the light at the end of the tunnel

could be a little brighter....but we're getting there.

Paul painted all weekend-what a guy!  

I asked him on Saturday, "Do you want me to help or stay out of the way?" 

"stay out of here." he said with a smile.   

And so I did.  

The carpet is ordered, someone should be coming this morning to measure.  I picked a Berber that is called 'cinnamon'. If you look at it squinty eyed you can tell that it's the same colors at muddy dog paw prints.  It was the same criteria when I picked the kitchen floor tile years ago and I've never been sorry.  

*smile*

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And to prove that I have been doing a little sewing (more thinking about it than doing it) but still. Everywhere is blanket stitched and will be quilted when the room it done.  The color is a bit washed out.

6x19

I blanket stitched the Dresden block on the right and the pile of blades is for 4 more blocks.

I sewed one more granny square block together. The 2 piles of 2.5 inch squares above it, I cut out for a signature quilt I'm making for a girl I work with who is recuperating after a car accident.  I've cut out 2 x 6 centers for all the rest of us to sign.  I bought a bundle of April Cornell fabrics-it had a couple different lines in it but they all go together and it will be real pretty.

Oh and then last week another girl I work with broke her kneecap.  --oh man it hurts my knee just to think about it.

So I think I have enough fabric in the bundle to make a lap quilt for her too. She'll be off 6-8 weeks...of course that means I'm now working 5 days a week for a while....

It's all good.

  

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My dad, who is helping my brother with the work, is downstairs now. I can hear him muttering to himself measurements and then humming. (I guess while he's making cuts on the ceiling tile).  

  He was here a few days last week too.  He comes about a half hour early and has a cuppa coffee with me.  

It's nice.

Tom and Dad

whoa!

So Monday night everything was packed up and moved into the garage. The lonely long arm table is covered.  HQ is sitting up here in the living room with us.  I have stuff everywhere.  It sorta looks like we're moving.  The wiring is done....oh lordy I hope I've thought of every possible place I might need an outlet! and hope the lights will be in the right place as well.  Sheesh! the pressure!!

As of today the ceiling in 1/2 of the room has been dry walled as well.  The front 1/2 where all the pipes and stuff are will have a drop ceiling.  

I had to get out the sewing machine yesterday and sew.  I was in serious with drawl.  

 I AM NOT KIDDING. 

I made another granny square block-had to make several trips to the garage to look under the plastic covered pile of every thing and find a rotary cutter and a couple rulers, a seam ripper and my snips (the kids safety scissors I found up here just weren't cutting it --literally!!)  haha.

I blanket stitched another Dresden block and started chain piecing the blades for several more. 

 It sure is hard to sew at a table with a regular chair after being so spoiled for so long.

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a very nice day

a birthday bike ride after a fun day of shopping...I got fabric for 2 quilts!

Forgot to take pictures of the haul.

and when I got home the laundry room wall is up and the door opening roughed in.

woo-hoo!

They also took out most of the old drop ceiling! Yikes. 

so excited to see this.  

An announcement....

My wonderful daughter, Meghan took and passed her FINAL final today in nursing school!

I'M SO PROUD OF HER I COULD SCREAM!

seriously, scream!  

But instead I just cry a little joy filled cry.  

She starts her internship next week in a CV/ICU (that's cardo ICU).  

It is where she hopes to get a job after graduation in June.

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And now back to  regularly scheduled programming, which is quilting.

Not much to show.  The work is beginning again on the basement, tonight I pack everything up and cover it and hopefully in a few weeks (eternal optimist).  I will be back in business. sigh. that will be nice.

Tomorrow is my Bday-the big 4 - 9!  oooh

Libby and I are going to get our VIQ "very important quilter" passports for the upcoming Shop Hop in June.  And then lunch somewhere. I need a day out birthday or not.

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So much to look forward to.

So many blessings.

Have a great day my blogging friends. 

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Fun times, fun times....Life is Good.

Granny Squares

I'm having a good time working on these Granny square blocks.  So far I've been using white and white on white stash fabric.  I don't have much more and I still haven't decided how much bigger this will be.

On Easter my niece asked me if I'd make her a new quilt. 

(but of course!)

Sea foam green -to match her newly painted bedroom walls, I even got a the paint blotch from the paint can lid! Silver and White.  She's 14-I told her to give me a month or so...I shopped my stash and have a good silver and a good green batik, just not enough of either.  I already have plans to go to a quilt shop next Thursday so will start there-just love when it all falls in place like that.  I'm thinking something more modern for a cool young lady.

I have been doing some customer quilts and working on the Dresden plate blocks.  I never did get the little Peep mini made for this Easter.  It's on the back burner now.  

I'm working 4 days a week and enjoying the heck out of it but it sure has disrupted my sewing time.  

Design Wall Monday

Well I finally have some blocks done for the Scrappy Dresden's. These six are blanket-stitched.  I have them on the wall on point as I'm thinking about it as a layout....

Underneath the 2 blue blocks are actually going to be pillows to go with the quilt that is on HQ-it's a customer quilt.

The little green piece way down there on the right is the background for a little mini Easter quilt from Bloomin Minds that I hope to get done tomorrow, or Wen. or Thursday. :)

Here is what it will look like when I finish it.

Here's the other design wall with my four (so far) Granny Squares blocks.  I'm thinking I'll try to make one a day. I'm trying to just be scrappy without too much planning.

(9" finish Gr.Square blocks)

And here's a final picture of the primitive pinwheels. 

It's all done.

 I love it.

(11x12)

I'm linking up with Judy today.

DWMonday

The two plates on the top are already blanket stitched to the foundation.

The one on the bottom I just finished sewing together and it's just pinned to the foundation block.  

I'm loving making these...

Last week Libby and I took a little trip to this quilt shop.  Libby needed to pick up a quilt kit she had requested and I wanted to get the additional 6 yards of grey fabric for the Dresden backgrounds.  I was so relieved that they still had enough yardage left.  Since usually I would be a day late and have to scramble to try to find it elsewhere. Whew!

H-o-p-e-f-u-l-l-y I will get it washed, pressed and the rest of the blocks cut out tomorrow.

I finally got going on quilting one of Libby's quilts.  I have the SID done around the applique blocks and the feather border is finished.

It's real pretty.

While we were at Peace by Piece, we also got the primitive pinwheels twister pattern.  I finished sewing the top (11x12) yesterday. 

 At the top of the picture you can see all my dresden blades piled up. It's a very sophisticated organizational process.
I just keep moving them out of the way from the cutting table to the sewing table, to the ironing board....I will probably continue until I drop them and get ticked off and take the time to put them somewhere safe.  I don't want to put them away and get distracted for a month or two and start a new project...
what ME? do something like THAT....Nooooo!

 and I got this pattern too.

 

oh isn't that pretty?   

Could be a possible distraction I was speaking about above....

It's queen size.  

I don't think I'll be making it that large but we'll see.  I just love the blue background.