Tray cloth. Note little pocket on left hand side to slip napkin into.
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Patra's Place will be mostly about my linen collection, but also about my SINS (Stuff I'll Never Stitch), UFOs (UnFinished Objects) and projects that I am currently working on. Since I created this first blog, I have diversified somewhat! You can see the list of my other blogs, and my favourite websites and blogs by other people, on the sidebar.
"It takes ages to finish a quilt you're not working on!"
About Me
- Gina E.
- Melbourne, Vic., Australia
- I was married to Ken for 43 years, but he died in October 2022. So I am now alone with two cats, eight hens, and a few finches and parrots in one aviary.
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January
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- Meeting Blogging friends face to face!
- Three pictures..in the wrong order!
- Tea cosy - other side.Posted by Picasa
- This is for a friend's birthday. She has just had...
- Tea cosy - front.Posted by Picasa
- Unfinished apron.Posted by Picasa
- Australia Day, 26th January, 2006.Posted by Picasa
- Scottie dog apron.
- I don't usually buy machine embroidered work, as i...
- And here is the matching napkin. Aren't they swee...
- This is one of a set of four napkins I found on eB...
- The last corner is the mauve lady. But wait - hav...
- Here is the pink version. How many stitches can y...
- And the yellow corner.Posted by Picasa
- This is one corner of my prized Crinoline lady clo...
- More exciting stuff today from eBay!
- Such a pity the whole thing wouldn't fit on the sc...
- Yup...another peacock. Whenever another one arriv...
- Part of crinoline lady table centre/runner. One l...
- Some more eye candy..
- More about my stash of old greeting cards...
- One corner of my latest acquisition - budgies embr...
- I'm back...feeling quite a bit happier now.
- Mourning a friend today.
- Today's Mail.
- People have been putting pictures of their stash e...
- Yes, another peacock from the USA. This one is a ...
- Delightful suppercloth, featuring the koala and he...
- Collages and old greeting cards.
- One completed cross stitch card and some new eBay ...
- Newly finished card for a Birthday card exchange M...
- Tea cosy to match tray cloth.Posted by Picasa
- Egg cosy on the left, little pocket for piece of t...
- Tray cloth. Note little pocket on left hand side ...
- Dolly Varden UFO doiley. This shouldn't take long...
- How much is your blog worth?
- I found the plate, cup & saucer, and small dish in...
- There was so much interest in the Crinoline lady p...
- This is the chest of drawers I bought to house the...
- Happy New Year to all readers of Patra's Places!
- Unfortunately not a good photo - but this is my co...
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3 comments:
I love this set, it's gorgeous..
great find!
So quaint...I never saw anything like it. What a gracious and calm way of living they must have had back then. I always think of that generation (whichever one it was) as having a LOT of hard work to get through daily living and not any luxeries. My Mums description of her life sounded like a lot of work on the farm.
I know exactly what you mean, Maggie - our predecessors did have a much harder life, many without even electricity, let alone the mod.cons. that we have today. But somehow they still found time to create these beautiful items. Perhaps for many women (not the wealthy ones) it was the only way to bring some beauty into their lives.
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