In case you thought I had given up sewing for furniture refinishing, I have not. And here’s a post with my latest sewing project–Placemats and a Table Runner. But first, lets talk about the nine-year-old! Is nine years old the perfect age? It is if you are lucky enough to have parents and siblings and grandparents that love you and … ….oh there’s more
Way before I started cutting up large pieces of fabric into small bits and sewing them back together into beautiful designs, I had lots of other creative endeavors. One was updating furniture. Annually I went to the Antique Extravaganza in Mount Dora plus hit local thrift stores to pick up old worn out furniture to change into a more modern … ….oh there’s more
It’s been a busy month! Lots of painting–on furniture and walls. Did I show you this table? My daughter-in-law got it for free and stripped and stained the top plus painted the bottom with Heirloom Traditions paint in bone. It’s been my inspiration for just about everything I’ve done to the house so far. Check out the detail… The stain … ….oh there’s more
I have a new sewing machine. Yippee. And I pulled out the Christmas Quilt that I brought with me to finish. It’s been packed away for over two years. I based it on a quilt pattern that I purchased from Zen Chic—Sky. I made the quilt once and followed the instructions exactly. This time I enlarged the blocks plus did … ….oh there’s more
I fully intended to post last week but the days flew by and then it was this week. (Does that make sense?) My two granddaughters spent several days with us for “Grammy Camp”. Eight-year old Adley created lists of things to do and food to buy. We managed to squeeze it all in (plus more!) even though they still slept … ….oh there’s more
I always underestimate how long projects will take me. Especially when it involves restoring furniture. So far I have one chair finished. And she is lovely! Seven more to go! The table I plan to use in my sewing room has the top stripped and now I’m struggling with the sides. Haven’t even started the legs! Could be awhile before … ….oh there’s more
WE MOVED! This has been in the planning since we decided to buy the house in Mandan, ND many many months ago. The house had previously belonged to my son and daughter-in-law and we had helped remodel the basement for a “mother-in-law” suite. They went on to do a bunch of wonderful updates to the house. Terry and I were … ….oh there’s more
It’s almost the end of June and I’m just now sharing this last project that I made in May. Perfect Pretty Pouches! I’m not going into directions because there are SO many free tutorials on Pinterest and YouTube. I highly recommend this one from Sotak Co. She also has instructions for making the wristlet on her website. For this project … ….oh there’s more
As I have posted a few times here already, we put our Florida house on the market back in the beginning of May. While I was rushing around trying to make everything perfect, I decided I definitely needed a table runner on the Lanai table. Just because. I already had several projects that I had committed to finishing before the … ….oh there’s more
I had planned on participating in the #MeMadeMay challenge on Instagram and all I really did is #MakeMeCrazy. Deciding to sell the house really put me in a quandary. So much to do to get the place ready for the market. And I continue finding more things I need to clean, touch up, or throw out. Sewing I did make … ….oh there’s more
