WIP Wednesday

This isn't the only thing I'm working on, but the other main project is for someone who reads my blog and I don't want her to see it yet.

So far, so good.  All seamed up. Now the hard part begins.....*wink*

Sunday Score

The old man and I took a trip to Hot Springs today. After eating at Red Lobster, (my very favorite restaurant on the face of the planet) he agreed to let me check in Hancock's for some upholstery fabric and a quilting hoop.

Oh My Stars and Glory!!!!!!!!!! They were having a humongous sale. I could have spent hundreds of $$$ but managed to keep it under $40. They had two tables full of fabric for $1 and $.50. Be still my heart.

I held myself to under $10 on the fabric, but got several yards of these lovely prints for future projects.

I adore the chickens and the kitties!

Not to mention the frogs and lady bugs. It's going to be so much fun sewing quilts with these.

The poor little lady cutting my fabric told us she had been working eight days straight. And you could tell by her wilted spirit. She was probably twenty years older than me, and I know I couldn't stand on my feet cutting fabric and going back in forth on a concrete floor eight hours a day for eight days. Poor little thing. And she said she had two more days to go. I hope she makes it without falling.

Their upholstery fabric was on sale for half price, and SR and I searched and discussed different options for my dining room chair seats. They need recovering very badly and I'm anxious to get that done. This photo is the pattern, but not the true colors.

The background is more of a gray tan, and the red is a deeper, richer red. Not maroon, just a more saturated red. It's not what I thought I wanted, and SR was going to go with whatever I chose, but we both liked this so this is what I came out with. We are both happy campers.

I did find my quilting hoop, and can now do a better job of hand quilting when it's called for. I just had to share my luck! Have a great week everyone!!

B

At Long Last

After months of working on this, I finally finished it yesterday.

The reasons it took so long was because I not only kept putting other projects in front of it, but I had to mostly use whatever I could find in my stash. So, it's a hodge podge of networking, especially on the back. I may tweak it a bit but if I don't get around to it, I'll still be ok with it.

I really kinda made it up as I went. I knew I wanted the side panels with these blocks, but just added ideas as I went and found fabric. It was sort of a quilt as you go thing too.

Now, if I can just get a couple more throw pillows and my walls painted, I may just have a completely re-done room.

Blast From the Past

I refinished a plain brown chest of drawers about 12 or so years ago. I didn't realize it would stand up to the years or styles all this time.

It resides in SR's "Man Cave" room with his ancient television and dish box. I did a similar version of one for LeLe and she has since then repainted it in her own current style.

If I had it to do again, I don't know if I would add the embellishment. I used a stencil to just draw off the pattern, then free handed it. I didn't want it to have a stenciled look.

Since we had no dish network, nor cable, I got the idea from a painting magazine. Those were my only source of inspiration then.  I even used an antique glaze and left most of it in the crevices.

I've thought about repainting it, but I really kinda still like it. SR isn't crazy about it, since it's not really a "Man Cave" look, but I think it will stay as it is for a while longer.

Update on Elissa

Elissa is at Phoebe Putney Memorial in Albany (Georgia)
According to the doctor, she is not dilated and her cervix is still thick. (Praise the Lord!)
It seems 48 hours is the magic number. If she doesn't go into labor in that time they have a good chance of keeping the baby in the womb and letting him keep growing and developing his lungs.

Her emotional state is much better today. She's close to home with both families around her. Both sets of the father's grandparents live in Albany. Best hospital in south Georgia for this type of thing. God is still taking care of her and the baby.

Debbie writes:
Thank everyone for the prayers! I know they're being answered! I don't think Elissa's emotional state is as fragile now, but prayers to keep her faith up are much appreciated!

Thank you so very much for helping me pray for this family. Please continue until the baby is safe!
And oh yeah....comments on my blogs from "Y" are from Debbie. *wink*

Request

Dear friends, I have a prayer request. I also posted on B Lines.

My dear friend Debbie's daughter Elissa is in the hospital trying desperately to hold on to her unborn baby boy. She is only about 26 weeks and her water broke last night. This is the young woman I've spoken of in the past, who overcame abdominal cancer and losing an unborn baby as well as a husband. (to divorce) She is now happily remarried and expecting their little boy. Please help me pray the child is able to stay in the womb long enough to survive when he's born.

Thank you for your past prayers and for this one as well.
God is good and is still in control.
B

"Side"

Quick post....

Lately, LMW's favorite word is "side" meaning outside. (His favorite place to be.) Unfortunately, the overwhelming heat prohibits very much "side" time.

I use this stool to climb into bed at night. My bed is pretty high and I'm pretty short. *grin*

I painted it last week to match the new decor I'm adding to my bedroom and LMW noticed it the other day.
He touched the brown flowers and said....

"SIDE!" Hmmm, I guess he realizes flowers grow outside. What else could it mean?