Sewing and sewing and sewing

Well I rec'd licky split fabric, not any fabric but beautiful toile .

Blue and ivory. 5 yards to be exact from Fabric. Com.

Monday here was a holiday to celebrate Queen Victorias Birthday. Or some may know it as May 24 weekend.

Anyhow Monday was sew in day. I made a bedskirt not any bedskirt but a box pleat bedskirt for my antique iron bed.
I used an old flat sheet and cut it to size. Then I proceeded to make these pillows in one hour.

This pattern is so fast. Here is the bed looking its best.
If you are interested in the pattern just email me and I would be happy to forward you the instructions.

Linking up with French Country Cottage, Feathered Nest Friday
Cherished Treasures, Sunday
Sew Can Do Mondays

until next time,

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Linda

Thrifty Treasures

Rain Rain go away, come again another day.
I knew if I sang that long enough our weekend would be brighter.
For the last two we have had sun and heat. Horray..
So on to the bargains.
First find was this lovely platter. just $3.00 couldn't go wrong.
Then I picked up this pink watering can $5.00, another steal.
So I'm linking up with Today's Thrifty Treasures.
Come and join us won't you.
until next time,
Linda

Where was I????

Where was I?????

For the last few days Lavenderridge was floating somewhere is ciberspace.
I couldn't retrieve my dashboard. What was blogger doing/thinking. How many of us lost info?
I hope that all my info is back and that I will be able to carry on.
I would love to host a giveaway or set up a sale.
So bare with me folks until I get this all sorted out.

your friend Linda

Sewing....

Well I seem to have gotten into a rut.

Have you ever been there before? So I thought what could I make with this quilting fabric.

Why not a few skirts.

So I guesstimated hmmmm thats not a word.... ok estimated what the little waists would be.

I started out with a 10x 35 piece of fabric for the body of the skirt.

Then I cut out 4"x35 for the skirt bottom.

Then I cut 8 x 26 for the waist. Added in my interfacing and sewed.

My antique singer featherwieght was just a humming....where have you been?????

So here are two cute little skirts for two beautiful girls.

What have you been up to?

I'm thinking I might have a sale or a givea way ....

What to do with all this fabric.

stay tuned

Linda

And then there was darkness

Then

there was darkness.

My mornings consist of rising early chatting with my bloggers and posting.

Sitting having two or more cups of java while I read all your lovely posts.Well after yesterdays post , a big ball of orange light came into the office.

My word what was that. DH looked outside and the tree accross from us had come down on the hydro lines and there was a big ball of flame.

...I forgot to mention that I was in the shower when all this was taking place.

OH NO , NO HYDRO... HOW AM I EVER GOING TO DRY MY HAIR....

You see my hair is natural curly. Without using the defuser I have the frizzies.

That should be the least of my problems. So for 6 hours we were in darkness.

The rains and the winds.. did I mention winds .. up to 90 clicks.

DH was on the phone right away Hydro explaining what happened.

We are in the country, so that means we have a sump pump. and with all that rain we have to make sure it does not leak into the basement. So DH kept a close eye on that sistuation. After 2 hrs and still no hydro DH got out the generator.

Plugged it into the sump pump.... hmmm, not working. Linda the sump pump is fried. OH NO !! So off DH goes to buy a new pump. He got that installed and then we waited. Horray ! here they are. I took some pictures of the men up the hoists just for you to seeThey arrive.....DONE..........

All fixed. Now for tea..

What a day that was.

until next time

Linda

"Aching all over"

How was everyone's Easter. I hope it was an eventful one like ours.

We had all the children and grandchildren for a total of 22.

Menu...spiral ham, mashed potatoes, turnip, creamed cauliflower, corn and can't forget the baked beans. Dessert... Black Forest Cake, lemon tarts and creamy french vanilla icecream. Oh I forgot to mention a crock full of Veg. chilli. yes these large rolls that look like a mushroom. They are so delicious.

Well are your mouths watering yet. Sorry no leftovers... well maybe enough ham for pea soup.

Our gardens are late this year compared to last. Our forsythia is just starting to bud and the flowering almond is about the same as the forsthia. My tulips and daffodils and crocus and hyacinths are blooming tremendously. They have multiplied.

We have had so much rain lately. Yesterday I took advantage of a hot sunny morning knowing that later the thundershowers were in the forcast.

I weeded and dug and weeded the front bed. We get that awful grass that grows in the garden, so when you dig and shake off the soil you pull for the roots are so long they travel a long way underground. There is a name for that grass???!!!

If you know what I mean. I'm going to make sure I transplant as many plants into the front beds so that next year there will be no room for weeds or grass to grow. We will be starting soon to lay a new walkway in the front with tumbled interlocking brick. So all those plants will be moved to the other beds.

Well,as I sit here this morning the rains come down again and they are heavy. The thunder is in the background and poor Max our lab shudders. He does not take to thunder.

I'm kinda glad its raining, so I can leave the weeding for another day. We have ten perrenial beds to weed. I ache all over. If it was up to dh, he would sod all the gardens. No he does not have a green thumb. How many husbands out there are the same?

I was hoping to put in a veg garden this year, but the back is so wet it's going to be awhile for that to drain and dry. OMG!! more aching. maybe by then my poor body will have limbered up.

Hope you are having a great day!

until next time

Linda

Easter Blessings

Wishing you all a Happy Easter!

......have a wonderful weekend