Baby Woo's Quilt

I am not sure if I have posted the pictures that I took while putting Baby Woo's quilt together. I was nervous to do it, but like I said before I had to get over being a chicken! 

I had quite a collection of pretty vintage fabrics already that seemed to work perfectly together! I picked up a few other bits from Heidi at Becnicks .

And then I started!

Cutting out the square 4.5 x 4.5 

Laying out the squares! 

Strips done! Ready to be pressed. 

half of the strips put together! 

QUILTING! Go! little blue go! 

The very last row of quilting....I was a little sad it was about to be over I was enjoying the process so much. 

I ended up machine sewing the binding too, my hand stitching skills are horrid! 

The whole sha-bang! 

I was enjoying quilting so much I made a bib too! 

:)

Next I want to make some fabric blocks like these! I'm just waiting on the toy stuffing I ordered to arrive. 

after the blocks will probably be the crib dust ruffle! 

My little blue Jones sewing machine has been the busiest she's been in years! But she's a trooper and running well! My Great Aunt Jenny & Great Grandmother, who were extremely skilled seamstresses, must be looking over my shoulder, making sure everything is going well. 

Vintage Baby Clothes

A lovely lady called me this morning. I'd given her my card months ago and forgot all about it. She said she was clearing her house and had some one her own baby clothing that she wanted to get rid of, would I like to buy them for stock.
Well. Yes. Yes I would. A lot.
She stopped by with the same friend she was with when I met her before. They are both very sweet. Sue, the lady with the clothes, brought in the most adorable hand made & hand smocked things you've ever seen.
And of course, I don't have a camera that works so I can't even show you the ACTUAL dress, tunic and romper just now. They are all from the 1940s when Sue was a baby.
As I am a total sucker for vintage and anything baby at the moment I've decided to have a mooch online while I'm at the shop all day. What do you think? Which is your fave?

The romper I have has this exact same smocking! 

Bunnies! Squeee! 

From Belle Heir 

c. 1930

c. 1910

Speaking of Belle Heir you must go check out their beautiful things! Fine Vintage Clothing for babies and children. Serious swoonage.

Judy's Affordable Vintage Fair Comes to Chester!

Have you heard of Judy's Affordable Vintage Fair? I hadn't either until I found out they were coming to Chester! Judy's Affordable Vintage Fair is the nations largest vintage fair!!! AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE IN CHESTER ON SATURDAY 18TH JUNE!
I just had a look at some photos by Esther Ling from one of their other fairs, SWOOOON! I went and told the other Becnicks girls to get out their purses! Just look! 

And GUESS WHAT?! It won't be Esther behind the camera at Chester's Affordable Vintage Fair *DRUM ROLL PLEASE* I'll be ME! MRS WOO! That's right boys and girls! It'll be snap happy! I'm going to be seeking out the best dressed guys and dolls all day, the best dressed will be entered into a contest on Chester's Affordable Vintage Fair facebook page! Everyone will cast their votes and the winner will get vouchers for the next Judy's Fair in Chester! Woo Hoo! SO get your fine behinds down Chester's Affordable Vintage Fair!!!!!

Mrs Woo at Becnicks Wonder Emporium!

Did I mention that I was moving spaces at Becnicks? I can't remember if I did. I am super excited to show you what it looks like! Would you like to see?

check out the crazy cat tea pot cozy!

vintage buttons galore!

charm bracelets on my rigged frame display :)

i Love this little shelf i found in a charity shop!

So there we go! My little spot at Becnicks Wonder Emporium! I'm pretty keen on it :)

Crinoline Ladies

Do you know about the pretty Crinoline Ladies?  They are a vintage favorite. Very pretty & feminine. They're called Crinoline Ladies because of the petticoats they are wearing!
I always thought crinoline was something lacy. But I've found a wonderfully informative site Fashion Era. According to Fashion Era

Crinolines

The Horsehair Crinoline Petticoat of 1830s

In the 1830s a linen material woven with horsehair called crinoline was first used for cloth petticoats. The word crinoline comes from the French for 'crin' and 'lin', meaning horsehair and linen respectively. This version of a petticoat was the original crinoline and later the name continued in use incorrectly, but universally for the caged or hooped underskirt frames.
In the 1840s flounces were added to the full skirts and these gave an illusion of extra skirt width.
The new skirt style which emerged in 1841 was achieved by a method of gauging fabric into organ or cartridge pleats which introduced yet more fullness. This was abandoned in 1846 for flat pleating which gave even more width. After 1845 double flounced skirts helped push the shape out, making the skirt look even broader.

There were changes to the Crinoline Petticoats through time and It's worth having a look on Fashion Era, it's interesting and lovely!

I don't honestly know when Crinoline Ladies started showing up in home wares but you can find them prettying up everything from dishes to hankies to sweet tins to table clothes.

Sweets Tin - sooo collectible!

Beautiful 1930s cake stand. 

 

 

Another style of "Crin Lady" cake stand.

The good, the bad & the kitsch x

and toilet roll covers?

I really like them & I'm not the only one! They are so popular right now! We can't keep them in stock at Becnicks Wonder Emporium!