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Welcome to My About Me Page Thank you for stopping by. My fascination with sewing and embroidery began as a child. My mother was so pleased that one of her three daughters wanted to learn to sew, embroider, knit and crochet. During the winter months she let me sit by her side and taught me how to use thread and a needle. In 1949 she bought a Free Westinghouse sewing machine and taught me how to use and care for it---yes it still sews and has the neatest stitch of any of my machines. I didn't take to the crochet or knitting needle, but loved the feel of that little thin embroidery/sewing needle in my fingers and the knee control on the sewing machine! All of the vintage retro aprons on my auctions are handmade using patterns from my collection dating from 1920's-1950's. My adventures with selling on eBay began in 2000 when I met eBayer wrangler1943. To our surprise we lived just a couple of hours from each other. We became friends and then partners selling in our eBay store "Yesterday's Patterns". Two ladies(?) into embroidery and collecting made for some fun times together. We collected vintage linens, books, patterns, and transfers. We reproduced the vintage designs and wrangler made them into spiral bound books. I will be listing the books and patterns that we had put together for quilt shows and the vintage linens and patterns that we used to reproduce the designs. Wrangler, a Thread and Needle Fairy, passed in July 2007 and she is sorely missed. I fell in love with an article about The Thread and Needle Fairy printed in a 1924 Royal Society booklet “History of Art Needlework” The sentiments are as valuable today as they were almost a 100 years ago. The Thread-and-Needle Fairy “The art of embroidery is exceedingly old. It came into use first as a mark of rank or distinction, either religious or social, and for many years there were laws forbidding the wearing of embroidery by persons below a certain rank. Our grandmothers considered it intolerably plebian to wear anything but hand-worked embroideries, and today there is in every woman a certain sentiment attached to embroidery done by hand just as there is to any other craftsmanship that reveals affection on the part of the worker. The Thread and Needle Fairy has written an interesting history of the domestic accomplishments of the world--a fascinating history of woman's long pilgrimage down the ages. Long before the written word had given woman a place, the Thread and Needle Fairy was at work, writing the story of her patience and skill, her loyalty and devotion, her patriotism and her artistic and creative ability. And today, although woman has come into her own, The Thread and Needle Fairy writes on. Sometimes it pens and dreams of the young bride to be, sometimes the happy lullaby of the mother, or the song of the busy housewife who would add a personal touch to her household linens; or perhaps it pens the tears of the unhappy soul, who finding solace in needlework, sews out her sorrows into pathetic bits of embroidery. But always it tells a story no written history can express---for the Thread and Needle Fairy tells the story of a woman's heart." Hopefully the Fairy’s auction offerings will foster and encourage a respect for needlework—an art that has done so much for the peace and happiness of mankind. To protect bidder privacy, when the price or highest bid on an item reaches or exceeds a certain level, User IDs will be displayed as anonymous names. For auction items, a bold price means at least one bid has been received. Note: Anonymous names may appear more than once and may represent different bidders. Item Start End Price Title High Bidder/Status 390098172201 