Back in time...........

After taking pictures of aprons yesterday afternoon, I folded them up and put them neatly back in the drawer. As I did so, I noticed a large manila envelope and I knew right away what it was. It contained a poster that my mother had given me a few years ago and I opened it up and thought.........gotta take pictures and post this. It's an advertising poster for Cinderella (Copyright Disney films 1950) and for fabrics at J.C. Penney's!! It unfolds to about 24" by 36". Double click on the photos to read the text.

I was born in 1949 so the prices shown above are what my mother was paying for fabric for our matching dresses. I loved reading every bit of this! Hope you do, too. I'm thinking I need to make a magical Cinderella apron. Perhaps if I wear it in the kitchen, cooking and dirty dishes will be magically taken care of by my Fairy Godmother. There was a time when I wished for those glass slippers. I thought they would be divine. Wishes change with age! :-)

Here's wishing you a very good Monday and a super good week!

Sandi

On the runway..........

is Kaiser the beagle modeling the paint apron that my mother made for me in the early 1950's. He was very cooperative. :-) I dug out the apron earlier this afternoon so that I could take photos and post them on Pat Sloan's Apron Challenge. It's over on Flickr so if you go there you will find my aprons at http://www.flickr.com/photos/stitchinglegacy/ . You will also see that I set up a group for the blocks that you all may make for my Seasons BOM group at http://www.flickr.com/groups/legacybom2009/ . You may also notice that I set that group up in February and never posted a single photo. I have this disconnect between wanting to do something and knowing how to do it. I couldn't figure out how to load pics so I gave up. Came back to it when I opted to join Old Red Barn's Quilt-along in June. Finally, I figured out how to load photos. Then I had back problems and never got the blocks sewn together. They're getting there, though! I have more than half done and they go quickly so will have them done by the end of this month. I may send the finished top off to be machine-quilted. Can't make up my mind. If I tie it, it's soft and comfy. If it's machine quilted, it will be securely stitched and will wash well and batting won't lump. Hmmmm, maybe I could do a little of both? Hey, now there's a lightbulb idea!! Anyway, if you want to see some great aprons, then go to the link listed above and from there you can link to Pat's group or go directly to her blog - PatSloan'sBlog!


I'll have a fun post on Monday. It's all about an old advertising poster I found while gathering my aprons together. I'll take photos of it - it's large and colorful - and you will laugh when you see the prices of fabric!


Have a good Sunday!


Sandi