Saturday

Okay, so I am a few days behind.......... That is not so unusual....

Saturday Jason and Kim went with Lem and I to Danville, VA to meet my sister Jean and her husband Bill..... Actually we went with them as we took Kim's car and Jason drove.

I had not seen Jean and Bill in over 2 1/2 years and I was really looking forward to the adventure.

We met at the Mall and then went to Pinos for lunch. They serve the most amazing Italian food there............ If you are ever in Danville it is the place to go..........


I don't know what I was thinking......... I got no pictures of the family except for this one. Jean and I wanted to get some flowers for Mama for Mother's day............ And for Papa for Father's day. She got the pink roses and I picked up the greenery. That I Jean and Bill after we got our flowers out of the car..........


They look rather nice and I know Mama would be pleased that we got together.



I spent the rest of the weekend clearing out the studio trying to make space to sew.........

This is the view from the doorway.


The design wall is in place. It really needs to be vacuumed and the fabric pulled tighter on the insulation but I can do that later.


The cutting table and the large closet. I put the zip-loc bags that are unpacked in the closet. Lots of things can be hidden in a closet..........



I have my Bonnie Hunter bins all stacked in the corner near the cutting table. It makes is easy to put the fabric in them as I am cutting...........


And here is the closet.............. Perhaps I will get around to organizing that some day before we move again................

The Studio

The rest of the house is unpacked.

I vacuumed and dusted it all this morning.

Supper is partially cooked and will be quick to finish...........

Now to tackle the Studio.

This is what it looks like now........................

Let's see what I can do to make it a space I can enjoy,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

From One House to Another

On April 7th the truck showed up to take our belongings to NC.....

The house was looking rather empty except for all the boxes..................






They opened all the doors to take things out and it was rather cold that day. Rebekah found a place on the sofa and wrapped up in a quilt.


Little by little it was all put on the truck.


On April 11th the truck arrived in NC.............. And the process began of unloading everything.


Little by little things came into the house. Most of it went into the garage. That is where we are storing all of the things we can do without for the next six months.





The Studio got full first of course. I am still trying to get it arranged.


Lem's office already had a desk in it so we stored his in the garage. That was much easier than trying to move them.





The house was built in 1952 and has lots of lovely touches. Like the shelves over the stove. They are so much fun that I plan to have them put in the new house.


Here it is.................. on Meriwether Lane...........


A lovely street and a pleasant neighborhood.


This is the view from the kitchen window.


And on down the block...............

Now to get the necessary unpacking done..............

Beginning To Catch Up

So much has happened in the last two weeks. I have lots of memories to make note of. Lem finally got his new computer on Wednesday.......... Oh Happy Day........... I got my computer back again. Now to find the time to post now and then. I am still unpacking but more on that later.

Before I left Orleans I got a few gifts from friends.............. This is a charm for my Pandora. It is made by a designer on Cape Cod. This was from Jean Mello (Quilting in Mequon). We always teased her when she lived on the Cape because she always wore flip flops.........Summer and winter............. She has stopped wearing them so much since she moved to Wisconson. This charm is Flip Flops all the way around.............

What a lovely memory..............


Adele is a friend that is my opposite. She does most things with a machine. And she is really good at it. Perhaps that is why I stay with hand work... I seem to have greater success.

What could be nicer than a Scissors Fob with a sewing machine on the end. A constant reminder of a dear friend.



There are more to report on but right now I need to continue to unpack so that I can start sewing again.

Quick Update

Many things have happened since my last post.

We finished packing, the truck was loaded and all our belongings will be delivered today. I have been taking pictures but so far there has not been time to download them. Lem and I are still sharing my computer and it is not always possible to get a chance to write anything.

This is the center panel from the quilt my dear friends made for me........... Peg did the embroidery and Nancy did the quilting. How lovely to have such talented friends.


This is the label they made for the quilt.



As you can see the border and backing is just the perfect choice for this quilt.





And this is the choice for the inside border......... A constant reminder of the glorious days of living on Cape Cod.



Well, I must be off now to accept delivery and begin finding my way around a new abode.

Surprise...Surprise

Last night I was surprised by my friends with a dinner.........

We had such fun talking and laughing and talking about quilting...........

They also surprised me with a wall hanging........... Just the thing for my new studio.....

I am fortunate to have such wonderful friends....

I will do some close up shots of the quilt later....... It is a real treasure.

One Flower Wednesday/Thursday

Well, here I am once again posting Wednesday's flowers on Thursday. I just can't keep up sometimes. I keep reminding myself that this is not a contest.

I have some Hexies all ready to become flowers. I have enough sewn or prepped for the blue and white strips for my table runner.



These are the latest finished flowers I made... Now to get them sewn together and ready to put the blue and brown flowers in between them........... I might get this finished soon.

The Maple Table

This is for my sister.......... We had a discussion today about tables and I promised her a picture of the Maple Table........ My grandfather made this one...... Great end table and the drawers hold knitting or whatever I am working on at the time......



This is the Thangles 2010 BOM. I got the sashing cut and placed....... Now to sew them together and make the Friendship Stars that are the cornerstones..........

Tomorrow I will finish packing the living room and I might even get some sewing done.

Blocks are Complete

Yesterday afternoon I slipped upstairs long enough to finish the last of the blocks for 2010 Thangles BOM................ I also purchased the finishing kit to go with this quilt and I might even find some time to get the sashing made and the corner stones done.


Today will find me finishing the packing in the family room............. I am packing all the things that will go into storage first. That will leave the lamps and such that will have to be packed last. It will be good to have one room completed..............

Happy St. Patrick's Day..............

I thought I would whip up a batch of sugar cookies for St. Patrick's day.......


And finish a hat and mitten set in honor of the Day..............



Dave Nichols, our moving representative came by to get the signed contract...............


And to bring moving boxes.............. I set up a table in the guest room downstairs and I will be packing in there....... Since I had so many gift boxes I thought I would use them to hold the fragile tchatkeys from around the house.............


Lem has already taken the pictures off the walls.......................


Now to get these boxes filled and ready to go................

Celebrating

Our prayers have been answered. God's timing is always perfect even if we mortals do want to rush it a bit.

We no longer have to leave home while strangers wander through our home. We have sold it at last.................

Life will be busy for the next month. The movers will arrive on April 7th...............

I am off now to start packing..................

Design Wall Monday

On Monday, Judy at Patchwork Times hosts Design Wall Monday.

Today I actually have something different on my design wall.

Four blocks of sixteen are complete from my JANUARY MONOCHROMATIC QUILT CHALLENGE.

And the February blocks are complete for the Thangles BOM that I signed up for this year.


This is not the final placement. That will be decided when the other twelve blocks are complete.


No, I have not finished the Thangles quilt from 2009 or 2010 but I have started 2011. Who knows I could finish them all this year........... Time will tell.

Thank you Judy for this opportunity to share. You can go HERE to see what others are up to these days.

Late Again..............

I got my eight Hexagons finished on Wednesday but never got them posted....... If all goes as planned I will have the eight mug mats finished this weekend.......................

Time will tell.