Progress Report - Omigosh and Log Cabins

I was able to get two tops sewn together this week after work.

Omigosh Redux is top is done. I love how it looks. I will go with simple quilting. Not sure what colour binding to go with though. Might have to consult some quilt shop ladies.

Pink and Grey Log Cabin is also done. I am thinking of putting one more round on two sides as it's a bit smaller than I thought. I will have a think about it over the weekend. I will be doing straight line quilting following the zig zags. I am thinking of a pieced back for this one.

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Hexagons

I have joined the craze! I have been using these as my handsewing project. Something to do infront of the TV or when waiting somewhere. I am doing them in 1930's repro fabrics.

I had planned on doing them with a yellow floral centre, but I am thinking maybe a more traditional yellow centre? Or is the plain yellow too bright? Opinions wanted!!!

I also couldn't help buying some of the new range of blenders that I saw at Spotlight a couple of weeks ago. Really loving the colours and patterns. I thought they lent themselves to 1800's repro patterns.

This is the range in a better light.

And here is Cleo helping me. I had them ready to iron after washing. They looked comfy!

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Unexpected Renovations

I was unexpectedly thrown from blogging for a while. My Dad called me a few weeks ago and only gave me a couple of days notice that he wanted to redo my lounge room floor. We have been talking about doing it for ages. It looks nice (see below) but the boards were all rotten and Dad had gone through it in a couple of places.

So with the help of my nephew, we started on the floor. We had the old floor up in about an hour.

As someone on Instagram commented, it's easy to forget how close to the dirt we live! 

In order to save both time and money, instead of individual floor boards or a floating floor, we just put down the chipboard sheets and then varnished them. We were hoping for a more golden colour, but I can live with it.

It only took about 5 mins to varnish the floor. Then hours to wait for it to dry. While the room was empty, I decided to paint it as well. As you can see the previous colour was not what I hoped when I first put it on!

I did the painting at night after work. I managed to get two coats on the first night, but it definately needed another one. Again, lots of drying time. During which time I basically I lived in my bedroom. So not alot of chance for quilting or sewing.

A certain feline just couldn't help themselves. Four pristine walls and one pay print!!! I had to do another coat anyway.

This is the finished room. I really like it. Tossing up whether to paint the boxes on the wall?

Everything back together. I am most pleased. Not bad for basically a weekend and under $600.

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