My vintage iron chairs

Ordinarily, I work with music playing in the background.

When the radio becomes too monotonous with the same songs over and over, I switch to cd’s of reggae, latin mixes, old school, R&B–& my boyfriend Michael Buble!  **I’ve been caught more than once singing and dancing away!  ; D

But while I’m sewing–I love to get “lost in Austen!”

–which was a really fun movie too!–

Jane Austen!  Dvd’s of Jane Austen movies.  I love listening to the beautiful musical scores–and the dialog, and language!  The intelligent command of words, politeness, AND, No. Cursing.

So I loaded up the dvd player with Pride and Prejudice, and Sense and Sensibilities to get started, and away I sewed yesterday!

I finished the bunting-blanket and pillow for my soon-to-be great-GREAT-nephew.  And I pulled out the pattern we bought for size-guidance to begin working on the crib bumpers, skirting, quilt, and sheets.

BUT I GOT A LITTLE RESTLESS.

By the time Elizabeth rounded the corner for the first, breath-taking sight of Pemberly, I was needing to  Step. Away. From. The Camo.  –Badly!  So I shifted over to something graphic that is much more to MY tastes!  Ahh h h h!

I’ve been thinking realistically about the quantities of (now patio too) CHAIRS I have collected and decided I would let these go.  They are so unusual and, I’m told kind of rare, and I truly LUV THEM!  But I’ve been thinking about my over abundance, and, “You can’t have EVERYthing!”—so I’ve cleaned them up, and I’m re-doing the seats to help them attract new owners!

↑  As I got them–yikes!  ↑

And now!

I didn’t want to cover over their original paint, so I scrubbed them clean with Clorox Clean-up!  You may not see the difference in a picture, but, wOw!

I found the yard and a half of fabric on a remnant pile for $5.  Not wanting to just wrap the seats again (the original covers were still under there in bad shape), I ran single welting & made boxed covers.  I think it looks wAy better!

One down, one to go!

Back to sewing now—Lizzy is about to run into Mr Darcy in the gardens!

Catherine

I’m linking up this project with these gREAt blogs!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fabulously Creative Friday!