Well it's been one of those nights, the dog set of barking at half one. He's twelve and a half and can't climb the stairs anymore, he sleeps downstairs with the radio and a light on. I have to sit with him before we go to bed till he drops off, he doesn't like being on his own. It's like having a toddler again! So up I get because he is sat at the bottom of the stairs doing his impression of a poor abandoned waif and stray. His legs must have been hurting because he wouldn't settle, so out he went for a wee, then a drink of water. By this time it was half two and I was wide awake so I thought I might as well put a load of washing in ( as you do at that time in the morning). My daughter then appeared in the kitchen because she couldn't sleep and wanted company. The result being we sat watching a documentary on the fairy tale castles of King Ludwig the second of Bavaria, it was very interesting. Not that my daughter and the dog noticed they fell asleep half way through, typical!
I tried to move her but she wanted to stay on the sofa, so that was my late night and early morning. I couldn't go to bed and leave her as she has been suffering from bad depression for the last eighteen months, I don't want her to be alone if she wakes up. When you have bad dark moments knowing someone is there to love you and hold you and keep you safe can make all the difference.
On a more cheerful note I have got my fabric for the picnic rug, the green farm cotton and some denim to back it, with wadding to go in between. I washed the denim first to get rid of any excess dye, I put a couple of once were white kitchen towels in and they are now a lovely shade of blue. Also bought Jessie some lining for the curtains she is going to make, never realised it was so thick and stiff. Can't see much light getting through that, bought her ordinary lining and some header tape as well. I thought she could use the black out fabric as a separate liner, so that has one inch heading and the main curtain has three inch.
Jessie did textiles at college, but they didn't learn to make clothes or things like that. There was a lot of free stitch machine embroidery and art textile pieces. I thought curtains would be a good place to start learning to sew properly, it's just straight lines really. She has bought herself a couple of fifties style dress patterns, so that can be her next project. As long as she takes it slow and gets the preparation right she should be ok. Carolyn is making a summer dress for her daughter at the moment. It's made out of one of the lovely ditsy cotton prints she has on her stall (Make Me Fabrics,) with shearing across the top. I hope her daughter wears it when she has finished, she is not really a dress kind of child. With two older brothers she is more of a shorts, t-shirt and mud girl!
Well I'm off now to get my daughter up, she has the photos I want to put on the blog. They are on her very posh, very complicated camera (she did photography at college as well) and I dare not touch it. Wouldn't have a clue anyway! So hopefully by this afternoon there will be photos, cross your fingers. Back after the weekend, it's forecast a nice one so I hope you all have a good time. Have a walk down the market to see Carolyn and be inspired by the nice weather and pretty cottons and make a summer dress yourself.
Bye for now,
Louise xx
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