may have to wait until January. I enjoy my time blogging as I do so many other things but I just need to figure out what is my best time to get online. I will have to pencil in blogging right before exercising;-)

Hugs, Susan

Vintage Turkey Platter

Welcome to Vintage Thingies Thursday.
Thanks to Suzanne who is gracious to organize these lovely Thursday gatherings we have a wonderful time looking in on the past and seeing some long forgotten friends.

Join us, won't you.

My turkey platter was once hanging in my mother's kitchen under the top cupboards sort of like a back splash. It stayed there all year long not just at Thanksgiving.

I remember it when I was a little girl in the 1960's but not sure the year it was made. The marking on the back reads...

I have never celebrated Thanksgiving without a roasted turkey on the menu. For over 20 years the holiday has been at my house. I would be up early in the kitchen preparing old tom for a 3 o'clock supper. Breakfast would be light knowing a feast was coming. We would watch the Hudson's Thanksgiving Day Parade on television and later the traditional Detroit Lions football game. Once when we were newly married and our daughter was a baby we when downtown to see the parade in person. That had to be one of the coldest Thanksgivings. We learnt the best seat was in front of the TV. This year I will watch it tape-delayed from 2,000 miles away. And although we have been invited to share the meal with friends, a traditional Thanksgiving will always be a part of our family.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hugs, Susan