Today, I finished laying the flooring in the kitchen and dining room. Yesterday I was pulling up carpet and removing the tack strips in the dining room. The day before, I was removing old vinyl and scraping the glue off the concrete. Last week I was installing a tile backsplash. Still need to do the hallway back to the bedroom, but sewing is has taken over top priority. So here's the new kitchen


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I spent the day in Bismarck at a Anita Goodesign event. Learned some things on my new Phaff. Now can't wait to use the free stuff I got and get some Christmas projects done.

That quilt is precious! Applique?

Saturday I went to Quilt Guild where I demo'd how to construct a tumbler quilt. I took some strips already pieced together, some blocks and a mockup on posterboard to show the many variations. So I did not get any sewing done but enjoyed the day talking about quilts and looking at all the gorgeous show and tells the members brought in.

Had a great day. I went to the fabric store with two friends and bought the material to finish the borders for quilts for my two grandsons. I'm a relatively new quilter and I am making these as Christmas presents for them. Didn't sew today but shopped and caught up on laundry before going out of town to visit family for Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving to all of you.

I'm knitting and hand sewing today. I hand quilted a 5 inch angel block, then did some embroidery on 2 christmas stockings then picked up a christmas knitted project for my granddaughter, a pocket scarf with cat prints on the pockets and ears on the hoodie. that's my afternoon.

What pattern did you use? This is an adorable baby quilt. You did a great job!

Saturday I finished the last of two table runner/dresser scarves for my sister for Christmas and in the evening made one of those infinity scarves shown on a Missouri Star tutorial the other day. That's two Christmas presents out of the way! Pretty good for me -- it's not even December!

Finished a quilt for Kids donation quilt, put together a baby boy receiving blanket. Trying to decide what to do with some Minky-type fabric... not sure it's the the real thing(from JoAnn's). Will be something of a baby gift for my hair stylist who is due in March.

I sewed strips together to make binding for my yellow/white bed quilt and did all the pin basting today. So hopefully I can finish it tomorrow.

Not going to be able to quilt for a while. I miss it.

I was a piecing demon last Saturday! I worked up the blocks for my son's xmas present quilt... then kicked out the blocks for my bed's quilt. I'm not done with those though. I didn't have the color fabric I wanted to finish the blocks so I need to go in to town to buy black fabric... I really just need to buy a bolt of black on black fabric... I never seem to have any when I need it. It's the first color that disappears out of my stash! But I got a ton done and I'm so happy! I'm looking forward to kicking out some more stuff soon - having a new speed demon machine helps. I swear I'm piecing twice as fast - and fortunately not ripping twice as much lol.

I spent a few hours Saturday with a dear teacher friend who wants to make her first quilt. We had a blast! Looking forward to our next session.

Keep at it - I love doing Log cabins - the pattern is timeless and the fabrics you put in it makes it what it is. I had mentioned that I am going to make some valances for our bedroom in the log cabin pattern in teal and peach. Can't wait until after the first of the year to start on that - gotta find me some fabric!!!!!! Edie

Sat was my only day off in a week and the only one until Black Friday. I started off trying to finish my embroidery advent calendar but got called to meet my son inlaw at Home Depot to pick up paint supplies. My living room needs it so badly and I can't do it due to bad back so he volunteered. I'm so excited, it's going to be a creamy tan with one wall that is burnt orange. I got an electric fireplace on its way to put on the accent wall. It's Monday morning and I'll try this afternoon to work on my project some more. Its about 1/2 done and I'm so excited. I'm going to make 2 more for my kids but they'll be the smaller versions so they'll go quicker. Then I also finished up 3 tissue holders; a pattern that I got here. Its so fast.

Reminds me of the Christmas Eve decades ago when I was making clothes for "Chatty Cathy" - ran the sewing machine needle through my left index finger and it broke off. Got the pliers, pulled the needle out, put on a bandaid and kept on sewin'

I have got so many projects going at the same time I should be ashamed of myself. I try to quilt a little bit every day. Some days more than others. I do lots of applique so I can stitch while I spend time with my husband at the same time. Kill 2 birds with one stone!! actually i have a very comfy chair in my sewing room that he sits in and visits with me when I am on my machine. So its all good.

You won't believe this. I started to quilt the quilt I'm making for my granddaughter; and, just when I could see the end coming, my automatic needle threader got stuck in the "out position"; and my bobbin case wouldn't come out when I opened the door. My quilt shop is closed on Monday, so I can't take it in until Tuesday. Bummer!

I have been asked to do some hand embroider for her so I am busy making a baby quilt

Finished the last of 20 blocks of the Lemoyne Star for a quilt for my GD. Now to get the sashing and borders on and ready to quilt.