THINGS I BROUGHT BACK FROM SOUTH TEXAS

While visiting my aunt and uncle, they gave me a vintage quilt that was made by my Great-Aunt, probably back in the 50s or 60s.  It’s an absolutely gorgeous red poppies applique quilt made from a quilting kit of that era.  Since my entire family knows how much I love old quilts and making new quilts, I am usually the lucky recipient of any family-made quilts or sewing supplies from decease family members.  This time I hit the jackpot!  It’s so big, I didn’t have a good place to hang it to photograph. 
The quilting is gorgeous.  The applique done well. Even embroidery on the flowers and on the vines.

Scalloped Border With Red Binding

With embroidery detail

How lucky can a girl get?

My Sweetie did not come home empty handed either.  He was gifted with a 40+ year collection of native American arrowheads and tools found by my aunt and uncle in various locations throughout Texas.  Pictured below are just the ones that were already framed by my aunt.



There are more in boxes and buckets to be sorted.  Isn’t Sweetie a lucky guy?

On a stop at an antique mall in Fredericksberg on our way home, I added to my various collections with purchase of these vintage needlebooks



and feedsacks.



Oh yeah, then there was the extra 5 pounds of weight I brought back with me on my body.  Too much cheesecake, barbecue, peach cobbler, apricot cobbler, fried chicken, pancakes, etc. , oh my!  My aunt and uncle sure know how to treat company.

Time to get back on my Weight Watchers plan!