Friday Finish and a start

The dresser and nightstand are done.   They look way better in real life!  Paul hasn't had a chance to put the mirror back together and onto the back of the dresser, which is ok since I'm not sure if I'm going to re-arrange the bedroom furniture.  Where I have the dresser right now, under a window; I'm not sure it would look right with the mirror.  I'll need a few days to get used to this and then decide.

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On the quilting front, I started the Aster Manor 10" Block-a-days.

In this 1st picture that one block in the bottom row was just too dark and stuck out no matter where I moved it.

  So it's out of there and I made a replacement block. (bottom row 1st pieced block on left in picture below) 

I also felt that the chain setting blocks were a little busy looking. So I cut 2" x 10.5" sashing strips from a light fabric and 2" setting squares from the same Moda 'crackle' brown.   This is one of the few times I actually had enough fabric for such a change! I have about a 3.5" strip of the light fabric  and THREE 2" squares left! 

Much better, I think. 

They aren't sewn together and I may play with the block placement a bit...looking at this picture -I'm thinking it's pretty good.

I'm not very patient....

I may have said that before. My one sister has soooo much patience.  I think she got mine. Well, since I'm older I figure they forgot to give me my dose and so she got a double.  She's the one who refinishes furniture and makes is sound easy....

before

I'm hear to tell you it's not necessarily hard to do this, but dang it's hard to wait around for paint to dry, and then sand again, and paint again and then wait again and then sand again and polyurethene and wait for it to dry and sand again and a 2nd coat of poly......AGGGGGGHHHHH. 

Oh and now that the 2nd coat is on I have to wait another 24 hours before I can  "use gently". 

How do you use a dresser gently???

I'm not patient and I'm not real gentle either. 

 I move fast and bang stuff around. 

Paul said the 2nd coat of poly was necessary to help make a stronger finish and resist chips. (yes I called him to see if I REALLY HAD to follow the directions and put on the 2nd coat).  Besides after the first coat the finish looked fantastic; I was afraid to mess it up.

Sigh.

The 2nd coat isn't as good as the first, I'm hoping it's cuz it wasn't completely dry yet. 

So tomorrow I have to put 2 coats of poly on the mirror frame and the little drawer and its handle from the nightstand, that is already done but I've still haven't taken a picture of because I'm a goober. :)

drying....

In between drying times I've been working away at the 9-Patch project.

It's all together (woot-woot). I do believe I have enough 2.5" squares sewn together in strips for the border. I'm putting a single row around all sides and calling it done. It will measure 73ish x 89ish--I think...