I'm becoming a bit obsessed. With what you see above. Fun, colorful vintage sheets. I first bought one in the spring, to make the spring wreath from In Color Order. I made the wreath, loved it, and then used some of the remaining sheet to make a spring skirt.
Jen's blog, by the way, is almost solely to blame for my obsession. Every week or so, Jeni will post a photo of the new sheets she has rounded up to sell in her etsy shop. Every week, I marvel at how awesome her finds are. I started to wonder whether the same awesome sheets lurked in thrift stores near me. Huge pieces of cute fabric for one or two dollars? Then I read her guide to finding the sheets. The desire to conduct a hunt of my own grew. Even though I have no real reason for it. She's got a shop to stock. I have nothing so practical. But I was a goner. I wanted those sheets.
So my hunt has begun. It's really not very hard to find them. And they make me so happy. It's absurd, really. This one above is my favorite find so far. Scroll back to the very top and you can see a bunch I found this week in one Salvation Army.
I've been rounded up projects on Pinterest that use vintage sheets. I get that you can replace any standard fabric in whatever project you want with a vintage sheet. But I like seeing the projects that are made with these gems in mind. It's my favorite pin board right now. Here are some of the standouts.
Are you feeling inspired yet? Have you crafted with vintage sheets? And how much luck do you have when hunting for them in your local thrift shops?
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Cute post! I use sheets for almost everything I make. Love them, and am also a bit obsessed ha. I found that all thrift stores are different. What's always the same though, is your radar. If you've been bitten by the vintage sheet bug, you will always be on the lookout, and will probably always manage to find at least one. Have fun!
ReplyDeleteI agree very nice post and photos, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYour finds are gorgeous! I love hunting for vintage sheets, we use them very often to make our up-cycled aprons. I always love finding the bright, colorful floral prints, they are so fun to work with. Plain colored sheets are even a great trade off for buying solid color cotton, because you can get a heavier weight fabric for the same money you would pay for very thin cotton at the fabric store. Be sure to share pictures of your projects as you make them!
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ReplyDeleteYes I'm obsessed with vintage sheets too! I'm lucky in that my grandmother recently cleaned out her linen closet and oh my what wonderful finds, lol. Your skirt is adorable!
ReplyDeleteHeh, I was trying to explained to my slightly baffled parents and gran at the weekend about the vintage sheet obsession thing. I think my gran is now calculating how much she can boost her pension by ;o)
ReplyDeleteOh man, vintage sheets are my weakness! I finally had to start selling them in my etsy shop, purely because my collection was getting out of hand. I especially love combining the vintage sheets with new, modern prints.
ReplyDeleteI was on the fence abou them for a while.. but that was before I saw some of the things being made from them! Then I won 10 (!!!) fat quarters cut from vintage sheets and I was officially, officially hooked! The one you made your skirt and wreath with is lovely!
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