Wannabuts Results

I bid on three different quilts at the thrift auction that I wanted but only for the price I was willing to pay, aka wannabuts. How did that go?

Another bidder took interest in this green quilt I liked, so I wasn't sure if I'd get it. I finally won it with my max bid of $20.14.

This skillfully made quilt had unusual colors, which appealed to me enough to bid ten bucks on it. Alas, I was quickly outbid, and then a last-minute sniper war ensued. The winning bid was $74.88.

The colors of this vivid quilt were what convinced me to bid $9.99 for it -- and I won it for that price!

I'm very happy I got two of the three quilts I wanted at the right price. That's a real streak of luck. :)

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Better than Fried

I cut some chives from the kitchen garden to make garlic-chive baked fries for dinner. This is a great side dish for veggie burgers. Click here for the recipe from Taste of Home.com.

After finding this Caron one pound skein of lovely peach yarn in my thrifted lot I raided my stash for two cakes of Mandala in Pegasus, which matches it perfectly. For practice and hand therapy I'm going to make another Worth Street Afghan with this free pattern , but this time I'll use the yarn that was recommended for it plus the one pound skein. I'm not quite ready to do the vintage/recycled linen quilt I had planned (still a bit too nervous about the idea), so I'm going to use some color therapy and make a quilt from these thrifted green fat quarters. I considered doing another Yellow Brick road patchwork pattern, but I might go with a split rail fence like this one.

The Mercantile

If you don't mind walking 33K square feet in retail space, The Mercantile may be the vintage/arts store you'd enjoy visiting if you're ever in Orlando. I certainly did. Because it was busy I didn't take any photos in the store, but it's absolutely amazing and chock full of antiques and artisan creations, most of which were pretty reasonably priced. For $21.00 I invested in a picture of sailboats for the guest bathroom I'm redoing, and a fairy mystery jar of cool stuff. The jaw was hand-painted and decorated, and utterly charming. I think I wanted the jar more than the contents. As you can see the contents were both generous and pretty cool, too. I finally have some vintage gloves to use for my art quilter bingo challenge!

Rayen

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