1940’s Prints
Several years ago, when my husband’s Grandmother Eva passed away, my father-in-law invited us all to her home to choose keepsakes from among her belongings. I chose items some of the family thought were not worth keeping. Actually a few of them might have thought I was crazy, but I love them. I have her old wash basins, her sewing machine and the collection of small prints you see here. As I have been cleaning out shelves and drawers I came across them today.
I’ve thought about framing them or doing something even more clever. But so far, inspiration has eluded me. I do keep one out on a shelf in my home and rotate them each season. Here’s my Winter print:
And for Spring:
This Spring print is a little worse for wear, but I still love it.
This one is wonderful for late Spring.
And for Summer… a few goats or
pigs.
Come Fall, I can’t wait to put up this little squirrel and nuts.
Now what to do, what to do with these little treasures?
they would make wonderful fabric panels if you were able to scan them in to your computer and print them onto fabric. I can see a gorgeous little cot quilt made with them and some sweet floral prints.
I agree with Katy. Transfer them to fabric and let them play together!
I have a book of beautiful prints from my grandmother too and haven’t done anything with them either…. still thinking.
Yeah, I think all together in a quilt would be wonderful, but I also like the paintings. If they’re all the same size, then I would just buy one nice frame and trade them out with each season. They’re adorable and that’s the kind of stuff I would have chosen too. I chose an old quilt when my grandmother passed away. It’s nothing to die over, but it’s really special and a wonderful quilt to add to my collection!
I would do both – a quilt and to display them all at once and then one frame and trade them out. My mother-in-law got an old vintage santa printed onto fabric at BYU and said it was really cheap to do it. Her vintage Christmas quilts is one of my favorites!
They are darling. Just sweet sweet images.
I think what you are already doing with your wonderful prints is exactly right! This way they are new to you over and over again!