Cooler temperatures:)

We have had some lovely morning here this week! And hardly any more rain... that helps everyone catch up on their mowing:) Which Hubby did yesterday while I got all the Fall decorations out:)

we are still enjoying our living room remodel:) Hubby' new chair has not arrived yet:( He is getting a bit anxious about that but it was being custom made for us. We did no remodeling this weekend and it was really nice! Of course we have been ignoring the house cleaning so did get that done today:)

I quilted 3 days and had my errand day where I visited our newest quilt shop in the area... QIY in Kempner. She has a nice selection of fabrics and great prices! I bought 5 Alison Glass prints for $5 a year.... unheard of!

Friday was Bee day and  delivered 4 quilts and brought 4 back to go in the closet:) Nice!!!

Millie is all finished except for the quilting and will press her and get a picture for next weeks post. I have a quilt on the frame and should finish it next week and start another custom:)

The LaPassion has started... 1/2 in basted hexies:) FUN!!!! I am also trying to finish 3 more Spargo birds this week.

Ok enough talking....

Kathy J made this quilt for her Brother... I really think he will love snuggling in it.

She wanted simple quilting so just stippled all over.

LeAnn made this scrappy modern quilt.

                                                    Love the way she put it together!

Just gray loops all over.

Sorry this one is sideways but it is from Margaret. 

She does such lovely precise embroidery!

I followed the suggested quilting lines and added some more:)

Great closeup!

Well suppose to be a sunny week with temps in the 80's... so perfect!

Hope you all have a great week!!!!

Happy Fall!!!

Yesterday was the first day of Fall and it sure felt like it here:) I actually wore tennis shoes:) I know:)

We have gotten some rain and cloudy days which is keeping the temps down a bit. I have the windows open all day today and the studio also:) Nice to get some fresh air in!

I went to a lovely quilt showing at the Methodist Church in Belton yesterday... they draped the quilts over the pews. Had such an enjoyable time reading about the quilts:)

No other quilts to show you this week but... the living room is finished... well there are a few more replacements  (fans and blinds) but for right now it is finished:)

These are the before pictures.... View from front door.

Straight as you walk in front door.

From hallway.

Most of the furniture is in either the spare bedroom or in the dining room.

The carpet is all up:) 

We put the couch and my red chair and ottoman on the curb and Hubby got to watch the jaws pick them up and crush them in the back of the city's truck. He was VERY impressed!

How we finished the first day... we could still sit in our chairs and watch TV:) VERY important!

The left side is the new color and the right is the old.

Here I am laying down the flooring:)

Almost 1/2 way:)

All done:) Wish it went that fast:)

Most of the new furniture has arrived. We still need Hubby's recliner and my small ottoman.

Looks better with a quilt and a cat:)

So now this is the view when you walk in the front door. We have expanded our TV cabinet to get ready for a bigger TV soon and are trying to figure out how to fill the extra 10'... that's why the pine boxes are there.

When you first walk in.

From Hallway. The fireplace is empty because I need to get the Fall tub out of the shed and decorate... next weekend:)

KoKo worked SO hard she needed to cool off a bit:)

I am back to quilting this week and I am ready!! The quilt is already loaded.

Hubby had to do inventory at work yesterday and today so I got a bit of sewing done on my Steampunk.... might get it finished this year yet:) LOL!!!

Hope ya'll have a great week!!!!

Mid September

Hi All,

Just checked rain gauge and in the past 2 weeks we got almost 4 inches of much needed rain! Unfortunately the humidity is rearing it's ugly face :( Can't we ever be completely happy with the weather? Probably not since it is always talked about:)

I am off all of this coming week but will still be working?? We are doing the living room remodel. As of today all the spackling, sanding and ripping out of carpet is done. We are ahead of schedule:) YEA!!!

I did get some quilting done this past week:

Jill made this Aggie quilt for her son in law that was just recently promoted to Copperas Cove Fire Chief:)

It is for his bunk at the station.

