It's all about foraging for fabric this week
I paid a visit to the local Salvation Army Shop and picked up two cushions, a crotchet top and a curtain, for the grand total of £5.50
As soon as I got home I turned the curtain into a cover for the garden sofa seat pad with enough left to make a blind for the bathroom window. Then I fettled with some fabric pieces and made double sided seat pads for the chairs.
Donning my flowery charity shop frock I draped myself across the sofa looking like an English rose type of lady and waited for the weary welder to arrive home. Then it lashed it down, so I had to abandon that plan. Serves me right I should have been pulling them horrible weeds out that I've just noticed.
Back inside I've cut up more fabrics pieces to add to the patchwork curtains I'm making for the bedroom.
You do all know that I am not an accomplished seamstress so anything you see is comically known as The Rough & Ready Range. Don't check out my stitchwork if you call in for a cuppa.
I've done a bit more slow stitching on this wall hanging then had to give in as the golfers elbow flared up. Its amazing how you can get tennis/golfers elbow without even swinging a bat or a stick.
Finally I hope you all have a great creative week and that I can get to sit outside on my fancy furniture.
your stitching looks better than mine ( not hard, that!) what bargains you got and love the padded garden seat. Hope you get some dry weather to enjoy it. Helen #1
ReplyDeleteI love a bit of rough and ready stitching - you've seen my curtains!!
ReplyDeleteYour garden space looks wonderfully colourful and cosy, could the rain stop for just a day or so and let us enjoy it? xxx
I love all the things you have made and are working on! My sewing skills are laughable to say the least! At least I know how to sew a button on and men a hem, but thats about it.
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Tertia #10
Oh what a lovely thought....just call in for a cuppa....of course I would have to bring little Milly with me so none of us would be checking out your stitching hehehe.
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Annie x #11
It's not rough and ready it's artfully worked to show it's handmade and not from China. The charity shops in Solihull are dire unfortunately unless you want second hand M&S or John Lewis - I envy your finds. It will be fine today so get your frock on. Have a happy week x Jackie 14
ReplyDeleteHa, that made me laugh - the thought of you lying there languidly waiting to be discovered by your swain, only to be thwarted by the rain :-D. I love what you've done with the charity fabrics, you have such an amazing eye for pulling colours and patterns together. Who cares about neat stitching...mine most definitely isn't!
ReplyDeleteHugs, LLJ xxx
Like te colours of the quilts,
ReplyDeleteLilian B #17
Lovely vintage fabrics! Great how you reuse them - very commendable! Learning to sew is definitely on my list of must-tries. Have a wonderful week! zsuzsa #20
ReplyDeleteLove recycling Charity shop materials - when I fell on hard times, those materials furnished my home and dressed my girls! I still can't resist popping in to have a look .... just in case!!!
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Christine
aka Bishopsmate #21
Hi Lynn, my you have been busy. Charity shops yield some amazing bargains, don't they? And what a lot you made from yours. Love the bottom shot of your workspace. Have a great week, Hugs, Shaz #5 xxx
ReplyDeleteRough and ready? More like nicely cheap and decidedly cheerful! I love the mix you've created, I think it looks more happy than all the samey. Im loving your wall hanging btw, 😚 I won't be dropping in for a cuppa but it will definitely be tea together in 14 sleeps. Can't wait!! ☺☺ xxx
ReplyDeleteYour fancy outside furniture looks great. Your wall hanging is super cute. You did a fabulous job. Your craft area is amazing! Happy Wednesday! LisaDV #28
ReplyDeleteYour furniture looks beautiful. So does your stitching! I cross stitch quite a bit but am thinking about doing some free stitching and incorporate with quilting too. Maybe. I need more hours in the day though!
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Sharon K #27
Are you kidding? I love your stitching!! It's so creative and well done! And your desk is just a crafter's haven. Those journals hanging on the wall are amazing. Hope you have a wonderful week. Sandy Leigh #29
ReplyDeleteYou are such a busy bee, Lynn! Never mind those pesky weeds, you deserve lounging in those wonderful flowery seats. xxx
ReplyDeleteYour beautiful chair covers so make me want to sit out in your garden! They are beautiful, and nothing you do is rough and ready - you really are one of the most innovative and original people I know. I can't wait to see your finished curtains.
ReplyDeleteYou are such an inspiration.
ReplyDeleteWeeds are good. Rough and ready is my style.
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Looks like you have been a very busy lady. Enjoy your lawn furniture. :-) I think your sewing looks great.
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Lovely craft space, super fabrics. BJ#25
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed Lynne, good job with the fabric. We have had a nice day today but the weather is very unruly at the moment. Have a great week and happy belated woyww, Angela x 16
ReplyDeleteI love your craft space!
ReplyDeleteGreetings, Sofie #45
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Great job on your patio furniture. It's all so lovely!
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Diane #24
So nice to have a peek at your creative life. Your slow stitching is beautiful.x
ReplyDeleteWell I reckon your "Rough and Ready" range could catch on! Gorgeous fabrics and lovely stitchy bits! x Jo
ReplyDeleteI really like the 'rough and ready' range. I think it is quite similar to the shabby chic that is being sold for a lot of money around here. Love the covers for your furniture on the patio. I need to go find some fabric and make some padded covers for my new chaise lounges on my deck. It has been a while since I have posted anything or participated in WOYWW! It has been a year of medical issues and I have become kind a recluse of sorts. Vickie #43
ReplyDeleteHi Lynn! Love your cushions, I am not sure if I wish I lived closer or thankful I don't. I know hanging out with you would be wonderfully inspiring & terribly distracting! Everyone loved my post featuring you! I had time to post, but not make the rounds til now. donna #34
ReplyDeleteI don't wish to be found guilty of insubordination, however I have to say, your stitching looks beautiful on that wall hanging. And if it's a bit rough and ready where it doesn't count, we'll never mind. This weather spoils everything; I'd love you to have been found all romantically displayed for the welder, all DH Lawrence!! Xxx
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