Sep-24-09 Feb-21-10 17:46:19 $9.99 Copy Vintage Baby Crib Quilt Pattern Crayon EWmbroidery Available 360192570846 Sep-24-09 Feb-21-10 18:06:04 $9.99 Copy Vintage Baby Bunny Embroidery Crib Quilt Pattern Available 390098390176 Sep-25-09 Feb-22-10 06:55:22 $9.99 Book Vintage Hand Embroidery Kitchen Linens Designs Available 360193110201 Sep-26-09 Feb-23-10 13:58:01 $16.99 CD: Hand Embroidery Baby Crib Quilt Vintage Designs Available 390102145071 Oct-04-09 Mar-03-10 10:27:49 $16.99 CD Vintage Apron Ladies Hand Embroidery Designs Available 360199827025 Oct-19-09 Feb-16-10 10:18:05 $4.99 Vintage Stamped Embroidery Baby Quilt Blocks Squares Available 360199827072 Oct-19-09 Feb-16-10 10:18:16 $4.99 Victorian Thread Wrapped Pieced Pincushion Patterns Available 390108008569 Oct-19-09 Feb-16-10 10:18:32 $19.99 Vintage Tinted Embroidered Vogart Laundry Bag Music Available 390110429096 Oct-25-09 Feb-22-10 17:32:28 $9.99 Copy Vintage Embroidered Crib Quilt Pattern Boy Scotty Available 390110429142 Oct-25-09 Feb-22-10 17:32:37 $9.99 Copies VINTAGE NURSERY RHYME CRIB QUILT BLOCKS PATTERNS Available 390110429151 Oct-25-09 Feb-22-10 17:32:40 $11.99 Copy Vintage Baby Birds Crib Quilt Embroidery Pattern Available 390110429169 Oct-25-09 Feb-22-10 17:32:42 $12.99 Copy Vintage Design Applique Embroidery Crib Quilt Available 390110429180 Oct-25-09 Feb-22-10 17:32:46 $11.99 Copy Vintage Baby Quilt Pattern Girl Bird Deco Flowers Available 390110429189 Oct-25-09 Feb-22-10 17:32:48 $12.99 Copy Vintage Sunbonnet Sue Crib Quilt Pillow Pattern Available 390111598729 Oct-28-09 Feb-25-10 10:25:47 $10.99 Copy Vintage Baby Pin Up Crib Quilt Embroidery Designs Available 390117078107 Nov-10-09 Mar-10-10 20:59:29 $6.00 Vintage Aunt Martha's Transfers 3305 Barnyard Romance Available 360206806533 Nov-10-09 Mar-10-10 21:01:12 $7.99 Copy Vintage Newspaper Lady Redwork Embroidery Designs Available 390117449715 Nov-11-09 Mar-11-10 16:13:16 $8.99 NELL BRINKLEY GIRL DESIGNS HAND EMBROIDERY PILLOW QUILT Available 360207070745 Nov-11-09 Mar-11-10 16:13:19 $8.99 Copies:Vintage DOW Designs Hand Embroidery Towels Quilt Available 360207981694 Nov-14-09 Feb-12-10 17:38:19 $8.00 2 Handmade Potholders Pot Holders Ice Cream Cones Available 360207981721 Nov-14-09 Feb-12-10 17:38:28 $7.00 Handmade Potholder Wrangler Cowboy Pick Up Truck Available 390118737637 Nov-14-09 Feb-12-10 17:38:31 $7.00 Sexy Risque Cat Lady Halloween Handmade Potholder Available 390118737656 Nov-14-09 Feb-12-10 17:38:37 $7.00 Sexy Risque Halloween Witch Handmade Potholder Available 360207981763 Nov-14-09 Feb-12-10 17:38:40 $7.00 Handmade Potholder Hot Pad Loralie Nifty Nurses Available 360207981773 Nov-14-09 Feb-12-10 17:38:43 $7.00 New Handmade Potholder Nifty Nurses Nurse Pot Holder Available 360208294275 Nov-15-09 Feb-13-10 15:01:02 $8.00 Vintage Transfers Hand Embroidery Mexican DOW Towels Available 360208294307 Nov-15-09 Feb-13-10 15:01:08 $5.00 Vintage McCall Towel Gingham Applique Fruit Transfers Available 390119140848 Nov-15-09 Feb-13-10 15:01:15 $12.00 1920 Hand Embroidery Nursery Baby Transfer Designs Book Available 390119140857 Nov-15-09 Feb-13-10 15:01:17 $5.00 Vintage Kitty Cat DOW Hand Embroidery Transfers Available 390119140867 Nov-15-09 Feb-13-10 15:01:19 $34.99 New Handmade OAK Retro Apron Vintage 1920's Pattern 44 Available 360211302224 Nov-24-09 Feb-22-10 09:55:32 $9.99 LADIES IN BIG HATS QUILT PILLOW PATTERNS Available 390122821122 Nov-24-09 Feb-22-10 09:55:34 $9.99 PATTERN DECO FLAPPER BIRDS EMBROIDERY PILLOW QUILT Available 360211302244 Nov-24-09 Feb-22-10 09:55:36 $9.99 PATTERN VINTAGE DECO FLAPPER EMBROIDERY QUILT PILLOW Available 390122821135 Nov-24-09 Feb-22-10 09:55:36 $5.99 Fabric Square Block Cover Girl Quilt or Pillow Available 