It's not just one handmade patchwork curtain...
But a whole pair!
The linings have to be removed as they are too far gone but the curtains are just grand, they just need a good wash.
I'm so excited by their discovery! I might try one at the kitchen window? Or I could piece them together and make a quilt? Or a door curtain for the hall? Or chop them up and make a skirt like Vix's? I love her skirt! But would I wear it? I'm not as brave as Vix. Ooh decisions, decisions...
And the best part was the price. They were £5! As I paid the lady said, ''I only put them out this morning!''
And that is why I never walk past a charity shop! You never know what they'll have and the good stuff goes fast!
We had two exquisite and genuine Radley handbags donated to our shop the other day! I priced them high and they had both sold before I made it back upstairs. (When I say ''high'' someone still got an absolute bargain!)
Gotta love charity shops!
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Charity shops rock! Those curtains are gorgeous, what a find! I'd say patchwork skirt all the way, they go with anything and of course you'd look stunning in one. xxx
ReplyDeleteAw thanks Vix! xxx
DeleteThey're fab, and a great price too! I have patchwork curtains in my kitchen - I made them from vintage sheets and they look right at home in my 70s throwback brown and orange kitchen!
ReplyDeleteI remember the Posy lady had some in her kitchen. They are so cool. x
DeleteWhat a bargain!
ReplyDeleteIt makes me a little sad seeing handmade things for in charity shops- someone has clearly spent hours of their life making something beautiful, and it's worth less than a tenner to everyone else.
But then I look at the mahoosive rainbow crocheted blanket I got in Oxfam for £2 and think "Yippeee!! Best bargain of my life". I guess the true value of handmade stuff is the (new) owner cherishing it; not the price :) xxx
We get bagfulls of hand knitted jumpers in our chazzer and no one wants them. It's so sad because I think we have an army of little old ladies rustling them up and it would break their hearts if they knew! xxx
DeleteCrikey Emma York sounds like a magical wonderland of charity shops - I'm still getting over the walk in wardrobes! An absolute bargain there x Jane
ReplyDeleteIt is Jane! And the boot sales are even better! xx
DeleteVery jealous of your find Emma.....LOVE LOVE patchwork !!
ReplyDeleteI would be jealous of me if I were reading this too! x
DeleteYou got a real bargain there. All the hours that must have gone into making those. I love charity shops.
ReplyDeleteI know! It's on my bucket list to make something like this. Perhaps I've saved myself the effort now?
DeleteI think the skirt looks fab, and you'd look fab in it!
ReplyDeleteIt's absolutely gorgeous but I live in jeans and I'm not sure I would wear it! I don't want to go to all that effort and kill a curtain unless I'm sure...x
Deletethey are really lovely. i say quilt, or use as is.what a find!
ReplyDeleteThanks Max! x
DeleteBeautiful quilt!
ReplyDeleteoh my! oh my!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing find, I would piece them together to make a door curtain, especially for my French doors...lol. Or some fabulous patchwork trousers if you don't want to wear a skirt and then a fabulous bag out of the offcuts xx
Patchwork trousers?!? I'll look like Mr Tumble!!! xx
DeleteIf you ever want to sell them, please let me know xx
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