Managed a good(ish) walk yesterday and so was able to settle in the afternoon to a bit of sewing – did these 2 hearts – kind of made them up as I went along (a bit like my life).
So many ladies on the Shabby Chic Cafe Forum have bought sewing boxes and done wonderful things with them, painting and lining them. I have a sewing cupboard which was made by my grandfather in the 1930s – I know it was then because Mum says she remembers having to go out to buy the French Polish for it! The cupboard is on wheels and is lined with baize, it has a lift up lid and a little pull-out tray. From what I can see, it has been made by recycling some older bits of wood BUT I don’t think I can bear to paint it, the top has a lovely glossy polished finish to it …
Inside one of the doors are wooden pegs beautifully made and arranged to hold all the spools of thread – some are the old fashioned wooden ones …
Talking of old sewing “bits”, here is a photo of some Beatles material bought by Mum at Hitchin Market well over 40 years ago, I guess … would that be right? Mum had it stored in pristine condition and found it for me not that long ago …
It’s clear who’s who!
