The curious case of ******** button . . .

I NEVER stop at this particular shop.  It is full of dishes and depression glass.  These items are very pretty but not for me -- too much dusting required!  But in my quest for finding white buttons, I stopped.  And found the best buttons in a little jar.  Now, this is just a fraction of what I need for a project I have in mind.  I need oodles and oodles.  But it is a start!  I'm not necessarily looking for 'old' white buttons, just white buttons - different sizes and shapes - but these are so perfect! 

And I found an old quilt.  Being a quilter myself, I know what it costs to make a quilt.  I know the cost of material, how much the quilting costs and the time and love it takes to finish.  This is a hand-quilted, hand-appliqued dresden pattern in almost perfect condition!  For cheap, cheap, cheap! I know, I know, how many quilts does one person need?  While the quilts I and others make are beautiful, there is nothing quite like a worn, washed, hand quilted quilt!  New, modern fabric just doesn't have that feel, ya know? 

Let it be said that I will not judge an antique shop by previous perceptions.  Oh, what a lucky, lucky girl I was today!

And speaking of how lucky I am, look what my sweet friend Linda of Unlimited Possibilities sent me.  Precious little girl fabric and the patterns to make something girly.  Just because she was happy for me when I announced we were having a granddaughter!  Blessings have come to me in threes -- a little girl to dress in tutus and who will carry around baby dolls by their hair, a good blogging friend who I believe is sincerely happy for me and a friend who is so thoughtful as to actually send a virtual stranger something so appropriate!  Thank you Linda!  You all need to visit her to see what a sweetie she is!

I'm off to visit other sweeties on the net.  Probably YOU . . .

xo  ~~  Connie