Well it has been a week of gardening, or water-blasting garden paths and block walls which have to be done every year as after 3 months of rain in temperatures around 35C they are covered in a black mould!!!!!! I’m only 1/2 way there
I just finished water-blasting the driveway this morning and the block wall, I then painted the 32 on the driveway as we have no street lights and a lot of our visitors arrive at night time and it is so hard to find the numbers in our street, I'd just finished painting the numbers and we had a down pour the first in months and wash 1/2 the paint away!!!!!!!!!!! Murphy's Law!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
so very little sewing. Only fabric I have touched is a beautiful Scottish kilt that was handed in to the Opp Shop on Tuesday week ago, it had been very badly treated even used as a dog blanket and smelt awful; the other ladies said throw it out but I just loved the colours, and I was sure they could be restored to there glory
Such beautiful yarns woven in to this tartan.
so I brought it home and soaked it several times then washed it in woollen fabric cleaner and finally gave it a good rinse in a good hair conditioner, it dried in to a beautiful bright fabric; after I press it I was tempted to keep it but it never gets cold enough to wear it here. It almost looks like new now???????
One restored Kilt
It was bought by a lady who runs a Scottish shop so it has gone to a good home!!!!!!.
One of our DGS is home on a surprise visit with his beautiful Mum, here he is helping his Grandpa!!!!!
A wonderful helper, he's going to be a real handy man!!!!
That’s it for this week. I’m linking with others over on Esther’s blog http://www.estheraliu.blogspot.com Cheers All Glenda
Great work on that kilt I have one in a burgandy tarten, but have not worn it in years just hate to part with it. LOL. Nice to have your family home, have fun.
Hugs Bunny
OH Glenda! I don’t know what made me grimace more – the fact that the Kilt had been used as a dog blanket – or that you washed it! Glad it worked out well and has gone to a good home – I can’t bear to part with my kilts!