It's official!

Yep, it's official. I made it through this looooong, hoooooot summer! Believe me, there were plenty of times I was wondering if I would. We had one day where the heat index was 120 degrees and the route I have is one where I'm standing outside in the sun! Whew! I should be getting a much easier route by the end of the month, so let the sewing commence!

My new sheetrock...yippee!

If you remember, parts of my house was gutted after I had a water leak between the walls where I subsequently found termite damage. I had a guy come in to do the work for me and here I am a year later in just about the same condition. He kept upping his price and doing less and less work, so I had to let him go. My ex and his friend came last weekend and they almost have it all done. I am sooo excited. Not only are they replacing studs and putting up new walls, they are replacing my windows. My house is very old and most of them wouldn't open very easily.

My new window!!

Sewing in my daugther's room.

Unfortunately, it was my sewing room and bathroom that was gutted, so I've had to move all my sewing stuff into my daughter's room. She moved out about 6 months ago so it was just sitting empty. I can't find a thing, let me tell ya.

The never-ending applique block.

I know I have some applique pins in this mess somewhere. I've been looking all over for them. Anyhoo, I'm finally sewing the berries on my basket quilt January block.

I've also got a commission (by my granddaughters) to sew one Dorothy costume, one cow girl costume, and one indian squaw costume...lol. I'll be paid in hugs and kisses.

Costume time!

The best laid plans...

Looks like my sewing is back on the dining room table for awhile. I had a little, teeny, weeny leak between my bathroom wall and my sewing room wall. Although it was a little, teeny, weeny leak...it made a HUGE, BIG, OL' mess! I had to pull down sheet rock and when I pulled down sheet rock...what did I see? Termites! Jeez Louise!! So, my bathroom is gutted and two of my sewing room walls are down.

I have managed to sew a little bit, though. I'm making some maternity dresses for my daughter. She is expecting a boy in 6 weeks (my first grandson) and she is at the stage where she feels like nothing fits. She picked out Kwik Sew 3486. This is the first Kwik Sew pattern I've sewn and I have to say, I'm impressed. The fit is wonderful...straight out of the envelope. This may be my first review on Pattern Review, too.

This is my little helper...

More Sewing room

I've added a few more items to my sewing room. I got this Ott Floor lamp at Wally world for $40!! Go me! I have a desk-top one, but I just couldn't pass up this.





My mom was going to get rid of this cutting table. For months she's been telling me that she has a "sewing" table that I could have...lol....it's really a cutting table and I'm THRILLED to have it. No more spreading my cardboard thingie out on my bed. This table folds down to about 12" wide, but spreads out very large. It'll be great for rotary cutting my quilts with no backache.

I'm thinking about buying this sewing table off of eBay. For now, I'm using a card table. I'm thinking of putting a velcro curtain around it...That would make for some good storage underneath. However, with a sewing table I can store my threads, have drawers, and have the lift thingie to raise or lower my sewing machine. Decisions...decisions...

I have my television set up in the corner. Can you see what I'm watching?

Then I added this shoe bag to the back of the door. I'm just going to be putting some odds and ends into it.