
The lovely Julia from little girl quilts had invited me to the Berlin Modern Quilt Guild Meeting (how cool is that logo?!) but my plane was delayed, and it was a long long long way from where I was staying, and I was a little shy about barging in, if truth be told. So I didn’t go.
Julia also recommended a ton of things for me to see and do, most of which I did, and you’ll see pics of later, so really, thank you, Julia, so so much!
On my way from Berlin airport into the city (train wasn’t busy, as you can see!) I spied a little fleamarket at one of the stations … Ostbahnhof …
So, I thought, “What the hell? I’ve got a train ticket that lets me get on and off … I’ll get off.” And reader, I did.
It was a beautifully warm and sunny day, I think the temperature hit about 25 degrees that Sunday … a freak Spring Day just for me … yay!
The market was great - the quality good - and although there were proper dealers there, they weren’t in rip-off mode. I walked past stall upon stall of beautiful porcelain - Meissen and the rest, as well as a lot (and I mean a lot) of wooden pipe racks and fake East German stuff, as well as sheafs of sheet music and records - the Berliners love their vinyl …
A couple of young kids were busking Bach on violins. The smell of grilled bratwurst filled the air. There was colour everywhere.
I spent a long time deliberating over that little blue tin in the first picture …
I must have gone back to that stall again and again, but then something caught my eye over on the other side ….
… a lovely lady stall holder was waving me over! How did she know?
10 metres for just 10 Euros !!
snippity snip!
It’s a kind of fingernail-snaggy acetate-y faux slub silk lightweight curtain fabric (1970s I’m guessing).
Now, when I say lightweight, obviously that doesn’t apply to 10 metres of the stuff. My dilemma was that I was going to have to fit it into my bag (hand luggage) on the way home … it might seriously limit any further shopping!
At this point I had no inkling of the “you can’t get any cash with that card” thang
Not much of a dilemma really. This was my first hour in Berlin. I was high on
What could I possibly use this for? I hear you ask.
Hah!
Well, howzabout this chair for starters? It’s a mid-1900s number that folds out into a daybed and I’ve never progressed further than the calico covers on the three seat pads. Looks pretty perfect to me?
And, get this … I just got a little quarter of Tamari Garden Sashi Blue this morning from Sew Mama Sew … how psychic was this pairing ?
So, once I’ve worked out how to cover the seat pads (they’re big!) with the minimum of fuss, I’ll then rustle up a little throw cushion in the Tamari Garden, methinks …
Ta-Da! A chair that will always remind me of my trip to Berlin, covered in my own, very special, Flea Market fancy. Bliss.
Hoping your weekends are full of bliss too … tomorrow we’ll meander round Frau Tulpe, promise.
more pics here in my Berlin collection on flickr