Vintage is good, right?  I consider myself a little bit vintage these days as the old bones creak and crack a little bit.

I alluded to some vintage linens that I had given to my blogger friend Doreen who blogs at Treadlemusic   last week and realized that I had never done the “reveal” of some of the linens that I had given her.  So today is the day finally and even though these are just snippets of what she did it will give you an idea.

I had a bunch of vintage linens in my cedar chest.  Yes, I still have a cedar chest. That box of the past also known as the Hope Chest.  Mine is pretty nicked up and battered but it holds a lot of special things including a bunch of linens I have acquired over the years from relatives and other sources.

Doreen saved the border from a tablecloth and added it to these cute hanger covers. I would say she found the perfect fabric.

Doreen is a master quilter and has finished some quilt tops that were left by Chris’s grandmother for me so when she mentioned she was doing some creative things with vintage pieces I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to repurpose some of my linens that were relegated to reside in the cedar chest.

This was a card table tablecloth that was in pretty dismal shape until Doreen got her hands on it.

I gave Doreen no real instructions except to use her creativity and she did just that with the pieces that she completed.  I am pretty sure you will agree.

My favorite piece has to be the table runner Doreen created out of a card table table cloth that had some really tough stains and marks on it.  She was able to salvage enough to make a cute table runner that I will use a great deal.  I loved these whimsical embroidered teacups and teapots and she brought new life to this piece for sure.

Most of the linens I gave her were dirty and had some holes or stains on them but she was able to work with those issues and create some pieces that I will be able to use in my home.

Three basically useless placemats were transformed into pillows . Brilliant idea, right?

Doreen documented her progress on her blog and of course I missed reading a bunch of those posts but I was thrilled when the final products found their way to me.  I know she put a lot of hard work, design and sewing into the completed projects and I am grateful for having some items repurposed so I can use them in my home.

If you want to read a post detailing some of her techniques just click here.  Search her blog for other vintage projects and see what a gift she has .  Thanks, Doreen, for making my linens come to life again.