Car Boot Sale Haul - March 2025

On Sunday morning, OH and I ventured out to my favourite Car Boot Sale. It was the first sale since probably October, so it was lovely to go back and have a mooch around again. It was a lovely day for it too, although it was pretty cold, especially early on.

We got there at about 9.30am (it started at 9am). This time, I decided to start at the end of the boot sale and work my way back, as I never tend to get to the last few stalls, so I thought I'd do it differently and try to get around all of the stalls.  It was very busy with lots of stalls and lots of shoppers.

I went with a limited budget of £20. I tend to always limit my car boot visits to this amount as it's way too easy to spend a lot of money if you take it. OH had a quick look for some tomato plants, but nobody was selling any, so he headed off for a run, leaving me to look around.

I hit the jackpot on the very first stall I came to. Everything was either 50p or £1 and I spent £6.50 but got a whole heap of stuff, mainly for slow stitching, but a few other bits too. Here's a few photos of what I got from this seller:

These vintage postcards cost 50p each and date from the 1920's. I couldn't resist the dog and puppies as it looked a little like our dog that died last year and the vase of roses card was just delightful too.

This is a little Royal Doulton Marbella jar or pot. It's a bit grubby, but it's lovely and is in immaculate condition. I think it may be missing a lid or maybe not but this was 50p too. It will be great as a pencil pot.

These lovely matches in a little glass jar were also 50p. Once they've been used the little jar will be useful to store something.

The remaining items were all sewing related and for the remaining £4.50, I think I did okay. Here's a few pictures:

Wide black cotton tape great for scrappy or snippet rolls.

This was probably the best item I bought. It is a pack of 30 Liberty lawn cotton fabric squares, 2 each of 15 different designs. This was a total steal for £1.

A small cross stitch kit, which although pretty, I will probably only use for the threads.

Another huge cross stitch kit, which I won't be making but which provides masses of thread to use for slow stitching.

A bag of bright green buttons.

Another small packet of colourful buttons.

A brand new 20m reel of burgundy satin ribbon which will be great for gift wrapping or slow stitching.

And finally, five fat quarters of cotton quilting fabric. I know I don't need any more fabric, but the blues in this pack were very pretty and for 50p or £1 this was hard to leave behind.

From other sellers I bought the following:

This huge pack of fabric patches for slow stitching. These cost just £1 for over 30 patches, which was fantastic value.

This cute crochet pattern book for LB who loves all things Japanese and enjoys making small crochet animals. This cost 50p.

This lovely uncut multi-size Butterick dress pattern for £1. I have a dress already in a similar style and it is very flattering, so it would be great to be able to make something similar myself using fabric from my stash, although I would probably make it a slightly longer midi length.

Four lovely greetings cards for 50p each. These will all get used in the next few months.

This super cute vintage Xmas decoration cost just 50p. I just love kitsch vintage Xmas decor and this was a total bargain. So happy with this.

I bought one item of clothing, namely this khaki animal print dress, for £2. I love the print, but sadly when I tried it on at home, it just felt too short and  tent like which wasn't at all flattering. I do, however, think that it could be made into a midi skirt without too much difficulty, so I may try to do this at some point, as I will be way more like to wear it like this. Any offcuts can then be used as scrap fabric for other projects.

Last but not least, I bought 4 bright pink primroses for £1 each to put in the metal boxes in the garden. They will help brighen things up until everything starts growing.

There were a few other very small inexpensive items bought, plus I bought a bowl of 9 oranges for £1.50 and then I was spent up, just 50p left, but I think I did okay with my £20 and I'm very happy with everything I purchased.