KatyQuilts

In honor of National Sewing Machine Day, I am going to share a few pics of some of my favorite machines.

Have a great day!

Here’s a sewing room project teaser:

Still sorting and working in the sewing room. I hope to have lots of progress to show tomorrow.

I won the giveaway last week for the HSTeria Quilt Along hosted by Vicki at Field Trips in a Fiber. Vicki hand dyes fabric and she sent me the most gorgeous bundle of fabrics!

Aren’t they beautiful? If you would like some of your own, head over to Vicki’s site by clicking here.

I got the baseboards painted yesterday.

And am I glad I did! Hubby worked so hard getting them installed in the area behind the frame.

Then he fixed these white cabinets so they could be set in place and I can start filling them up!

We purchased these cabinets before we moved to France back in 1997. The house we lived in had no bathroom storage and very few kitchen cabinets and these served us well. We hauled them back across the pond in 2000 and they stored our homeschooling materials. I had three in my previous sewing room and now I have all 5! Of course, they still need to house office supplies and such.

I have much work to do before the day job so have a great Tuesday everyone!

Linking up with Connie at Free Motion by the River for Linky Tuesday

I made a few more 4 patches this weekend. I’ve used all different reds, blues, and neutrals. Now I am trying to decide if I will be happy with neutrals ranging from white white to nearly tan.

Much time this weekend was spent on the floor in the sewing room. We are so close to being done with that!

Just a bit in the corner and the closet to do.

I was finally able to begin putting a few things back in also. Oh happy day!

I took a trip to Harbor Freight with Mr. Wonderful also. I had been looking at a small rolling cart on the IKEA website but saw this and brought it home.

It measures 16″ x 30″ and just happened to come in my favorite color :). It was on sale and we had a 25% off coupon so it came to $39 and some change. I think this will be really handy.

My job today will be to paint all this:

Have a great day! Linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times for DWMonday.

I am generally an early riser. This morning, I am enjoying a bit of hand stitching while listening to a gentle, much needed rain outside my window. I love it when the rain is gentle and the wind calm so that the windows can be open while it rains! Here are my ugly mugs getting bound:

Yesterday was another beautiful day here. In the morning, Mr. Wonderful and I went garage saleing with Daughter #1 and SIL. That baby should be here any day now!

We found some fun baby things. I thought Daughter #3 might appreciate this:

We all had a good laugh over it!

I forgot to mention this book.

I listened to this while folding fabric Friday on the 70th anniversary of D-Day. It was excellent. These men were true heroes.

Here is a link to a moving D-Day tribute created on the beach at Arromanche, France. I have stood on this very beach many times and every time it gave me chills.

It has been said:

“Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you; Jesus Christ and the American soldier. One died for your soul; the other for your freedom.”  ~ Anonymous

Linking up with Kathy Quilts for Slow Stitching Sunday.

Also linking up with Marelize for:

I had yesterday off of work and spent most of the day sorting and re-folding my fabric stash.

Here is how I do it. First lay the fabric out folded selvedge to selvedge and the fold in half again lengthwise like this:

I use a 6″ x 12″ ruler and roll the fabric around it.

I tuck the raw edge in when I get to the end and slide the ruler out.

It all would have ended up much neater but I didn’t iron as I went and fabrics are not all exactly the same width to begin with. It is much better than it was.
Hmmm….. I think I need more reds!

Mr. Wonderful and I were up late again last night working on the floor. We are getting closer!

Happy Saturday!

I have one small finish this week:

This little quilt sat as a UFO for a long time. I’m not in love with it but it is done. It will probably land on a table somewhere.

My big finish for the week is the painting in the new sewing room! Yay! So happy to say that is all done. And last night we started the flooring!

I so hope we can get that done this weekend. I can’t wait to get my long arm set up again!

Linking up with Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish it up Friday.