8.23.2007

Road Trip: Bouckville Antique Show

The sun finally came out and I was able to photograph some of my vintage finds from the show last weekend! I'm going to go with what I originally wrote on Sunday even though it's now days later—

Boy do my feet hurt today! You don’t realize how big a space this show takes up until you’ve been walking around for 4 hours and come to realize that you still haven’t visited every booth let alone every row of booths. Yes, it’s that big! And at some point in the day you go on overload and run out of money anyway.

For me it was a vintage fabric kind of day and I found some beautiful barkcloth (which I’m starting to like again), feedsacks, and floral cottons. Here’s a sneak peek at a few of them.

bark cloth
Barkcloth curtains—very 50s glam!

bark cloth
Doesn't this barkcloth have the best colors? I think I may redecorate my house based solely on this fabric!

vintage fabric
Vintage cotton with daisies.I actually have a feedsack in this pattern but the background is orange.

pears
This is a tablecloth and it has great colors, too—very fruity and bright.

baby sacque
I bought this sweet flannel baby sacque embroidered with kittens from a woman who could have been Cate Blanchett's twin sister. I swear, she looked just like her.

quilt top
Another of those 1930s quilt tops that I seem to be finding lately. Bright colors set off by a black background and three colorways of the same fabric. I’m not so crazy about the gold border fabric (plus it isn't cotton) so I’ll probably replace that.

And my most fun find was this stamped for embroidery towel with a little black girl pushing a grocery basket with a watermelon. Not very PC, I know, but this is from the 40s so you have to consider the times. You’re supposed to do French knots for her hair but I may try bullion stitch (one we haven’t done yet on Stitch School) for a little more texture.

little girl

Right before we left I finally found Emily Lewis’s booth and stopped in to say hello. Emily was featured on Vintage Indie last week and we both advertise there so I had to go introduce myself. And she’s just as sweet as the wonderful little cakes she crafts from vintage chenille and trimmings. Don’t they look good enough to eat? Her biz is called Crazy Cakes and you can find her online at Etsy and read about her adventures on her blog Now What is She Making?.

I also met a seller from Pennsylvania who has a 14,000 square foot warehouse full of vintage fabric that she’s invited me to visit. I bought three gorgeous feedsacks from her at the show so I can just imagine what she’s got. Better start saving my pennies now!

So, it was a good day for me. I spent too much money but I’ll have materials to work with all next winter!

Next years show is August 16-17 so mark your calendars and consider making the trip if you live within driving distance. Even if you don't buy a thing (if that's possible) it's very inspiring to see the huge variety of antiques that are out there.

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

You scored some beautiful fabrics!!! I think the embroidery towel is the most adorable.

Camilla said...

I love those pears- you are so lucky to have places like this to tire yourself out in!

Rebecca said...

the colors in the 1930s quilt top that you found are awesome. i can't wait to see how you use those pieces.

Junie Moon said...

What wonderful fabrics you found--I love the barkcloth.

lisa {milkshake} said...

Love, love, love the second barkcloth. Great finds!

Joan said...

Just beautiful--thanks for showing them off!
Joan

charlotte said...

lovely patterns and finds...looks like great fun for you.love the daisy feedsack.

Kelley - a very JunqueyGal! said...

What great fabrics! :D And scoring an invite to a fabric warehouse - I'm excited for you!

Niesz Vintage Home said...

Woo Hoo! You found some great fabrics!

Did I read that right?...14,000 sq.ft filled with vintage fabric?

Holy Moly, can I have your left overs. LOL

Kimberly :)

Sara Millis said...

Wow, you got some great fabrics - very jealous! Sara x

ThreadBeaur said...

Great fabric. I love those pears!