Flea Market Find

Just wanted to share my favorite new flea market rescue. I love EVERYTHING about this quilt! The design, the colors, the texture and depth, even the "tatteredness" of it all. It has so much life and personality!

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Part of me always feels sad when I find a wonderful quilt like this one because I feel like the family of the maker should be enjoying and cherishing it and passing it down from generation to generation. It is such a shame that it finds itself in a flea market stall.

The other part of me is literally giddy that I stumbled across it and can make a new home for it along with the rest of its "friends" in my collection. I always feel like I am getting away with some great secret when I find one of these beauties for pennies of what I think it should cost. Sometimes I have to literally keep myself from smiling when the vendor tells me $50 or $75 dollars and just say "I'll take it" quietly and walk away without skipping down the aisle!

Just thought I would share.

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26 COMMENTS

  1. Nina | 3rd Jul 11

    wow! that is gorgeous!! what an amazing find!!

  2. Cille | 3rd Jul 11

    Great find. I agree that it ought to be passed down in the family but if that’s not the case it is good that you found it 🙂

  3. hildy | 3rd Jul 11

    Think about it that way: at least this gorgeous quilt has the big luck to be yours now!
    Hildy

  4. Karen | 3rd Jul 11

    Your quilt is so pretty, lucky you!

  5. Polly | 3rd Jul 11

    Oh! what a find! I love the colors! I bet it is soft and cuddley! I found a couple at our Trash and Treasure sale here in our neighborhood. They are pretty tattered, but like you I had to save them!
    Love your fabric,ideas and your blog!!!
    Thank you! Polly

  6. Debbie | 3rd Jul 11

    Nice…there’s some lady in quilt-heaven smiling down on you..

  7. patsy | 3rd Jul 11

    What a wonderful quilt!! I would have grabbed that up too. How sad to see quilts not loved through the generations. It has a good home now.

  8. Judy C in NC | 3rd Jul 11

    Lucky quilt to now be able to adorn the home of a true appreciative protector. Beautiful quilt. Judy C in NC

  9. Karen | 3rd Jul 11

    You are so lucky to have found this gorgeous quilt! I love all the colors against the white.
    Karen

  10. Lynette | 3rd Jul 11

    Lucky girl! And the white looks so clean! What on earth do some people think??

  11. Sandi Henderson | 3rd Jul 11

    Amen sista. But I’m so glad that you now have it to care for and enjoy!

  12. Miss Nancy | 3rd Jul 11

    What a wonderful find!! There is nothing not to love about this quilt, it is gorgeous, just perfection. Happy to hear that it has found new friends in your collection.

    Have a super great sewing and stitching day.

  13. Sue | 3rd Jul 11

    You inspired me!

  14. beritbunny | 3rd Jul 11

    Love it! Do you think it looks like it was made from re-used garments (due to some of the prints.)? So pretty!

  15. Autumn | 3rd Jul 11

    I totally adore it too. I love scrap quilts. The worn feel is evident in the photo. Enjoy your treasure.

  16. Sheri F | 3rd Jul 11

    It’s a wonderful quilt and it’s lucky to have someone like you to take it home and love it and add it to a great collection! I love the happy colors it has!

  17. Tina | 3rd Jul 11

    What a beautiful quilt! Great find!!!

  18. sherri | 3rd Jul 11

    What a wonderful, wonderful find! It is sad that the family of the maker doesn’t have it…but at least it has found a good home!

  19. janita | 3rd Jul 11

    love needs a home 🙂 so glad you found this little orphan. it does look charming. thanks for sharing.
    i always look for quilts at flea markets. tattered love is still love but how do you decide if it is too worn for the price? not an easy question I know….

  20. Joanna | 3rd Jul 11

    Re: TypePad: [Fresh Figs] janita submitted a comment on Flea Market Find

    For me, I look for clean, bright colors and a mostly intact quilt. I want to make sure that when folded or hung, there is at least one side that will look nicely on the rack or bed. Since I am never buying it to use in its entirety, like spread on a bed, any good partial side works for me. Mostly it has to have good color and texture and thats enough for me!

    Joanna

  21. Joanna | 3rd Jul 11

    Re: TypePad: [Fresh Figs] sherri submitted a comment on Flea Market Find

    Thank you ladies for appreciating the loveliness of this quilt and all those others like it out there. I know it would have been a wonderful addition to any of your homes as well. Tattered quits are the best!

    Joanna

  22. Joanna | 3rd Jul 11

    Re: TypePad: [Fresh Figs] Sandi Henderson submitted a comment on Flea Market Find

    You betcha girlfriend. Happy 4th weekend to you!

    Joanna

  23. Marianne | 4th Jul 11

    What a find! Lucky you, I am glad it went to a good home 🙂

  24. amber | 4th Jul 11

    You lucky girl!! It is a beautiful find. Yay for you!!

    I have a quilt that my grandmother gave me that she hand quilted and it was based off of antique quilt she saw in a magazine. She didn’t use a pattern when she made it and she won best of show in a local quilt show for it. I feel so lucky to have it. It’s beautiful and I feel like it COULD be one of those types of quilts that people would pay big bucks for if they ever came across it at a flea market, except I don’t ever plan to let it out of my site 🙂

    Congrats again. I LOVE yours – it’s perfectly worn and the color/design is spectacular! Happy 4th Joanna!

  25. daisy | 4th Jul 11

    beautiful find – it so nice to see old quilts going to good homes instead of the dump !

  26. erica k | 5th Jul 11

    Jealous! 🙂 It’s absolutely gorgeous, and very happy you found it. 😉

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