Work Has Resumed!
 

Howdy y'all!

Well, it's been a long year. DH and I have been to six family funerals in this past year, and DH has had two surgeries on his left hand with another one coming up in January. He managed to get one prong of a staple in the palm of his hand just barely enough to bring the blood back in May. Two days later he was hospitalized because his hand had swollen up all the way up to his elbow because he got MRSA from the puncture wound. Thus the reason for the surgeries...to drain the infection, plus daily trips to an infectious disease specialist for infusions. The surgery in January will be to reconnect the tendons in his ring finger that tore loose due to the swelling. WHEW!!

Anywho... things have slowed down enough for now that the work has resumed on converting the one-car garage in our back yard that was used for storage into my sewing room!! The first thing that needed to be done was to put the insulation in the walls. They also hung some canned lights over the areas where my machines will be located. The garage was set on a concrete slab and elevated on the slab by concrete blocks. Since the edges of the blocks extend about 5 1/2" further into the room than the wall studs do, I wasn't sure how to address this. The builder suggested putting a plywood front on the blocks, then making a wooden ledge on top of them. I liked this idea! Not only will it give me a "shelf" to sit things on, but having that ledge behind the sewing machines will catch and support the weight of any quilt I'll be working on! Since we had such torrential rains this year, we found out that the roof of the garage has a couple of bad leaks. So nothing much more can be done inside until the roof is replaced. However...*drum roll please*...the roofers are here right now! On a SUNDAY even!!

So here are some pictures of what's been done so far. In the first picture you can see the combination AC/heating unit that was put in back in April. You can also see my dedicated breaker box, some of the electrical outlets I had installed at 4' high and 3' apart, and of course the insulation. The second picture shows the ledge that goes around the room and the plywood facing on the front of the blocks. These will be painted white. In the third picture you can see the work that has started on the roof. Let me know if you have any questions! 😃

Donna

Are you getting a skylight put in while they work on the roof? I am glad they came out on a Sunday to fix it for you. It will be nice for you to have a dedicated place for your quilting.

I hope your husbands hand surgery in the new year goes smoothly. My step sister got a rose thorn in her thumb. It got massively infected and she was lucky not to lose her hand. But it did trigger rheumatoid arthritis in her hand.

Looks like it will be nice and cozy!

That ledge you have plans for, may I suggest that you have that built into a narrow wall cabinet to hold FQs, canning jars with buttons, etc. If you do it correctly, you can use the doors for a design wall too. I'd love it. Prays for your hubby!

I would love that edge! I could see it with all my vintage sewing machine heads setting on it. That edge could be used for so many things. This will be one very nice sewing room.

Looking good!

I hope your your husband is now on the mend!

My sister had the same problem with her hand. She got a cut several years ago, the tendon slid down. The first fix didn’t work, so she had to have it redone this summer. Then in October her PT noticed some red lines and walked her over to the doctor’s office. They had to do a third surgery to clean out the infection and she is still having to inject antibiotics into a port on her other arm.

Rob

wow....can't wait til you post more pics!!

How exciting...it’s going to be a wonderful sewing space and I’m glad things have slowed down for you.

What a wonderful place to sew that will be in the end. Please keep us posted! Healing wishes for your hubby on upcoming surgery!

So happy for you on both counts - hubby healing and studio build out. Yay!