Productive, but not exciting

Seven more blocks done on the Desert Nights quilt (total done - 11).

The stack is a bit bigger. 

I had to recut one of the fabrics tonight because the "wrong" side of the batik was just way too wrong. So glad I still have more of that fabric in the stash.  :)

Closets installed tomorrow, then home redecorating is done for the year. Well ...  any redec that includes pounding and moving and inconvenience.  Celebrations are in order! Perhaps a martini tomorrow night. Stay tuned!

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So this is disturbing

I got a few more Desert Nights blocks done today.

Yesterday I mentioned that one of the batiks was "backwards" (wrong side up).  Turns out they ALL are. There is an error in the cutting instructions. Fortunately I used batiks and will be okay, but WOW!! That is a HUGE editing error! The entire pile of fabrics would have had to have been tossed had I used fabrics with a distinct right and wrong side. I can tell that I'm using the wrong side of the batiks, but it really is hard to tell the difference. Whew.  I'll continue working on these blocks - I need 64 of them - and the resulting quilt will be fine.  I will be the only one that knows it's terrible little secret.  Well .... And all of you will know. :)

Today was sewing day at my local quilts shop.  I worked on a binding.  

Still have a lot to go, but got almost to the second corner.  I took bindings instead of my machine because (a) I'm backed up on bindings again, and (b) I had to take my car to to the tire joint to remove a screw. Aargh.  But all is well now.

It's getting hot again. It was nice to have windows open for a couple of days.  Back to the air conditioner.  But right now it's time for The Blacklist so I'm outta here!

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A top finished, another begins

The Fat Quarter Fun top got finished yesterday.

I'm really glad I did the piano key border. There's so much piecing in this one that a plain ol' strip-of-fabric border would have looked rather out of place, I think.

Although I have bindings to do, I started another quilt instead. I've had it cut out for awhile. I made the first block last night to test the process.

It's paper pieced (I copied the pattern onto newsprint - so much easier to work with!), so I always have to retrain myself on how to do the Judy Neimeyer method. I did OK, with just a bit of a goof on that rightmost dark piece, but it's in the seam allowance so it will be forgiven.

I also had to test that light purple piece of fabric.  It's almost like metallic tissue and I was worried it might melt. But it was made for quilters, and it worked just fine.  I knocked the iron temperature down a hair "just in case".  

Thank you, quilting fairies, for batiks! It's really hard to tell if you've reversed a piece. Which of course I did. It will be forgiven in the overall quilt.

That's yesterday's progress.  Thanks for stopping by. 

Closets, Carpet and Piano Keys

Most of the day was spent getting ready for the upcoming closet installation.  I painted the guest bedroom closet - hilariously!  I decided to paint it the same buff color as the walls in the house because that's the paint I had the most of. (The painters left all the leftovers with me). There was a full can of the wall color, plus a partial of another can, and a partial can of trim paint (white).  I used up the partial can of buff first, and when I went to the garage to refill the paint tray, imagine my surprise when the second (full) can was white trim paint, not the wall paint! Oh well. Make do with what we have, right? I already knew the closet was going to need two coats, so, I dumped the rest of the can of white paint in the tray and off I went. 

It didn't take long to run out of the white paint, and I, so far, had lovely bi- color walls in the closet.  Back down the stairs for more paint. Wait. What??? The full can is NOT white, as stated on the label, but buff. Hahahahaha. Joke's on me. Oh well. The closet is painted and ready for its makeover.

Is there anything more boring than a pic of and empty closet? (No, the trim is not blue, it's white.) but I wanted a "before" pic.

I did manage to get in some sewing time later in the day. The first border is on the FQ Fun:

and I am working on a piano key border.

I hope to get this border on today and make the back.

Oh! One other piece of news: we could finally turn off the a/c and open the windows last night. Fresh air! Yay!

And that was my day. Thanks for stopping by.

Finished, and progress

Man, is it ever great to have the house to myself! Painting and flooring went on for weeks! It was so nice to know I didn't have to move stuff, or make room, or get out of the way, or any of another fifty things to think about when work is being done around the house. I was able to get in my exercise time, then headed for the sewing machine.

I finished these two wristlets:

They are the cutest darn things! Just 4" x 8", with a swivel on the strap so they don't get all twisty when you use them.  They have an expandable bottom

with more space than it first appears.

Perfect for errands, or anytime you don't want to carry that big purse with you. Or when you want to match what you're wearing. :)  I'll be adding them to my Etsy store shortly.

So once I got that out of my system, I went back to my current "backlog" project. I got the "inside" put together before closing up for the night.

I didn't worry about the lighting for getting good color since this is still just a part of the quilt....and I was tired. The first border includes triangles that will complete all the outside blocks.  I should be able to get those added tomorrow. I have to paint 2 closets, though, so.......maybe not.

Ah, well. Such is redecorating! 

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Not a lot but...

... At least the sewing machine got powered up. Just one more step, but it was a biggie.

I can hardly wait to see the selvage finished product. I think it's going to turn out so fun!

The last of the flooring was completed yesterday, so access to the sewing space was again limited.  Last day for that inconvenience. Hooray! So the house has been completely painted, the flooring (carpet and tile) has been replaced everywhere but the kitchen and bathrooms, and three of the closets get their make-overs next week.  It will be so nice to finally be able to put everything away! I'm not the neatest person in the world, but this is ridiculous! It's led to a lot of purging of STUFF, though, so that's been a real positive.  This is the last of the redecorating for this year.

It'll be nice to get back to whatever my "normal" is. 

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Scrap Happiness

No workers on the house today. Woohoo! 

Wellllll.  Look at all these luscious little strip scraps calling out to me. I answered. I also posted on Instagram as I worked on this project. That's been fun.  

Step 1

Step 2

And a step not yet instagrammed:

Moving right along! I'm so easily bored that I keep multiple things going to keep me interested. But that's as far as I got today. It's something!

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