A Finish !!!!!!

Hurray, a finish at last........... I have taken the last stitch in my wedding sampler....... Now I will need to take it to be framed............. That will wait for another day...............




First I need to get this corner cleared out to work on my next Major Project..............



Marbek's Nativity............... I bought this many years ago.......... I have all of the books, the fabric and all the thread................ I have enlarged color working copies of the graph............

I started with the Angels first and even got some work done on it before it was packed away for one reason or another............


Now to get it done............ I want to hang it over the sofa in the living room........


I made King Cake Monday for two occasions on Tuesday..............


Oh and they were as good as they look...............


So it has taken me a week to get these pictures posted............ I am not sure just where exactly the time goes but it seems to be slipping by at an alarming rate....

I have gotten very little sewing done.......

Today I have a list of things that need to be accomplished........... We will see just how things go.

Lennox Had a Sale

and I had a coupon for 25% off.........

This is what came home with me.................... New shower curtain and other accessories for the guest bath...........




Here is the bedroom with boxes to be unpacked, sorted and put away........ It only took two days.... No, I am not really that slow but this does have to be done while I also cook, clean, do laundry and other fun things..........VBG

Here we are again......... All the boxes emptied and things put away....... Now for the big stack of filing there on the desk.......... Maybe next week..........



That large stack of boxes is gone from the garage......... Most went to the attic to be sorted later. Now we can get the car in the garage............ There are still some things I want to reorganize out there but for now I am pleased........






Sunday we cleared out the storage unit we had........ More boxes to be unpacked..........

If all goes well today I hope to get some weeding done....... The weather is nice right now.......

Last night I had some friends over and we watched Steel Magnolias............. It was great fun......I fixed popcorn and had chips and dip and candy bars.......... After the movie we sat and talked till 11:00.............. I meant to take pictures but got caught up in the moment and just never picked up the camera..............

Hello Again.............

Yes, it has been awhile......... We have been busy here..... I finally got the garage done but so far no pictures..........

We also got the landscaping done on the front of the house........ I hope it will look a bit better when it starts to grow...............











The carpet was delivered........ Wade Hamilton is so pleased to have the entire sofa to himself.


This is a close up of the carpet...........



The foyer is done.....



The dining room is still a work in progress and probably will be for a long time.


If all goes as planned I will get a few more pictures tomorrow.....

I am quilting the GFG and it is coming along........ I am also knitting Kim's sweater.........

Soon I will have the wedding sampler finished that I started last year for Lem and I..........

The weather was wonderful today..... I needed to do some weeding but that was not on the agenda.......... Maybe later................

A New Week

January is leaving us quickly this year.......... It is amazing how time is going by this year......

I did manage a finish this past week. I got the binding put on this quilt that I made several years ago..............

Now I am making some pillow cases to match it......... I have two almost finished and I have two more planned......... The second set will not have the scalloped edge and will go much faster....



This is the progress so far on the garage........... If the weather warms up and I have a light schedule I could actually get it organized by the end of February......... That is my goal.......



Since I have spent the last two weeks having company I am behind once more on my Thangles quilt........

I am also behind on my round robin and the new month came out for the Hartfield quilt that I haven't even started............

Maybe I can get to sew some by the end of the week.................


While clearing the garage I spotted this sock yarn. Just the thing to put in my Sock Bag that Peg made for me. I like to keep my sock bag hanging on the chair in the breakfast nook..... That is where we sit when the girls come over for tea and I need something to keep my hands busy......
I am going to make some for Jean and Bill but I am waiting for the yarn to come in that I ordered so this will fill the gap.



Kim saw this sweater when she was looking at the Mary Maxim catalog and liked it..... I ordered this the same time I got the hat kit for Andrew............. This is my LAST order from them. Their shipping is scandalous. I only ordered this time because Kim had made those selections..... Now their catalogs go straight into the trash............

Jean bought the yarn to make a cream sweater like the blue on I made...... In fact she found the pattern and shared it with me........... She is so busy and has not had time to knit hers so I said that I would do it for her...................



Some blogger had started making these Christmas ornaments......... I had to try my hand at them too........... Yes another project going...........


This was also a garage find............ Who knows just how long this has languished waiting for attention. Well, it has found its way into the studio now so I will leave it there to see what happens......


The baby sweater I started is now ready for assembly....... I am looking for my yarn needle. I had them recently and put them where I would know where to find them.......... I just wish I knew where that was..................