Just stippling all over

My place mats and table runner got quilted and the binding all sewn on:)

Elaine made this beautiful cardinal quilt for her son.

Love how it turned out!

You can see the quilting on the solidish backing:)

Dot made this sweet Project Linus quilt.

Just loop meander all over.

And she made this tulip quilt also for Project Linus:)

Loop meander all over again. Love how you can use scraps to make cute quilts!

Progress.....

Here is our living room right now.

The gray is from when we had the garage converted to the living room addition. Everything is pretty level so hopefully there are no concerns when we lay the flooring down. All the furniture we are keeping are either in the kitchen or in hubby's extra room.

Next [post will be the before and after pictures:) YEA!!!!!

Oh and hubby found some curtains in his extra room and we put them in his room and I only had to make one set with fabric I already had:) The shirts I was going to use for the quiltains will be a wall hanging instead:)

Hope ya'll have a great week... there will be a lot of work going on here!!!

Feels like Fall but it's really not!

We have had so much lovely rain this week:) And more predicted for next week:) The rain gauge says 2.5 inches so far.. I didn't empty it yet:) The clouds have keep the temps down but some days the humidity is pretty bad:(

I was home most of the week:) So yes got some quilting done:)

We also finished the hall redo and almost done with hubby bedroom... he is working on his door today and then it will all be done....well except for me sewing him quilt curtains using some of his old t shirts... so really tshirt quiltains:) Is that a new terminology?? LOL!

This week I will start taking down things in the living room and packing up the contents in the tv cabinet... fun days are ahead:) LOL!

I am also staying home most of the week so I can get a bit ahead in quilting since I will do none next week while hubby is on vaca and we are redoing the living room.

Ok on with the pictures:)

Janice made this whimsical Halloween quilt as a gift for a friend:)

The leggings and skirts were too cute!!!

Ooops! A spider appeared:) And there are spider webs in the corners of the border. Wanted to quilt them in the frog block but couldn't see how it would work with the filler I picked so.... the spider was quilted instead:)

Love the backing but then I love everything cats:)

Martha made this 30's  row by row quilt.

I quilted every row different... kept me on my toes:)

There were yo yo's sewn on throughout.

And feathers in the sashing and border.

Sweet cheerful backing fabric.

Butterflies were also included:) Only used 20 bobbins:)

Here is a picture of the remodeled hallway:) All silver hardware and grey paint.. and man I am SO glad hubby let me buy the more expensive light. I LOVE it!!!! So modern and bright! The floors are original:)

There was a local quilt show but I did not participate this year... just too many other things going on... but 3 of my customers won ribbons so I feel like I did too:) Congratulations Kathy J, Ruth Ellen and Erlene:) Thank you for allowing me to play with your quilts!

Hope everyone has a great week of sewing!!!

Happy Labor day!!!

Hi all,

Short and sweet today since we have been working all weekend and will continue tomorrow!
The hubby's bedroom and hallway were all prepped for painting today. He got a call from the Assisted Living Center where his mom lives and she is sick and sleeping so we painted the hallway:) YEA!!! So tomorrow we have the bedroom, hallway linen closet doors and touch up painting to do and then put all the door knobs on... shiny new ones and hang the cabinet doors with all new handles and hinges:)
Oh and my fridge arrived on Wednesday and is lovely!!!
Hubby has picked a week this month for vacation and we will be redoing the living room... paint, pull up carpet and lay flooring:) Fun vacation right??? Part of the new furniture is in but they are holding it until the couch arrives or we are done with the living room:)

I finished my double hoop embroidery:) LOVE it!!!!

Both of the gdaughters fleece Princess blankets are all done for Christmas:)

Andrea wanted embroidery on her pillows.

The gdaughters book pillows are all done also:)

Once the embroidery machine is going might as well get everything done!

All the Steampunk blocks are made.... need to sash and sew all together... one day:)

I did finish a customer quilt but will wait till next time to post it:) It is TOO CUTE!

Well hope some of you are relaxing on your weekend off:)