Some finishes to share...

I've been working with wools, homespun and calico's this week.....
From Notforgotten Farm's American Folk an Americana pony made with wool and hand dyed wools. Hand stitched in place with wool floss and the stem stitching being dmc floss. It has been backed with homespun.
Next up are zinc lid make-do pinkeeps using snippets of calico's from my supply stash. The two on the left are filled with mohair and the larger and smaller ones are fiber-fil. I've added rusty t-pins, pins, buttons and a threaded needle to each.
Lastly, calico bird make-do's. Again using calico snippets from my supply stash and they are stuffed with fiber-fil. Use them as they are or at your sewing table as a pinkeep. As you can see they each have a different base.....an old door knob for the gold bird...a grubbied glass candle holder for brown bird and for blue bird a small glass bottle that I filled with buttons from my Grandmas button tin.
These will all be available at Randolph Mercantile later this week!
Hope you are having a great week!

Little Girlie Things...

I had a "day off" yesterday...Ely and Liz took a much needed day off and took Rylee to the zoo.
I had started this little sun top (Butterick 3846) on Friday and got it done for the most part but as I'm getting ready to tie it up to snap a pic I realize I made a slight booboo....yeah! I didn't close the end of the ties. So what do you do? Tie the ends and wah-la! Don't ya just love this little vintage peachy-pink calico? I think it's going to look great on lil' miss Rylee with a little pair of daisy dukes!
Next on the list was deconstructing an old pair of my bib-overalls. I've made several little denim aprons with various leftover snippets of fabrics without a lining but this time I wanted to pair the denim with homespun and line the apron. A salvaged back pocket cut down just a smidge with a bias border of homespun was simply perfect for this little aprons pocket. This will be listed in my etsy shop by the end of the week!
As I worked at deconstructing my old bibs, it took me back to a couple of things I read in Aunt Evelyns book....
"Practically nothing was ever discarded. The motto was "Make Do or Do Without"".
"When a quilt was made you could pick out your dresses-Dad's denim work shirt.  Some were made from wool coats and men's suits. They were tacked."
While I'm using a good portion of my old bibs, I'm sure I threw out way more than what my great grandmother would of.