How wonderful it is to own and run a small business in which I shop for and sell things I love. It is also a blessing to "meet" so many wonderful and like minded people. We are kept very busy with the business and of course with the children and "normal" life which usually means I have to make time for sewing and "creating" for myself!

I have had an old patchwork quilt which I bought at an antique fair a long time ago. It has covered our sofa for some years and most of the patches were very worn and needed replacing or repairing.......



...although a few patches of charming vintage fabric remained intact.

I really needed to make the effort/time to get this job done!

Luckily I have a basket filled with smaller pieces of fabric that are quite suitable for patchwork repairs!



It took a couple of hours but I did manage to replace most of the damaged squares and make the quilt strong enough to withstand every day use on the sofa. Im really pleased with finished product and I love how the patchwork brightens up what is otherwise a fairly boring sofa! The throw on the back of the sofa is not usually there but was being photographed for the website. If you like it, please have a look in our New Arrivals.



While the sewing machine was warmed up, I decided it was time to make use of the huge cushion insert I bought from a friends shop.

I salvaged the fabric from beautiful old linen curtains. If you like the fabric, we have more of it available on our website in the Handmade and Vintage Sewing category.



I then cut strips of red and white gingham fabric and folded it into pleats. I pinned the gingham in between the front and back panels and sewed them together.



Then I added 4 fun light green vintage buttons on the back.

This huge and I think, beautiful, cushion is now available on our website!

I was on a roll, so made a lovely cushion to add to the green floral deckchair which we added to the website a few weeks ago. The cushion is made from 1930's heavy cotton and I think it really adds the perfect Autumn touch that the chair needed.





Before going I would like to share with you some photos of the most amazing creature who visited our garden recently.



I think it is the Southern Hawker dragonfly. The size of this big fella does not really come across well enough in the photos but he was about 8 cms long...HUGE!



He stayed around for some time so I was able to get these greats shots. Isn't he amazing?!!



Bye for now,