Vintage.

Thrift-store sheets – bedding in general – has never appealed to me in the slightest. There’s just something.. unpleasant about using some stranger’s sheet set to rest my lovely, delicate head on at night.

Perhaps it’s part of my mother’s teachings: never buy underwear, shoes or bedding that’s been used.

No matter what.

No excuses.

Yesterday, despite my mother’s warnings, I went to Value Village to look at sheets.

I wasn’t looking to cover my own bed in used sheets and, unlike past expeditions to buy used bedding, I wasn’t buying them for the purpose of filling up the dog kennels with cheap, fluffy comforters.

Instead, I was buying sheets for the sole purpose of sewing practice.

Did you know that you can get a really cool patterned sheet for under $5 at Value Village? You can. And there are some amazing vintage sheet sets there – with big ol’ fancy flowers and funky patterns.

Like this:

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And this:

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And this:

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And this, too:

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And my favourite – the one I just about peed over:

Oh yeah. STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE!

And they’re in really good shape, too. No tears or stains or weird-funky stuff on ‘em.

I shoved them into the washing machine (on hot, extra borax) and them tossed them into the dryer (again, on hot) and now I’ve got several exceptional yards of fabric with which to sew exceptionally cool stuff.

I can’t wait to make something – though that necessitates me finishing up the other 80 projects I’ve got going on.

Do you think I can get any sewing done this summer with all the kids home? Because I’m determined to get some sewing done.

I want to get better at it!

I want to learn more!

I WANT TO MAKE STUFF!

And oh, I’ll definitely head out to Value Village again to look for more cool fabrics. Definitely.