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From The Sold Gallery ~ A Vintage Fabulous Hardanger Bedspread

Here is one FABULOUS 1920's bedspread! It incorporates lovely sprays of jewel tone flowers tied with sun gold ribbon bows embroidered on 22-count cloth fabric. Not only is the embroidery work absolutely stunning it also shares the limelight with insets and a complete border of Hardanger embroidery. Still, the show does not stop here.   Taking to the center stage, is a large round darn…

Printed Kitchen Tablecloths ~ Vintage 1940 to 1960

Words to describe these charming printed tablecloths, would be cheerful, fun, serene, romantic, and, of course, fond memories. If you are collecting, labels to look for are Wilendur, Spring Maid, Startex, Simtex. Labels of souvenir state cloths may be Cactus Cloth or Yucca Print. Made of cactus cloth, this 1950's tablecloth certainly has a tropical influence.Always a pleasant surprise to find…

February's Finest ~ Country Primitive Antique Show, Nashville, Tn

I can't wait, and already saving the date, for next year to attend  the Heart Of Country, Fiddlers and Music Valley Country Antique Shows held in Nashville, Tn.  The three shows are held in conjunction with each other every February around Valentine's Day.   If you are a collector of country primitives, wow, this should be a "must" on your list.  In spite of the horrible w…