Now off to the kitchen.......... We are out of bread and the cookie jar is empty........ While things bake I can get them menus made for next week and this afternoon we can grocery shop.......

Maybe by Thursday I can get back to sewing............

Updating........

It has been over a week since my last post......... So much to report of very little interest to anyone but me.................

Last Wednesday I was on track and had a nice little schedule going. I was getting the list checked off at a reasonable pace......... I only had four pages left........



Kim and Jason had stopped by with Andrew wearing his new hat......... Another finish for me this year............


Wade Hamilton was enjoying his new sofa....... He likes to have it all to himself........


Then Thursday morning Ernie Everett's office called to say they were going to demo the house that day..............

I won't bore you with all the pictures I took....

This is the beginning...............


And this is the end.............


How sad to see it go........

Friday Rebekah came with Kate........ It was wonderful to see them both....... They left Sunday... I did fix breakfast for everyone before they got on the road.

Monday I cleaned the guest room to get ready for Jean and Bill. They got here after lunch and were with us till Wednesday.

It was grand fun to cook for them and have people drop by to say hello.

Bill did like the socks, in fact he liked the ones I made for Jean so he took them and I will make another pair for her........ Jean and I selected some yarn and when it comes I can make them several more pairs...........

Right now my current project list has grown again..... I really need to cut back soon.....

At Last

I was beginning to think that I could never convince Lem to agree to some comfortable furniture.

Monday afternoon we went to a local furniture store....... How easy it was to find what I wanted and he agreed to sign the check for it all.......... We got the sofa, a recliner for Lem, and easy chair for me, two end tables, a coffee table and two lamps........ We also purchased an ottoman but it has to be ordered to get one with the fabric that goes with the rest of the furniture. Then that little foot stool with my chair can go into the bedroom........

Yes, the first thing I did was to toss a quilt over my chair. I know it will get a lot of wear and I want it to last........ Besides, it is a lovely quilt. And you do see the Christmas tree in that photo. It is down now but I did not get to it till yesterday.............


I also finished a sweater that I started last year........... Thank you Peg. This is some of the yarn you gave me...........


I also finished the blue sweater I was working on............ Now to make one for Jean. She has the yarn....... It was not that pleasant to make. I thought the instructions were a bit vague but some how I muddled through and got it done.............


As to the list ........................ I still have one item on that page to complete and I have added four more pages to it........... I like making list. It helps keep me focused.

An Ending and A Beginning

My first finish this year is a pair of socks for my sister...... She is coming soon for a visit and I can give them to her then............ I wonder if her husband would like a pair?


Before I started on the list I wanted to do a wee bit of sewing. I managed to finish four more blocks. Four left to complete while I wait for the last four to arrive by post. They should be here soon..................


This is today's list..... Quite ambitious I think but I will give it a try...... There is always tomorrow to finish up what does not get done today..........

Kim liked the little hat that you can see........... She selected the yarn and I am doing the knitting.
This is the project I will be working on when I pause for a cuppa......................


Now to get to work.......................

The Paper Tiger

The Paper Tiger has taken over the studio again......... I don't know where all this comes from but I am terrible at handling it......... My method is to put it into a stack till the stack is big enough to put in a tote bag.......... Then put the tote bag in the closet....... Some things have aged almost a year so something must be done...........


But not today.......... I have managed to finish one third of the Thangles blocks.......... I am almost finished with the second sock and I am attempting to do 10 threads a day quilting the GFG.......


I have about an hour to work on the quilting till it is time to start the next meal.

Tomorrow will be my house blessing, a wee bit of unpacking and a Dr.'s appointment tomorrow.

I am also WAY behind in answering my email...........

Lots of entertaining, lots of cooking................ Maybe now I will get down to normal day to day living.

New Years Day 2012

The whole family was here............ We had 13 in all.............

I was so busy that I failed to take any pictures till late in the day. By then the grandchildren had gone and the rest of us were just sitting and catching our breath.

As usual the men were watching football.



The ladies had tea in the kitchen....... Everyone helped with the cooking and the clean up so that part was easy............



Now to report on the two current projects................

There is a pair of socks I am working on.........



And I am adding the border blocks to the Thangles blocks................



Yesterday was spent catching up on the ironing and today also has house hold chores to be done but I do hope to finish a few more Thangles blocks........... I am also edging closer to the end of that second sock.