This was laying in A box with free marked on the box . Is all dirty and stained( looks like rust but not sure) but was just to darn cute to leave lay. It need a home badly. ITS IN THE WASHER NOw getting its bath.

Cute! Pixies were so common at one time!

It was good of you to rescue it! It looks old and probably took someone a lot of time and care to make. I hope it washes up nicely.

I have picked up many stained pieces like this, bring home and wash. I cut off the hand done section and put it in the middle of a square of crazy quilt pieces, makes a wonderful quilt and reminds you some lady probably spent hours working on this.

that is cute. i hope it washes up good for you.

That's adorable. I would have sagged it up too :thumbup:
Hopefully the stains come out.

Glad you gave these pixies a home.

Cute
Just watched a program on create tv where she had a vintage dress ans said she uses bleach for the colors and just soaks
hope this helps
Gale

that is what I did along with washing soda.Looks the biggest part of them came out . -- I just know some mom spent lots time making it and it made me feel bad to see it.

so cute!

I can usually get out stains with Shout.

Wow, what a great piece to buy let alone find for free!!!!!

Kat

someone put lots of work in that--great rescue!

Great find! It's so cute.

I love those pixies :D:D:D

It washed up great --just very few little stains left.

Think she made a point of using 'all fabric' bleach

Thanks !

Cute. Glad it found a good home.

Good rescue...

love it! Glad you rescued it!

So cute. Glad it has a home to come too.

I think I would cut them in squares and make a larger quilt...someone did a great job!

So very cute, pixies are very cute. Lots of time and work went into this. So good of you to rescue it and give it a home. Always a fear that one of mine would end up like that.

try soaking in oxyclean and water overnight...I think that will remove most stains...
That is a real treasure...

Glad u got it!

Good find and these pixies found a good home.

So cute, hope you can get the spots out..

very cute!!

how 'Elfy Cute' 8-)

That's adorable.

I think it is so sad when I find things like this. I rescue quilts all the time and embroider items. Great find.

Lucky you!

Dang YOU are so lucky!!!
I love the old linens!!

Soak stained linens in Oxyclean.
Be sure it is well dissolved first.

I had an old piece that I took to a professional fabric restorer-- not sure of his correct title. He works with fabric thousands of years old for Chicago museums and he said the Oxyclean is similar type process to what he uses.
That's a great endorsement for me!!

That's great. Don't you wish you knew the story behind it?

A lot of work went into that! so glad you rescued it!!

Hope it comes clean for you! I would have snatched it too! I bought a quilt recently at a flea market for $20. It had stains and what I thought were mildew stains as well. I never thought it would come clean and I planned to cut it up if it didn't. To my surprise, it came out gorgeous! What a steal!

That is Sooooo Cute!!

Glad you adopted such a beautiful orphan.