Tuesday Afternoon

I had a little fabric charm swap with Sarah, and my delightful package came today. We traded some vintage scraps.. and while mine are nice.. I do get tired of seeing the same things over and over.. so it was fun to get this envelope from Sarah. She did such a wonderful job choosing so many fun fabrics that I love. Thank you Sarah!
Look at this cute green piece with Amish and Pennsylvania Dutch...
and a very lovely vintage feedsack charm. I don't have this print..

Here are some more.. lovely as can be.. and a few little hexagons..

Pretty pretty florals and dots. There are pieces here ranging from the 30's to the 60's.. and maybe one or two from our era as well..

Sarah should be getting my envelope any day if she hasn't already.

This chicken already lived here. I picked him up at the Good Will store a while back. He just called to me with his vintage mother-of-pearl button eyes and cotton stuffing peeking out from his tired worn head. I couldn't leave him behind. He is a pot holder of some type. And hand quilted with heavy red thread. ☺

I paid a visit to Tony this morning. Tony is my Sewing Machine Man. I have known him my whole life.. my mother took her things up to him to fix and clean. He does just about anything from vacuum cleaners to irons.. and is wonderful with all my sewing machines. I took my Singer 301 to him for some cleaning and oiling. Can't wait to get her back. I wanted to take some photos of his little shop that he runs.. it is next to his garage. But I kinda hated to ask. Maybe when I go to pick up my machine.

In the meanwhile I'm making Betsy McCall a new dress to wear to Hitty Club this weekend.

I ordered the blue fabric with the little pink bunnies last year from a Japanese place. This is such sweet material. I like how the puffed sleeves are turning out. She will need new socks too.

And there is green sage in my herb bed. I think it lasted all through the winter. But there were some really fresh new little leaves..

So I picked some and threw them into the pot of chicken and dumplings I'm starting for dinner..

And since this is not a cooking blog.. and I don't really like to cook.. I'll end with this adorable vintage pattern I came across the other day while looking for something else..

Darling or what? It is from 1956. I love the cats, owls and rabbits. And I'm quite sure the poodles were used for some little girl's skirts. Wouldn't it be a lot of fun to do something with this? ☺

Hope you are having a lovely day.