Vintage White Pillow Case with Eyelet Border

I love eyelet patterns and white on white embroidery.  Makes me kind of wish I had a little girl who could wear a pillowcase dress.  (But little boys are wonderful, too.)

Vintage White Pillow Case with Eyelet Border

Green Toile de Jouy Border Bedsheet

I still like the Toile style, even though it's possibly out of fashion now.  I'd possibly make a fancy robe out of this, if I could!

Green Toile de Jouy Border Bedsheet

Merry-Go-Round

This is a really nice collection of stories for kids.  It includes some stories from Golden Press and some other sweet stories from the 1950s.

Merry-Go-Round

Edited by Leland B. Jacobs and Jo Jasper Turner

Charles E. Merrill, 1960

160 Pp.

Textbook

Something Different

Ye gads!  This artwork is perfect!  Better than Dick and Jane!

Something Different

Written by Eva Knox Hughes

Illustrated by Pelagie Doane

D. C. Heath Company, 1955

184 Pp.

Hardcover Textbook

Rotkappchen / Little Red Riding Hood

I wish I knew where this book came from!  The illustrations are nice and clean and detailed.

Rotkappchen (Little Red Riding Hood)

In German

Boardbook

Everybody Loves the Comics

Wow!  I wish I'd gone to a school that used comics to teach me about idioms and character and everything!  

Everybody Loves the Comics

Provided by Newspaper in Education

and distributed by The Courier-Journal and The Louisville Times, circa 1980s

19 Large Loose Sheets

11" x 18"

Vintage Patchwork Print Fabric

This is a patchwork print in such a beautiful "Little House" or "Holly Hobby" style!

Vintage Patchwork Print Fabric

21" x 43" but if you took the piece apart, you'd have 42" x 43"  of fabric.

Sewing is Fun

This book is awfully cute and I've been lucky enough to find it 3 times!  Some day I hope to make every single thing in this book.

Sewing is Fun

Written by Edith Paul

Illustrated by Catherine Scholz

Scholastic Book Services, 1972

64 Pp.

Softcover

The "Fun" Way to Learn Knitting

Traditional Floral Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftspeople

There are hundreds of flower illustrations in this book and they'd be great for all kinds of art projects!

Traditional Floral Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftspeople

by Madeleine Orban-Szontagh

Dover Publications, 1989

128 Pp.

0486261069

Large Softcover

Puppet and Pantomime Plays

This book is full of puppetry ideas with cute illustrations and lots of information.

Puppet and Pantomime Plays

Written by Vernon Howard

Illustrated by Doug Anderson

Sterling Publishing, 1969

108 Pp.

Small Hardcover

Betty Crocker's Cook Book for Boys and Girls

I love the recipes in this book.  Just look at the Kitty Cat Cookies above!  It's a great collection of cooking illustrations.

Betty Crocker's Cook Book for Boys and Girls

Illustrated by Gloria Kamen

General Mills, 1957

191 Pp.

Spiral bound Hardcover

Little Duckling A Rand McNally Junior Elf Book

Poor little duckling!  He tries and tries!  Will he ever get it right?

Little Duckling A Rand McNally Junior Elf Book

Written by Helen Wing

Illustrated by Lucy Ozone

Rand McNally, 1961

26 Pp.

Small Hardcover

Drawing the Circus for Young Artists

I'd love to have a room full of these images embroidered on hoops.  I'd even use the same colors they use in the books!

Drawing the Circus for Young Artists 

By Mary Black Diller 

Pitman Publishing Corporation, 1960 

66 Pp. 

Softcover

Bedtime Stories A Rand McNally Junior Elf Book

Oh, I truly love these exaggerated baby animals and their gigantic heads.

Bedtime Stories  A Rand McNally Junior Elf Book

Written by Miriam Clark Potter

Illustrated by Tony Brice

Rand McNally, 1951

26 Pp.

Small Hardcover

Better Homes and Gardens Junior Cookbook

This book is almost as good as the Betty Crocker Cook Book, but more concise and a bit sturdier.

Better Homes and Gardens Junior Cookbook

for the Host and Hostess of Tomorrow

Revised Edition, 6th Printing

Meredith Corporation, 1963

77 Pp.

Hardcover