Happy Thanksgiving

Jello molds used to be a big thing way back when. Treating you to these images from a 1941 Knox Gelatin publication.

I process through a lot of sewing patterns, and I have seen all kinds of quilt designs. When I saw this one, I knew it was a keeper. I have just the right type of remnant fabrics for this type of project. 

As might be expected, my interests on YouTube tend toward sewing pattern sellers. I first discovered Stephanie Canada through a now-intermittent-posting Thrifting podcaster. I think she is a delight. 

The backing and all of the blocks have been completed for the donation quilt to the Sacramento Food Bank gift basket raffle. This weekend will be spent completing this project.

I had considered buying an electric rotary cutter for fabric but me + machinery = 💀

I opted for a manual rotary cutter but angled so it is easier on the hands and wrists. 

Don't forget to visit daily in December for my Countdown to Christmas posts!

Baby, It's All About the Books

Had to break down and organize the needlework kits by manufacturer and kit number. My latest round of listings pushed another set of keeper books off the shelf and into another room. I am using the large cardboard open boxes you get at bulk sellers as my "bins." 

The Great American Favorite Brand Name Cookbook was destined for sale but I decided to keep it. Online pricing varied wildly on it from $5 to $45. 

I've been picking up the gospel/hymn CDs, betting it will be a product people will be seeking. Singing in church has just been banned in California. I get it, but that act still hurts.  

My craft mystery box from an online auction arrived. I ended up keeping half of the items. Two were Christmas-related, cross-stitch stamped blocks and a quilt kit. 

Fun find of the day from that mystery box, this Knox Gelatine pamphlet from 1941.

Latest sales and finds - it has been all about the books. A delightful find of a 1975 Maxfield Parrish publication by Coy Ludwig and other solid sellers a 1961 BHG Sewing Book and two more recent cookbooks. 

I don't know why I didn't start reselling earlier. It definitely underwrites the thrifting purchases I keep. Here was a kit I initially kept but decided to list, it sold the next day. Lush and beautiful, bought for $1.50 (almost criminal pricing) and sold for $18. 

Be sure to check back on July 12 for my Virtual State Fair Post!