Flea Market Finds

I went to the big Alameda Flea Market this past weekend.  The original intent was to meet up with the Bay Area Sewists from the Sew Weekly, but in the end I shopped the market with a good friend.  I read the event details wrong, and ended up missing the meeting spot, but it sounds like everyone was pretty much doing their own thing anyways.

But good news! I left with a bunch of great patterns, most of which were in my size.  I actually started out the market pretty disappointed with my findings.  I wasn't sure if it's because I wasn't there right at opening, but it took about 4 rows in before I really started finding things.

The main goodies that I found were sewing patterns and buttons.  There were so many of the two! I was hoping to find more fabrics, but I don't think I have the eye. There were a lot of booths with upholstery and burlaps... the latter would have swarms or people. What are they making with that stuff?? Seriously, there were some booths where I couldn't figure out what was the reason for the crowds. But they probably thing the same thing when they see people poring over boxes of old patterns.

This table was so incredible

Anyways, it was a great day.  I was exhausted by the time we got home.  But I considered it a successful trip. I'm looking forward to the next one!

A beautiful day and gorgeous views

So, here are my finds!  I got a couple of pieces of fabric, just under a dozen patterns, some buttons and some lace.  I can actually see myself making a bunch of these, so I can't wait to get cutting!