360211305638 Nov-24-09 Feb-22-10 10:06:06 $6.00 Kitty Cat Capers Repro Designs Crib Quilt Embroidery Available 360211306135 Nov-24-09 Feb-22-10 10:07:32 $7.99 FABRIC QUILT PILLOW BLOCK SQUARE PRINT FLAPPER FEATHER Available 360211306173 Nov-24-09 Feb-22-10 10:07:35 $6.99 Cute Baby Flower Parasol Fabric Quilt Pillow Art Block Available 390122843047 Nov-24-09 Feb-22-10 10:55:49 $16.99 CD: Kitty Cat Hand Embroidery Vintage Pillow Designs Available 360211500808 Nov-24-09 Feb-22-10 23:38:46 $22.99 Vintage Design Ladies Hand Embroidery Pillow Quilt Book Available 390123065633 Nov-24-09 Feb-22-10 23:38:51 $19.99 Vintage Laundry Bag Designs Hand Embroidery Sunbonnets Available 360211500815 Nov-24-09 Feb-22-10 23:38:54 $19.99 PUPPY DOG VINTAGE HAND EMBROIDERY PILLOW QUILT BOOK Available 360211500819 Nov-24-09 Feb-22-10 23:38:57 $22.99 Vintage Hand Embroidery Designs Apron Ladies 1920-1950 Available 360211500826 Nov-24-09 Feb-22-10 23:39:00 $19.99 Vintage Hand Embroidery Tinted Pillow Quilt Designs Available 390123065790 Nov-24-09 Feb-22-10 23:39:03 $14.99 CD VINTAGE COVERLET HAND EMBROIDERY QUILT DESIGNS Available 360211500832 Nov-24-09 Feb-22-10 23:39:06 $16.99 CD VINTAGE PIN UP HAND EMBROIDERY DESIGNS PILLOWS QUILT Available 360211500835 Nov-24-09 Feb-22-10 23:39:09 $16.99 CD VINTAGE PILLOW HAND EMBROIDERY APPLIQUE 30 DESIGNS Available 360211500841 Nov-24-09 Feb-22-10 23:39:12 $14.99 CD TINTED WOMEN QUILT BOOK FOR TINTING HAND EMBROIDERY Available 360211500842 Nov-24-09 Feb-22-10 23:39:15 $16.99 CD Vintage Cover Girls Coverlet Designs Hand Embroidery Available 360211500843 Nov-24-09 Feb-22-10 23:39:18 $14.99 CD Hand Embroidery Laundry Clothespin Bag Designs Available 390123065834 Nov-24-09 Feb-22-10 23:39:20 $11.99 CD Vintage Southern Belle Quilt Hand Embroidery Designs Available 360211849954 Nov-25-09 Feb-23-10 21:37:01 $11.99 Repro Nursery Rhymes Newspaper Quilt Book Available 360211850574 Nov-25-09 Feb-23-10 21:43:27 $9.99 REPRO NURSERY RHYME BLOCKS CRAYON ART EMBROIDERY QUILT Available 360211857438 Nov-25-09 Feb-23-10 22:34:58 $8.99 Handmade Potholder Loralie Nifty Nurses Cap and Uniform Available 360211857721 Nov-25-09 Feb-23-10 22:37:49 $8.99 Handmade Potholder Loralie Nifty Nurses in Caps Uniform Available 360213060284 Nov-29-09 Feb-27-10 21:06:46 $28.00 New Handmade Vintage Pattern Christmas Retro Apron Available 390125187180 Nov-29-09 Feb-27-10 21:06:51 $8.00 Vintage Vogart Hand Embroidery DOW Transfers Bee Smart Available 390126538516 Dec-02-09 Mar-02-10 15:29:44 $22.00 Handmade Vintage Style Daughter Girl's Reversible Apron Available 390126609234 Dec-02-09 Mar-02-10 18:25:24 $20.00 Vintage Vogart Tinted Embroidered Girl Laundry Bag Available 390126609246 Dec-02-09 Mar-02-10 18:25:26 $7.00 Vintage Vogart Mexican Kitchen Embroidery Transfers Available 390126637391 Dec-02-09 Mar-02-10 19:34:35 $3.99 Playful Puppy Dog Crib Quilt Repro Designs Embroidery Available 390126638512 Dec-02-09 Mar-02-10 19:37:47 $8.00 Animal Crib Quilt Design Copies Applique Embroidery Available 390126641058 Dec-02-09 Mar-02-10 19:43:45 $4.99 Kitty Cat Copy Designs Crib Quilt Hand Embroidery Available 360214075645 Dec-02-09 Mar-02-10 20:50:17 $28.99 WILD Retro Vintage 1938 Pattern Handmade Bib Apron Available 360214078390 Dec-02-09 Mar-02-10 21:03:20 $26.99 Handmade Vintage Retro Pattern Bib Apron Birds Flowers Available 360214078391 Dec-02-09 Mar-02-10 21:03:20 $26.99 Handmade Vintage Pattern Retro Bib Apron Apples Pears Available 360214101048 Dec-02-09 Mar-02-10 23:34:50 $30.00 Handmade Retro Bib Apron Vintage Pattern Garden Flowers Available 390126700137 Dec-02-09 Mar-02-10 23:34:52 $35.00 Vintage Retro Pattern Handmade Apron Clothesline Available 360214983150 Dec-05-09 Mar-05-10 14:24:31 $24.99 VINTAGE