I'm a total textile addict. I mean it's bad. Not to the point where I steal from family and friends to snag the mint condition, 12 stitch per inch, 1930's Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt I just saw on ebay for $600. But bad enough that I have stacks and stacks of anything antique/vintage in the textile department. Anyone who has followed me since I started this blog 3 years ago might remember that I almost never did a painting that didn't incorporate some cool vintage fabric. I've sort of sold out a bit I guess because I don't paint them anymore. People never bought them or got as excited about them at art shows. But everyone always loved the later stuff I did. I like what I paint now, so maybe I haven't sold out ;) but I loved the quirkiness of the other work I did. Sooo, textiles are on my mind because I snagged an awesome quilt top on ebay. It was a "cutter" but I couldn't bring myself to cut it up, so now I am on a restoration mission. The fabrics are hands down the most gorgeous 30's prints I have yet. Many in mint condition with bright colors. I was all "aflutter" when I opened the box and saw what I had. My husband is perplexed by my excitement! I love all fabrics and have some fab turkey red and indigo blues from the late 1800's backed by a wonderful light blue homespun. But it's the whimsy combined with the deco of the '30's that gets me weak in the knees.... 
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I feel you weak knees! I love the nostaglic prints just like you - this one is a beaut. I think it's the memories that surface, not anything specific, just a feeling of grandmothers and working with your hands and sun tea and home grown mint.
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