It's been a bit lean...

in the Thrift stores around here of late. Now that it's Spring, I think people are holding onto their items in readiness for garage sales. The newspapers were devoid of them for nearly 3 months but the local paper is chock full of rummage, garage and estate sales this weekend.

I did manage to score some fabrics. The back four cottons were masking taped together (my little St. Vinnie's has a dreadful habit of doing this to any fabric - I won't be buying vintage velvet etc there again). I love the bright floral on the right. The bottom right was a whole mess of something shoved into a grocery bag. Turns out it was fabric to make 10 totes including all the handles. Even though it's cut into the necessary size to make the bags, there was more than 2 yards of fabric (and it's linen).

I also happened upon these gorgeous booklets from the US Dept. of Agriculture. All published from early 1941 to late 1944. So much fun to read.

Have you found anything of interest lately?