Gingers Antique Dealer | Gingers Abergavenny

Last Saturday, my partner and myself popped into Town and walked past our favourite Antiques shop ‘Gingers' where we spotted a white cabinet outside their shop. It looked a bit tired and worn, but with a little bit of TLC we thought it wold look brilliant in our kitchen. I wanted a County Farm look so I thought that we could jazz it up a bit with a coat of paint and a few nik naks. We have already purchased a beautiful farmhouse table and chairs from Gingers in Abergavenny, so this item would look wonderful.
My Partner is better than me at painting so I left him to do that and also put it on the wall. Meanwhile I got on with making some little hearts. I have a big plastic tub full of fabric that I keep hold of and make things such as lavender bags or ragdolls for my partner’s girls. They also enjoy sewing so I keep plenty of craft items in to keep them busy.
I just cut a template out and then attached it to the fabric, then cut around the template. I made a smaller heart shape template as well so I could add a contrasting colour to the centre of the main piece.
Its pretty easy to do wither by hand or on a sewing machine. The one heart was sewn with the stitching as part of the pattern so both the patterned side was put together then sewn. The other two hearts were pinned so the pattern was on the inside, then machine stitched, turned the right side out and then stuffed with toy stuffing and then hand stitched up.
I haven’t ventured into making outfits just yet as I am still in the beginner stages of sewing, but who knows? At least I can save money making Christmas presents!

You can find Gingers at The Fairfield Car Park/Park Rd, Abergavenny NP7 5TR or call 01873 855073
I did ask him if he was going to build a website but as yet, he has no plans. But you MUST go and have a look around the place. They have all sorts of gems that you can browse and purchase. We are saving up for a Welsh Dresser next month.