Lydia Barnes Pidgeon 1827...Update

Welcome dear needlefolk and

happy first Day of Summer to all!

Summer Solstice ~ 6:34 p.m. EDT

Today, we will enjoy the most daylight of the

calendar year.  The Sun reaches its most

northern point in the sky at local noon.

After today, the sun will begin to wane

as the days grow progressively shorter...the length

of daylight starts to decrease!

Stay cool and drink lots of water!

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Antique Reproduction Samplar Update...

Last night I finished stitching the last set

of leaves on border number two!

I love working on the 40ct WDW Tin Roof linen,

it's so soft to hold in my hands, plus it

looks sooo old!

Here's a glimpse so far...

Tonight I'm looking forward to threading my needle

 as I begin my third round of borders!

Yes indeed, a total of three borders grace this old samplar of

Lydia Barnes Pidgeon 1827...this is the first samplar

 I've ever stitched with so many lovely borders!

I'm excited to start adding some more colours...

Deep, rich, warm colours of AVAS silk...I'm so passionate

about using this gorgeous silk from France!

Here's a closer LQQK at the 3rd border I'll be starting...

I'll post another update in a few weeks!

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Little Sparrow Pinkeep Club Update ~

Here's what my week holds in store...

Yay, I get to cut linen and fabric as the assemble 

line begins for Little Sparrow Pinkeep Club's 

next release.

"Mend Thy Soul" Tailor's Roll...

The scheduled ship date is June 30th.

It's never to late to join, memberships are still

available, please click HERE to join!

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I love the quaint look of all Ivy's and vines...

So far these vines are only growing on just one end of our

lower barn...trying to makes its way around the 

corner to the front side!

Ivy doesn't like to grow on metal because it's

to hot...but loves the cooler stone! 

In the fall we need to give the stone a fresh 

coat of white paint!

I love everything about the old blue door,

from a distance you can't see the early

character that's embedded in the stone work, 

so here is a closer LQQK... 

Can you spot anything usual in this photo?

Very camouflaged,

 so look directly to the left of the door... 

These old Horseshoes are mortared between the stone

ever several feet apart...all across the front of the barn! 

Trivia...Do YOU know what they were used for?

I love the how they have aged from the 

natural elements over the years...they are so unique! 

They served a very practical purpose 

in the early years when this barn was built...

The correct answer is:  Horse & Buggy Hitches!

I try to envision what this farm would have 

looked like with horses & buggies hitched up 

and men & women dressed so differently

from our current way of life!

The vines on the end have hitched onto one of the 

horseshoes very tightly!

More Trivia ~

 This linked chain is also mortared into the 

stone on the corner of the barn...

Do you know what it was used for?

The correct answer is:

  This was also another early hitch to be 

used for horses and buggies.

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Weekly Soul Food...

"While the earth remaineth,

seedtime and harvest,

and cold and heat, 

and summer and winter,

and day and night shall not cease."

Genesis 8:22...KJV

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Sunny wishes from Scattered Seed Samplers

on this Summer's day!

Spread a little sunshine everyday...help someone

along life's way!

Warmly, Tammy