LADY QUILT PILLOW EMBROIDERY APPLIQUE KIT 1 Available 390127848912 Dec-05-09 Mar-05-10 14:24:36 $24.99 VINTAGE STYLE LADY QUILT PILLOW APPLIQUE KIT Available 390127848924 Dec-05-09 Mar-05-10 14:24:39 $24.99 VINTAGE STYLE LADY QUILT PILLOW EMBROIDERY APPLIQUE KIT Available 360214983189 Dec-05-09 Mar-05-10 14:24:41 $16.99 Rhyme Land Newspaper Baby Quilt Pattern McKim Book Available 390132866983 Dec-17-09 Feb-15-10 19:21:35 $8.99 Vintage Fabric Original Gently Used Handmade Bib Apron Available 390132866986 Dec-17-09 Feb-15-10 19:21:36 $34.99 OAK Handmade Vintage 1930's Pattern Scottie Dog Apron Available 360218862682 Dec-17-09 Feb-15-10 19:21:38 $29.99 New Vintage Pattern Bib Apron Christmas Butterflies Available 360218863842 Dec-17-09 Feb-15-10 19:27:33 $19.99 CD: Fiesta Patterns Mexican Motifs Hand Embroidery NEW Available 390132868426 Dec-17-09 Feb-15-10 19:27:38 $12.99 Vintage Style Crayon Art Hand Embroidery Quilt Book Available 360218863860 Dec-17-09 Feb-15-10 19:27:42 $12.99 CD Vintage Potholders Holders Hand Embroidery Designs Available 390135437749 Dec-24-09 Feb-22-10 21:25:38 $21.99 Vintage Appliqué Embroidery Baby Crib Cover Quilt Book Available 390135437755 Dec-24-09 Feb-22-10 21:25:40 $5.99 Copy Vintage DOW Hand Embroidery Girl Dog Towels Quilt Available 390135437764 Dec-24-09 Feb-22-10 21:25:42 $6.99 Copy Vintage DOW Transfers Embroidery Baby Quilt Towels Available 360220679420 Dec-24-09 Feb-22-10 21:25:44 $16.99 CD Hand Embroidery Vintage Apron Lady Designs 1920-1950 Available 390135439712 Dec-24-09 Feb-22-10 21:34:03 $6.99 Stamped Hand Embroidery Transfer Vintage Kitchen Towel Available 390136030678 Dec-26-09 Feb-24-10 21:17:10 $34.99 Handmade Apron Vintage Pattern Fun Funky Fashion Girls Available 390136034932 Dec-26-09 Feb-24-10 21:44:32 $4.99 Vintage Hand Embroidered Baby Bear Crib Cover Quilt Available 360221068908 Dec-26-09 Feb-24-10 21:44:34 $6.99 Copies Vintage Sunbonnet Sue Overall Bill Embroidery Available 390136034942 Dec-26-09 Feb-24-10 21:44:37 $8.00 Vintage DOW Designs Sunbonnet Sue Hand Embroidery Repro Available 390136034950 Dec-26-09 Feb-24-10 21:44:39 $6.99 Vintage Designs Repro Redwork Pillow Morning Night Girl Available 390136034956 Dec-26-09 Feb-24-10 21:44:41 $9.99 1920's Flapper Bird Crayon Art Hand Embroidery Pattern Available 390136034960 Dec-26-09 Feb-24-10 21:44:44 $7.99 Copy Vintage Designs Pin Up Embroidery Towels Quilt Available 360221068920 Dec-26-09 Feb-24-10 21:44:47 $11.99 Copy Vintage Sunbonnet Hand Embroidery Quilt Pattern Available 390136034970 Dec-26-09 Feb-24-10 21:44:49 $11.99 Copy Vintage Sunbonnet Sue Crib Quilt Pillow Pattern Available 390136034997 Dec-26-09 Feb-24-10 21:45:00 $18.99 Vintage Hand Embroidered Dutch Hankie Note Pad Holder Available 390136035000 Dec-26-09 Feb-24-10 21:45:02 $16.99 Vintage Replica Daughter Little Girl's Play Apron Available 390136035004 Dec-26-09 Feb-24-10 21:45:04 $24.99 Vintage Tinted Hand Embroidered Baby Bubbles Crib Quilt Available 360221068948 Dec-26-09 Feb-24-10 21:45:07 $7.99 Assorted Glass Seed Beads + Charlotte Cut 9 Packages Available 360221068951 Dec-26-09 Feb-24-10 21:45:09 $26.99 Handmade Vintage Pattern Retro Bib Apron Apples Pears Available 390136035032 Dec-26-09 Feb-24-10 21:45:11 $14.99 Vintage Hand Applique Embroidery Baby Crib Cover Quilt Available 390136778894 Dec-28-09 Feb-26-10 21:47:14 $6.99 Copy Vintage Designs Hand Embroidery Sunbonnet Girl Available 390138980606 Jan-03-10 Mar-04-10 11:00:53 $30.00 1926 FLAPPER WITH BEADED HAT AND BOA BOUDOIR PILLOW KIT Available 360225672437 Jan-12-10 Feb-11-10 13:57:39 $9.00 Copies Vintage 12 Baby Animal Quilt Block Designs Available Go see all current items for sale by this member. 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