Bang slap in the middle of the year!

So, yesterday was the summer solstice, which in Scotland means that it stays light until about 11.30pm and dawn is at about 3.00am - giving us hours and hours of extra day time for children, ponies, gardening and Twice!

On the fabric front, we have just received some beautiful pink floral fabric from a textile dealer in the States - it's an amazing piece which is completely unused and dates from about 1940 or earlier. There are 9 1/2 metres of it, which is exceptional and I think that it will be perfect for little girls' elasticated waist skirts - so we will be working on that today. In addition, some fabulous English chintzes have arrived, which are always brilliant for the shopper bags and peg bags, so those will be going off to be made up - should be with us in about two weeks.

We have also found some incredibly pretty French printed cotton which is very old and quite delicate but will make wonderful lampshade covers, with matching ribbon. I think we should be able to make about 10 from the fabric we have.

Best wishes
Caroline