Custom order begun...

I have started work on a custom order this weekend for a very special customer. My customer asked me to make her daughter an owl to go with her pumpkin I made last year. I painted the design in water colours depicting the fabric I had chosen and to give her an idea of what the finished owl will look like.

Today I made the pattern pieces and got all the pattern pieces cut out.

But before I can begin sewing my poor sewing machine was in need of a much needed service, so I cave it a good clean and oil. In the process I discovered that the bulb that I thought had gone was simply loose and just needed tightening :o)

My machine is now running nice and smooth and best of all silently.

 

When I have delivered the finished owl to my customer I will share photos of it with.

Bright blessings

from the Cabin x

I have been very busy...

 

In our garden. Painting our new Dutch barn style shed; refurbishing a long flower bed; preparing our greenhouse for my tomato and cucumber plants. In addition to this we painted the boundary fence, arbour and shed.

I will first share with you our Dutch barn. This style is not readily available here in the UK so I searched on line and found someone to build it for us, Sheds Unlimited in Hawkwell, Essex. We are so pleased with it and now it is painted it looks just how I pictured it.

Before

First coat, you can see how patchy it is. Though there was stain applied when it was built the wood still sucked up the first coat.

Second coat, still patchy, will need a third coat

It was still not quite right after the third coat, so the front and side you can see in this photo received a fourth coat. Especially as this corner of the garden gets very hot and it will be baked in the sunshine.

Here it is finished, complete with country cream trim.

I will bring you the progress of the flower bed tomorrow.

Bright  Blessings

Julie