Weekend visitor

My brother came for a weekend visit to my new home. It wasn't that difficult to think of things to do since there was so much work around the place that needed to be done.
But we kinda picked and choose. Here is my brother, learning how to tie a quilt.

Ok, I thought it was funny, he didn't. He kinda got confused as to which way the needle and yarn went thru the quilt, but that's ok Jerome, it was your first time.

We went shopping to pick up some fabric paint and some sun visors so my brother would be able to relax and do some of his artist work. This is the sun visor he make me. I love it!!!!!!!

He worked very hard trying to figure out how it would fit on the brim but after careful thought he worked it out.

I worked on a few projects myself on saturday afternoon. This is a purse that I got put together in no time at all. Now I just need to add the straps and it is ready to fill.

These three blocks are my august BOM's for the quilt club meeting. All done two weeks ahead of time. Don't get too excited, that won't happen again.

A very busy, but relaxing weekend spent with my brother. Well, when I talked him into washing windows it was not relaxing for him, but hey we had fun and now my house windows sparkle!

Settling In.....

This home is starting to feel like home. Always so much to do and I know it has been awhile since I blogged. I will try to be better.

I have been able to get some curtains sewed and up in a few rooms, still looks pretty naked in the living room without curtains.

I worked on cutting for some projects today. Nothing I can say that is finished. Well I did have a tablerunner that I had done quite awhile ago and just needed some free motion quilting done on it, and that got finished. But mostly I cut material today for four projects and also needed to cut and make 15" square sandwiches for my free motion machine quilting class that will be coming up in a couple of weeks. The Madison Quilt Expo is September 9th thru the 11th. I am soooooo excited! It has been two years since I have been there and my boss has been generous enough to let me off of work so I can go.

Well anyways, the cutting of the material is always the longest part of a new project. At least it feels that way to me. So I always love to get that part over with. Now that I have four projects sitting here waiting in piles for me, it seems easier to get to them.

Of course one of the projects is the backing for the boheimian quilt and the plans are to get that sandwiched and quilted this week.

No sewing!!!!!!!!!!!

No sewing has been done for quite a while. Unless you count a kitchen swag that I whipped together. It was just a endless moving day. Each day was something to do. I do have all the boxes emptied now, but still things to put away and to do. No curtains up in some of the rooms yet, thank god for mini blinds.

A few pictures on the walls, just enough to make it start feeling like home. Maggie is not ajusting very well at all. I am sure that will take time. My sewing room is coming together. No curtains in there either. But in time I am sure it will get there. I will be sure to post a picture when it's done.

The weather is very warm, no air conditioner in this house, so that gets in the way of getting things done too. Things are starting to get back to normal, so hopefully by this coming weekend I will have time to do some sewing.