Feedsack Stockings Are Here...

three one-of-a-kind stockings sold as a set



the Cody stocking is featured in the current edition of Flea Market Style Magazine :)

this pair of Farm Bureau stockings are being sold as a pair - just one set of these

just one Davis stocking - I am hoping someone with that last name snags this one!

Hope y'all have fun decorating and Merry Christmas!

anniversary sale

wow!  how time flies!  it's been 5 years since i found etsy and opened the catnap cottage - i have had a blast, to say the least - met some fabulous people and made some great friends!  so, there's a little sale going on - everything is marked down!  life gets busy, and things go unsaid, but please know how much i truly appreciate all the support y'all have given me over these years!  :) 

weekend sale

vintage bedding, feedsack pillows, vintage aprons... it's all on sale this weekend

use coupon code CATNAP10

and have a fabulous weekend!

xx c

vintage duvet covers

...mostly from the 1940s/1950s - i found lots of them "new in the package"

i've soaked and laundered them...
and, they are just so fabulous!
they are about 70" x 80" and fit just the top of a queen bed...

like a european cover that just sort of floats on your bed like a cloud.

all cotton - i love the patterns...

they are so soft - i have kept a few for myself! :)

thanks for stopping in and have a fab week! xx c

farmhouse quilt

okay! i am so excited about these fabulous quilts i bought that came from remote kentucky farmsteads! mostly ca 1920s - i bought them because they are not perfect, intending to cut them up and make some pillows - here is the first one, all soaked and laundered and fresh as a daisy - now, could you cut this beauty up? i don't think i can do it - all the feed and flour sacks and the little handstitching and the old cotton batting - ahhhh heaven for this textile junkie! now, this is the main problem with why i am in the situation i am in - i cannot cut them, they are too precious! hence, the piles of chenille spreads, blankets and barkcloth fabric - but atleast i am an organized hoarder!

xx, c

catnap scrap packs....fabric bundles...

...okay, say that five times real fast....catnap scrap packs! lol!! can't do it can you? lol!! okay, so i feel like i have wasted most of the day, well, pretty much all of it. BUT, it had to be done - my oversized antique cotton basket - you know, the ones they used to pick cotton a hundred years ago, well... it has been over flowing for a while. but, what should i expect... i have made hundreds of pillows and have never destashed it. so here we go.... i have so many of these packets and will continue to list them - am trying to keep a theme with each, but, it is not really happening. each pack has lots of wonderful vintage fabrics - small pieces, mind you! sampler packs that are ideal for small projects, patchwork, etc. here are a few...

they don't really look that great! but...

each one has lots of yummy fabric...

for patchworking, scrapbooking...

making pillows, sachets...

and more....

it will be another 5 years before i do this again,believe me! :-)!!

so grab a catnap scrap pack and let me see what you do with it!!!

aprons for sale...

aprons for sale... i feel like the town crier! but, these aprons are worth "crying" over! i am about half way through with listing them. it has been quite an ordeal...mending, soaking, washing, drying, ironing, taking photos - why oh why! do i do this - because i love it - remind me again! sometimes it is overwhelming! but, i do love the hunt and the feeling of satisfaction of rescuing these vintage textiles and sending them off to new homes where they will be used and loved. here are the ones i have listed so far! hope y'all enjoy the rest of your weekend! xx c

spring is coming....

vintage hand-crocheted pillowcase lace

....yippee - i know some of my northern blogging buddies are REALLY
looking forward to it!
hope everyone enjoys this lovely Sunday
and has a great week! :-)
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Vintage Apron Fetish

Oh My! Just when I think I have gotten my vintage textile fix, I get into something new...like these vintage aprons and I am in love all over again. I recently purchased about 60 vintage aprons, yes, I said 60! There is nothing like living large! LOL!! I have most of them washed, except the ones I have to mend. So now my laundry baskets are fluffed to the ceiling with aprons waiting to be ironed. I don't really like ironing, but I like how crisp and pretty my iron makes things, so away I go and this is what I have done so far....

Most of these were made by homemakers long ago - I love the variety of colors, patterns and designs - they show the personality of the gals who made them. Some are for sale in my shop and some are in my kitchen drawer - until next time :-) and thanks for stopping in!

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Vintage Grainsack Pillows...

I have been a lazy blogger lately...well, not really lazy, just busy on custom orders and grainsack pillows - here are a few of the most recent ones.

I am loving the Robin Hood pillows!

To see all my pillows, just click on any of the pics.

Thanks for stopping in and hope you have a fab day!

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