Fiesta, linens, and sewing lessons.

I went to an estate sale in Waukegan yesterday afternoon, by which time everything was 25% off. I was surprised these Fiesta pieces hadn't been snapped up, but I was happy to buy them for  my collection.

The creamer and sugar bowl on the figure 8 tray were new to me.  I already have the salt & pepper shakers, coincidentally in these colors, but all five pieces were sold as a unit.   The estate sale staff said this was the only Fiesta they'd found.

There was a box of cotton pillowcases with the Pullman stamp. They were all yellowed with fold marks. I chose the least yellow (from what I could tell).  Old sheeting has wonderful heft to it. Since these were made to be laundered a lot I will do just that.

Dishtowels (one unused) and hankies, too.

Note to self:  investigate why the handkerchief-making was a Philippine industry. (I've seen similar labels on other never-used hankies.)

 Here is Betty Jones's Grade 7 sewing sample.  I've taken pictures of all the entries.
(No date, no location, but I suspect it was the homeowner.  They said the house was built in 1953 and only one family has lived there.)

 She got an A-.   She would have gotten high marks for penmanship, too.

 "Overcastining"

 I'm holding up the sample so you can see the seam.

 "Feld" seam. (Actually, it's "felled." One word origin I found said 'fel' meant animal pelt.)

The felled seam up close.

The last entry.

There was a sewing machine at the sale--a 1960's Viking in a cabinet--so perhaps Betty put these 7th grade exercises to good use when she grew up.