Sew Very Little

And The Bigger Picture....

You will not Believe me, Dear Readers, if I tell you I have Very Little to show you this week! In fact you will probably Laugh... but Truly, I have So very little to show that is new! The stitching in the picture above is ALL I got done this week in my Mini Worlds! It was a three day Holiday Weekend too, and my only excuse is that my Sister was visiting.... and we Played and Ate and Talked and drank endless cups of tea.... and I forgot to take pictures. And we sat all Sunday afternoon while rain showers drifted by... she sewing on her Daughter's Teddy Bear who needed a thorough repair, and I putting Teeny stitches in the second bed curtain for the Tree House Pagoda Bed. It felt just like when we were little and used to sit all morning on our beds with the rag bag making clothes for our dolls!

Here you can see the first curtain that is nearly finished... 

it needs more leaves and some gold filigree embroidery added still....

But the flowers are done.

Keep in mind that the entire curtain is 3/4 inches wide and 2 inches tall!

Here you see both curtains together.... 

the beginnings on the left, 

and the faint basting stitches outlining the curtain edges.

Together they fit inside a 6 inch wide embroidery hoop.

And here is a closer shot. 

I use a magnifier and take tiny tiny stitches.... 

the thread is antique silk sewing thread.

I am sure you know how it goes!

And here is a picture of Teddy once he was repaired.....

My sister's grandson (who is only three) had removed a quantity of stuffing,

and the ancient fabric had torn beyond repair. 

She replaced the old fabric with a very similar print cotton that I had in my stash...

and added a tiny heart inside as well!

Now Teddy is Better than ever!

We spent hours and hours looking at all the Doll Houses....

She had never met the Fairy Bears nor seen the Cloud Palace....

And I am sure you Will Believe me when I say that I felt a little embarrassed at the MESS my Workspace was in.... so I spent some time before she got here cleaning up and re-arranging the Houses.... The plants went outside for the Summer.... and the Cloud Palace and the Conservatory moved into their place in front of the Windows!

And when the sun shone in this morning....

I couldn't resist some pictures.....

Blue had to get her Magic Wand out to show to my Sister.....

And Sir Orion demonstrated (very carefully) how his sword works...

My Sister was so very impressed!

And Brother Beorn wanted to show her the Library... 

even though all the books are not on the shelves...

He showed her his Book of Herbs....

And how cozy the little room was!

(Bears Love to be cozy, after all!)

And once those Houses had been moved, 

there was more room on the work table....

Which is really my Dining Room Table...!!!

Here you can see the whole room from one end...

The folly is on the Table, 

and the Lovely Old Dollhouse is in front of the windows....

And the table itself is covered in bits and pieces and boxes of stuff....

Here is a view of the whole room from the other side......

You can see the Cupboard House in the back to the left....

And the Castle takes up almost the entire front wall!

The Castle is big.... and my room is small!

We spent time looking through each of the houses.....

Here is a closer view of the Castle with the lights on.....

I apologize for the blurry view... 

it is gloomy this evening and my lighting is difficult...

And here is another view of the Lovely Old Dollhouse....

With the lights on..... some of them not working.... 

and the Mess all around!

I hope I have not destroyed your Illusions!

It is easy to edit out the mess when I show you close-up shots.....

But the real picture is piles of stuff everywhere....

And I usually have to move something in order to get anything done!

And below the Cloud Palace and the Conservatory.....

we have the "Temporary" rooms set up in the shelves.... 

currently being the rooms needed to tell Daphne's Story.....

because None of those "Houses" have been built at all!

I really must tell you the next pieces of Daphne's Story....

before you forget the parts I have already told.....

But I am afraid that will have to wait for another Day...

Because this past week was a busy one, Dear Readers,

 and I got Sew Little Done!

But I hope you have Enjoyed seeing 

a Little bit of the Bigger Picture!