A little quilting.......

Life here has been revolving around preparations for our younger daughter's wedding.  It's just two weeks away and all is going as planned.  So I took a little time this week to quilt.

This little gem went together quickly, it's 42 inches square.  The "sandwich" has been made, now to the machine quilting.  Hoping to get this done before next week when I need to start baking.

See the lovely view from my sewing room window!  The room is on the 2nd floor and a nice shade tree serves as my curtain.  I appreciate the natural light but the neighbors can't see what I'm up too.

Enjoy your day!

Carolyn

Sun bleaching table linens

Yesterday, Andrea and I found 2 Christmas Tablecloths at a local yard sale.

I soaked overnight, added some hydrogen peroxide this morning and washed.

I've heard that putting wet linens on green grass helps to bleach them.

It seems to be working.

The 3rd tablecloth I found many years ago at a thrift store and

currently use it everyday on my kitchen table.

It has been stained since the day I purchased it, but I don't see them now.  

I'm thinking this is just too easy - 

maybe I can't see the stains with the sun reflecting off all that white.

Time will tell!

Carolyn

This week around our home

Found a great recipe for snickerdoodles,

and caught a glimpse of this visitor, hope he sticks around for the winter.

Picture's not the greatest, it was taken through the screen window.

Back to work on wedding projects, less than a month until the big day.

Enjoy your day!

Carolyn

Hutch - updated and ready for use

Purchased this 1978 hutch for use in our breakfast nook.

Our kitchen is small so this is for extra storage space.

I painted dark gray, then creamy white, followed by 

a glaze of the dark gray.

The distressing was done with a putty knife.

The completed hutch.....

....now loaded.

Details of the distressing.....

The little knobs are original, spray painted to look like

aged iron.

The pulls are new, but spray painted to match the knobs.

And finally the whole picture....

Now my question, the glass top table will be replaced,

but with what?  I want wood, but round, square or rectangular?

Any thoughts?

This project was intensive, be I'm pleased with the outcome.

Enjoy your weekend!

Carolyn

*updated to add this photo with a vintage table cloth.

Thanks Aunt Lois for the suggestion.

Mother's Day = New Barn Quilt

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For Mother's Day, my daughter painted this barn quilt.

It's 2'x2' canvas, so will remain inside.

Isn't is lovely?

I sure think so......thanks Andrea!

Carolyn

Projects for our "new" home.....

This is the first project I made in my new sewing room.

Just a simple little towel.

Next, this kitchen curtain.  Just had to hem the top and bottom.

It's a simple rectangle of fabric, clipped to the rings and 

then a portion pulled up and clipped again.

The possibilities are endless.

Now to painting this hutch.

This will take much longer to complete

but I'm hoping it will help with storage

in my small kitchen.

What projects are you working on?

Carolyn

Making progress.........

Slow but sure......

It's usable but needs tweaking.

Carolyn

The ugly truth.....

Yes, we successfully moved but this is the condition of my sewing room.........

Hoping to fix that this week.....wish me luck!

Carolyn

Long time - no post

It's been quite a while since I've posted and for good reason.  

We are moving!

Searching for a home and packing 

(along with the countless other things involved in moving) 

have taken over my life.  

We are also blessed with many snow storms, work and

the routine of life to keep us on our toes.

Here's a sneak peak of the house we have under contract - 

One of the bedrooms will be my quilting / sewing room.....

so excited about a bigger space for creativity!

Please pray that the house inspection goes off without a hitch!

Happy Spring!

Carolyn

Christmas Quilts

These are the Christmas quilts I made for my family.

Last year I asked family members to bring Christmas fabric to our family celebration.

I used that fabric and added some of my own to create these 4 quilts.

There are 26 different fabrics plus the white background.

This "Trip Around the World" quilt is for my parents,

the travelers of the family.

"Snowball blast" quilt for my brother,

he threw plenty of snowballs in our childhood.

"Twinkle, twinkle, little star" for my younger sister,

we are close in age and did lots of singing together.

And finally, "Christmas ~ Irish Chain" for my youngest sister.

Not really a reason for this one, but it's one of my favorite quilt patterns

and I thought she'd like all the little details of the applique.

Now I wish I would have taken a close-up picture of each applique.

Here's a shot of the quilts before quilting and applique.

This was a fun project, now I need to make myself one with the remaining fabric.

Isn't that the way it goes quilters, we make quilts for everyone but ourselves.

Merry Christmas!

Carolyn

Edited to add this picture of the labels, now I wish I would have taken pictures

of the backs of the quilts also.......guess I was so excited about the

finished quilts that I forgot about some important photos.

A sneak peak....Christmas quilts

It's snowing today, so I just had to go out in the snow and take pictures of the quilts I'm working on.

But since these are Christmas surprises, it's only a sneak peak.

The piecing is finished, now on to the quilting.

Enjoy your weekend!

Carolyn