Rebekah and Robert came from Lilllington yesterday and we did a bit of exploring...... Robert is such a good soul for looking for things and going from one store to another and stopping for a bite to eat anywhere you would like.........

Since we were going the New Joanne Fabrics in Greenville, I wanted to eat at Olive Garden. Lem wanted to stop at the Dixie Queen in Winterville so I agreed to the change.

Then we say the billboard for Cracker Barrel. Rebekah had a Audio Book to return to Cracker Barrel so we ended up stopping there.

This little tchotchke was 25% off so it came home with me........ It is in the African Violet that my sister Jean gave me until I get my coleus potted.......


At Joanne Fabrics I got the notions for two purses with matching inserts. One for me and one for Kim.......... If Kim does not like my selection I can give the purse to someone else or keep for myself.........


I got the pink fabric for me and the brown for Kim............ I seem to wear a lot of pink this time of year and Kim wanted something that went with lots of things......


I got the baking for the quilt I am making for the guild..........


And this was on sale for 1/2 price so some came home with me..........


This was also 1/2 price and I did need one.............



Then we stopped by the house to check on progress.

This is the front from the right hand side. I am now wondering if the garage is too prominent when looking at the front....... Maybe the landscaping can make it seem less obvious.


Front porch is looking nice. Lem is waving from the center window upstairs.....



This is the garage side........ The area over the garage will be perfect for the Long Arm Quilter is I should ever own one...........



And of course the back porch............. 98% of the time we are out there there is a lovely breeze..... It will be nice to sit out there in the evenings and watch the geese..........

What, Friday Already?

I sure am glad that I had that nice quiet day at home........ Things got real busy after that.........

Tuesday afternoon we went to check on the house progress.......

This is the back view with the porch where we can sit and stitch and enjoy looking at nature....


If it gets too hot we can go dip our toes in the lake and cool off................ It is not really as big as it appears in the picture..........



Wednesday is Guild Day........ We are making quilts for the tornado victims in Green County. They were hard hit by tornadoes in April so we are doing what we can.

Some people tacked quilts...........


Our Fearless Leader sewed on Labels............

Others stitched binding.............



Another group tying quilts...............


And we bought our next BOM to be completed in August..............


And here is Lem.......... The darling that keeps the home fires burning while I am out and about.


And not to forget.................... Our darling Wade Hamilton................


Yesterday should have been an easy one........... Dr's appointment at 9:40, hair cut at 12:30 and somewhere in there get a shingles shot for Lem............

The doctor's office was unusually busy and we did not leave there till almost noon. The Beauty Shop is 30 minutes from here so I took Lem home, grabbed 1/2 of a bagel and headed out again. I was running late............ I have this rule, if you are late DO NOT make up time by speeding. That puts others at risk (not to mention yourself ) and it is not their fault that you are late.

I did call to tell Jean that I would be a few minutes late............. It worked out fine. Her next appointment came in just as I was leaving so I did not interfere with her day......

We were supposed to be at Walgreens at 2:00 to get Lem's injection...... We were there but the pharmacist that did that was not........ After all things do happen so we agreed to come back at 3:00. Good thing we are living in town right now and were just a few blocks away. In fact we could have walked if the temperature had not been 100............

I am so glad that we planned to have dinner out last night....... Shrimp from The Sandpiper. Yum................

A Nice Quiet Day

Yesterday was a nice quiet day at home....... I worked on my basket blocks and watched the birds and squirrels. I have never seen a squirrel play with a stick before but there was one in the back yard playing with a stick just like a dog would.........

Lem moved the bird bath so that I could see it from my window and the birds kept it busy all afternoon.

I got my basket blocks finished and this is the fabric that was lying around so I used it for the sashing , cornerstones and borders.




Now it is all together and sandwiched and ready to quilt. I sure do hope to get it quilted and finished before Saturday's deadline.


To make the day even better, the Mini Quilt arrived from Temecula Quilt Company. Now something else to play with.............................


Off to Quilt Guild and then lunch with the girls and painting class. Wednesdays sure are busy.

I have Lem's lunch fixed and in the fridge.......... Supper will be fish grilled on the new Griddler that arrived in the mail this morning........

All in all a very good day ahead................

Yes, more house pictures............

Lem and I rode out to the house again yesterday...........

This is the back where the studio will be...........


And this is the front.........


Another back view with the screened porch..........





Side view with the master bedroom.........


There is Lem up on the second floor.


I did finish 7 Cool Ties and get them delivered to the workers.......


And made five blocks for my Small Quilt Challenge...


And even a batch of cookies to share................


I got the house vacuumed, the kitchen and bathroom mopped and a few other house hold chores done..........

All in all it was a good day.............

I did get some basket blocks cut out for my Small Quilt Challenge......... But that is about as far as I got................The back has been a problem for several days now which means little is getting done.

Jane came by yesterday and we sat and sewed together. She is helping me make the Kool Ties for the framers............


Then Lem and I rode out to look at the house................ Remember, a blog is a diary of sorts and this is my diary of our house being built. Boring for most people but we do have family and friends far away that will enjoy the pictures.


This was at the end of the day on Friday.......... Front View



Some of the sheeting is up on one side.......... That corner will be my sewing room..



The stairs were in so Lem went up to the roof.........




By Saturday most of the outside was enclosed...........






Jean, this is your room looking from the hallway door to the inside of the room......









The stairs to the second floor..............


And I got one good picture from the second floor.

Maybe Now I Can Sew

My Small Quilts Yahoo Group is having another challenge and I want to join in.


And I am working on my Strawberry Fields Quilt as a Leader/Ender.


I even got the Janome cleared off enough yesterday to finish quilting the Care Quilt.







But the rest of the Studio is a disaster........ Piles of things everywhere. I decided that I needed a bookcase but we are trying not to buy anything until we move again.........




I happen to have another cabinet like this one in the garage.......... I thought that when Jason came over again he could help Lem bring it into the house but I needed a place to put it.



I took the three drawer carts that were stacked on this wall and put them under the tables. That left this wall blank and all ready for the cabinet...........



I put the little two drawer cabinets on the long table.

It still doesn't look all that great but at least I can move around better and I might even get some sewing done........