Antique sewing basket

This sewing basket was my great grandmother's and part of my fascination with the #randomthingsicollect.

It is old and tattered but regarded as precious to me. It is possibly the reason why I love to collect anything associated with sewing and notions.

I am not a sewer but do know how to darn things. I have made a couple of projects of simply straight lines on the sewing machine but I would need to take a course to be able to do any complex patterns. I do fix the worst holes my grandkids put in their clothing but its a labor of love. 

I never got to know my grandmother Meta Forbes. She left after my mothers birth. There were 4 older sisters. The family never knew where she went. My grandfather never spoke a word about her. Possibly she went into a mental institution. We did later in life discover (which I write about in another section of my blog) that he had 3 other children.

I think I have ever color imaginable to match any garment.

I just love the old wood ones and the labels 

And how cute are these little minis

My neighbor gave me this over 16 years ago and I have not used it once. 

Its a perfect size and fits into the little case. It looks brand new. Maybe I should sell it.