Lavender Sunrise

Lavender Sunrise is finished and on it's way to Heather!  Our local quilt store did the quilting and I love what they did!  Nice even stitches looks great front and back!  I started this awhile back this year with a group of quilters over at QATW.  I'm seeing this in Christmas fabrics in my head, might have to make one for next year...too many things going on/in progress for this year!

And here is a picture of Eddie....evidently he stayed up way too late last night enjoying the cooler/less humid weather we have and is sound asleep.  So hard being a cat!

A finish FINALLY!!!!!

I have finally finished something other than dishcloths!!!!!  The blocks were from a swap a few years and this is now hanging on my front door.....It has been ready for the binding for what seems like forever and this weekend that was accomplished.  Here's hoping I can keep up the momentum and get more finishes between now and the end of the year.  

Stash Week #37

I finally found time to get this updated.  Things are starting to slow down and I have been able to start getting back to sewing!  My stash report isn't pretty, but it is what it is!  So here goes!  To see how are others are doing head over to Judy's!

My totals are:

Used this Week:       3 3/8 yards
Used year to Date:    30 5/8 1/4 yards
Added this Week:     16 yards
Added Year to Date: 45 1/2 yards
Net Used for 2011:   -14 7/8 yards

Sewing room thoughts...

Now that we are empty nesters comes the re-arranging of either my office or sewing room.  Hubby suggested that I move the sewing area into DD's bedroom.  So while home last weekend we moved the sewing and cutting tables into her old bedroom.  While the desk was apart Jim did some modifications to it and lowered my machine so it is now level with the top of the desk.  I also picked up some paint swatches and need to get those tacked up on the walls to look at.  The color I paint in there will depend on whether it becomes a sewing room or my office.  But that will have to wait as I am in Tallahassee with Heather!

Vacation and moving

Thursday last week we loaded up a truck and moved Heather to Tallahassee.  She will start her Junior year at FSU this month.  She's all unloaded and getting to her unpacking...that will be a work in progress.  We attended Junior Orientation on Friday, she spent her first night in her new place.   Jim and I stayed at one of the many local hotels and let's just say I think we found the worst one in Tally!  The bathroom was claustrophobic, the ceiling over the tub was not fixed well after an apparent leak in the room above us.  When you would turn off the light the smoke alarm would go off!!!!  We also got to spend time with Tim, Bill and Lisa which always turns into a good time.

On Sunday we checked out stopped and saw Heather and Tim and then left town headed for Pensacola.  Took the so called scenic route instead of I 10 and it may have took us longer but had better scenery than 10.    Checked into our hotel and got everything in our room and well lets say it was bad, water leaking, fridge didn't work, etc.  So off to the front desk we go and he gives us key to another room, check it out and well it was a no go this happened to 2 more rooms before the one we are in now.  It still isn't the best, but much, much better than the others!

Stash Report July 10th

Haven't been doing much in the sewing room lately...been busy getting Heather ready to move the end of the month.  I have added some fabric to my stash.  Check out Judy's blog to see how others are doing.  Hopefully better than me~

My totals are:

Used this Week:       0 yards
Used year to Date:    27 1/4 yards
Added this Week:     6 yards
Added Year to Date: 29 1/2 yards
Net Used for 2011:   -2 1/4 yards

Swap blocks

Just finished using a couple star blocks from a long ago swap to make a door decoration for the front door.  Now to give it a good press and then off to the quilting.  What have you worked on today?