Primrose Design
9.24.2009

colorways

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Finding nice vintage fabrics is a challenge. Finding two of the same pattern in different colorways is a miracle! Gray, green, red, black an...
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9.21.2009

pods from outer space

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Can anyone help me out with identifying this plant? I found lots of them growing on the edges of my yard. The plant is a single very thin vi...
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9.18.2009

not quite chicken scratch

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This is the last of my finds from last weekend's trip to Kutztown. The seller who I bought this from had two and the first was tradition...
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9.15.2009

unusual apron pocket

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The apron itself is very simple—just plain solid yellow cotton—but the pockets are amazing. Blue and yellow binding strips form a lattice. Y...
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9.14.2009

more feedsacks

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It's been a feedsack kind of summer for me. I keep finding really pretty ones in patterns I haven't seen before and for reasonable p...
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9.13.2009

crazy for carrots

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My latest pillow, just added to the website— This uses, as it's central motif, one of the quilt blocks from that batch I won on Ebay thi...
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9.12.2009

summer coat

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When we find vintage things in our travels we don't often get to know who owned them or their history or even anything about them. Once ...
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9.11.2009

chicken scratch sunsuit

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Rebecca sent me this photo of her daughter Elizabeth in a sunsuit that she made from purple gingham and embroidered with white chicken scrat...
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9.04.2009

success

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Some photos from Hello Bluebird's grand opening yesterday evening. I had to leave around seven because I had a two-hour drive home but t...
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9.02.2009

summer's gone

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For the second morning in a row it's been in the low 40s when I got up. It's really starting to feel like fall. Although it isn'...
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8.24.2009

the best for last

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My best find from last weekend isn't quite as spectacular as the quilt top I found last year but still pretty cool. It's a Progress...
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8.23.2009

more feedsacks

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A couple more finds from the show— Blue floral—big roses? mums? I'm not sure what they are! This feedsack has the best colors ever! I...
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8.22.2009

wholesale

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Head Bitch in Charge asks about wholesale— I'm finally growing my business to the point where I need to focus more on wholesale. I'...
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8.18.2009

feedsacks

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I spent some time yesterday washing my fabric-related purchases from the weekend. I did not iron anything, however, because it's was 90...
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8.16.2009

and we're back

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It was a long and tiring day yesterday. Lots of walking (which I'm paying for today with some hip pain) and very bright and hot (althoug...
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8.15.2009

we're off

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Gas in the car—check Maps printed out (we're trying a different route to avoid construction on I81)—check Coffee and scones for the driv...
8.10.2009

pretty feedsacks

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Don't forget the Madison-Bouckville Outdoors Antique Show is this coming weekend in upstate New York (Bouckville is located on Route 20...
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8.05.2009

fun facts

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Some fun facts about Primrose— • I ship the most orders to California (by a very wide margin), followed by Texas and New York who are neck ...
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8.03.2009

rick rack on etsy

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I don't know why I never thought to look for rick rack on Etsy before. I use the large size to trim my tea towels and I'm always loo...
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8.01.2009

say hello...

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...to Hello Bluebird ! I mentioned the other day that I was going to deliver a bunch of product to a new shop on Thursday. I didn't want...
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janet
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
Freelance graphic designer, crafter, small business owner, recycler of vintage materials into accessories and home decor, reseller of vintage treasures, lover of flea markets and antique shops.
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