WINDSOR FRUIT WINDSOR WARE NEW TABLECLOTH

 I recently made a new tablecloth which

has a little more drama to it for my fall

Windsor Ware dishes:

I had just enough left over to make a topper

for the kitchen table which you can see in the

distance on the left back of the photo above.

Today I was very excited as I found

a teapot on Ebay and it wasn't as

expensive as others.  There are some

crazy prices for this pattern but I got

my plates years ago in Colorado in an

antique mall at a very reasonable price.

August in our state is very hot so I get my 

garden work done early and then after 

cleanup I go sew.  Here is the fabric

close up:

I think I must be a confused sort because I

love very pastels and shabby chic soft but

then I also like dramatic colors.

This is how the place setting looks:

I hope you are keeping cool

and have a wonderful summer.

PINEAPPLE COCONUT CAKE IS DELICIOUS!

 After seeing this recipe on Facebook, I

knew I would be trying it soon and today

was the day!  Do you try out new recipes?

I love too and most of the time we like

the ones we find.  This is for a

Pineapple Coconut Cake:

(click for recipe)

I haven't baked much lately but I also

made Peanut Butter Cookies and put

some of the cookies and the cake in

the freezer for the future.

TRYING TO KEEP COOL!

 We have been enjoying our summertime 

but also each day we watch the weather

forecast for the next day and try to keep cool. 

 Working in the garden must happen early as

 late it is still too hot and of course their

are abundance of mosquitos.

I went out this morning for just 1 hour.

It was only 84 degrees but the humidity was 75%!

My camera lens kept fogging up when

I took these photos.

Yesterday the temperature reached 100 degrees

here in Missouri so we thank the Lord

for air conditioning!

BEATRIX POTTER HAS A BIRTHDAY JULY 28th!

 

BernideensTeaTime on Etsy

QUEENSLAND FABRIC FOR A TABLECLOTH

 

Some time back I found some vintage

"Queensland" upholstery weight fabric

which makes a wonderful table cloth.

If you sew even a little, a table cloth is

really easy to make.  Most dining room tables

 are about 42" wide and without leaves - 60" long.

You need fabric that is at least 54" wide and

58" is even better.  Each leaf generally adds

about 12" to a table length.  This table only has

one leaf but if your table has more leaves

that is very helpful.

Often upholstery weight fabrics have a beige edge border which I generally reguard as helpful to turn 

under a hem.

I cut strips of fabric for this one

 to make 

a gentle ruffle to go around.

One of my favorite colors of transferware

is the bright green.  There are other greens

 too - both teal and dark green are popular

 to collect.

This tablecloth was sold on my

 Etsy page!