That is all I finished sewing today. The Small Quilt Talk Yahoo group is going to do a signature block swap in the fall. This is the 6″ block we will exchange. I made one tonight just to try it out.
I also put the two side borders onto current QOV. I would have added the top and bottom borders but realized I cut them too short. Bummer! Maybe I will find some energy to sew tomorrow after work.
Ever wanted to use this lovely line?
It is Glimma by Lotta Jansdotter. and it could be yours. Tammy at A Content Life is providing fabrics for a giveaway at Lily’s Quilts. Did you get that? Check out Tammy’s blog but go to Lily;s to enter the giveaway.
My wonderful hubby is back home! I got nearly everything on my to do list checked off as well. Sadly, my quilting goals were not met. Not even close. Anyway, just to show you how well my hubby knows and loves me, I will show you the textile treats he brought home for me!
I am not sure what this first item is called, he bought it at am art fair in China. It is made from many, many tiny bits of folded fabrics and comes with a hanging loop.
I love this and have to figure out how it is made. The layers of fabric give it a pretty good weight. Oddly, the points are meticulous and the center….is not. Would you do anything about that? Or leave it as is? Would be easy enough to appliqué a new circle over top. It measures 17″ across.
Anyway, the next item is a lovely silk on silk hand embroidered panel. I love the people dying with indigo!
To give you an idea of how fine this is, the embroidery is only 4 1/2″ square!
The best thing he brought home was himself. I am thankful to God for giving him to me. Ecclesiastes 4:9 says, “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.” And here is a picture of our greatest life work, our masterpieces:
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So remember the other day when I showed you my little doll bed from Ikea?
And I tried to sand and stain it?
Finally ended up spray painting it with something I found in the garage. Then I distressed it slightly with sand paper. Finally, I like it!
My little prim doll from my swap partner, Judith in Wales, found a cozy home here on my ugly triangles quilt. Isn’t she adorable? This little quilt was the result of a challenge on the Small Quilt Talk Yahoo Group.
The pillow is made from vintage fabrics, a different one on each side, just because. This was a lot of learning experience for such a tiny little bed! I do love it in my new guest room.
So many things still to do and yet, I haven’t done any real sewing in nearly a week. So when I spotted some tiny hourglass blocks in the sewing room, I decided this was a project of a size I could finish before work today. I added some vintage indigos and a claret border from my vintage fabric stash as well as a vintage shirting for the back/binding.
It measures 6″ x 7 3/4″.
I do have one slightly larger finish as well.
I bought this step stool at Ikea about ten years ago. About time I stained it!
Not much sewing but lots of house projects this week. Here are a few pics of the almost finished guest room.
The oval pictures show my grandfather in his World War 1 uniform and one set of great grandparents. I found the vintage night shirt long ago and always wanted to hang it on a wall. This felt like the perfect room. I do need to find the perfect vintage hanger though. This one is not right. My lovely DIL bought this picture frame for me.
The picture shows my paternal grandparents on their wedding day in 1922. I would like to find a vintage looking headboard yet but will wait until I see something I really love.
The doll bed project has been more of a challenge than I expected. It will definitely look distressed when I am done…..or maybe that is how I look working on it. I sanded forever and the stain looked like this:
Yuck. This morning I decided to spray paint the whole thing. I used what paint I found in the garage. I will probably knock it back with sandpaper yet. Still not happy with it. And I thought that would be an easy job!
I’ve also cleaned the freezer, cleaned several closets, mowed the lawn, and a number of other mundane but necessary chores. So much more I want to do before the hubby gets home tomorrow night but I work 1-9 today. I better get moving!
Lots of painting this weekend! The guest room has gone from this:
To this:
There is much more to be done but the projects in mind are more fun than painting over the orange!It took three coats tocover that wall. One coat on the rest since I stayed with the same yellow. I have been shopping my house for things to go in here. I tried this:
Nope, too new. But I have some wonderful vintage bits here and there that I will use. I will show you those treasures when the room is all done. I also have this:
My hubby bought me this at Ikea years ago to display some of my doll quilts. It has been in my closet for ages. Time to make it look old. Hope to show that finished project tomorrow.
I also started playing with these:
They would make a great little quilt for my doll bed.
Not that I need one, I have dozens! But this room will be an opportunity to use a number of quilts that have been in storage.
I am linking up with Judy at Patchwork Times. Go check out what others are working on.
What I would like to work on today:
What I am actually working on:
Dear Daughter #3 moved into her new room last night. It is all painted and clean and she is getting things put away. Now I can work on the guest room. I am filling holes and will paint today. Thankfully I won’t have to paint trim in here. I hope to finish painting today and get the carpet cleaned tonight. I can’t wait to set up the bed and get a quilt on it!
I finished the binding on this last night. It is a lovely day out. Got a carpet cleaned and trim painted this morning. Now I am off to work!
