I kept my little GingerBread Boys in it for the Christmas season, and now it holds three pretty candles and Karen and I light them when we watch TV downstairs. I don't know how Yvette did it, but the tray is so cute and I love the mini quilt in it. :)
Christmas came and went and it was a special blessing for us, a really precious memory maker. One of the funnier moments was my first gift which began ringing as I looked at it. Michael gifted me with a SmartPhone.... I love it! I'm not any smarter, but I am really enjoying this phone!
One of Karen's gifts was Rock Band.... And though we've not had playing sessions as often as she would like, we did have one Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, and even Michael got in on the action.
Jason brought me a special surprise after Christmas! He had a tiling job in Los Angeles, and the homeowner mentioned he could have anything left in the soon-to-be-sold house that might be helpful to him... He snagged a great sofa, and look at what he brought me....
And inside?
I am so excited, both that he thought of me when he saw it (he knows what makes my heart go pitter-patter!) and for the opportunity to restore the cabinet and stool.... and maybe someday, the machine! Laurie has requested leopard print for the upholstered portion of the stool.... and I just might do that, because the idea makes me smile, and because when I contacted Singer, Co. with the serial number, I got the machines birthplace (Elizabeth, NJ) and birthday, September 25 (Laurie's birthday!), 1947!! I will refinish the cabinet/stool first..... the machine will have to wait until I can find someone who restores old Singers!
January found our living room converted into Laurie's Storage Unit. As she prepared to move to her new apartment, she stored things in boxes/piles.... We had a fridge by the front door and a queen mattress/box springs in the dining room....
And then February 1st rolled around, and all the boyz with pickup trucks descended on the house and cleared it out in no time.
Once we recovered from all the excitement of the Big Move....I promptly got a cold. Sigh. I haven't been good for much except
I did start to put together my Civil War BOW (by Barbara Brackman)..... I'm getting excited about getting this quilt completed.... I think I will be seriously considering sending it out to be quilted. I don't know that I could get the finished size on my little frame upstairs and I really want to to be quilted beautifully. There was a lot of work in it, and it's going to be mine, all mine! heehee!
I've also done some chili canning, and tried a number of new recipes. Oh, and one other project I am happy to have completed: I framed the puzzle Jacque gave us LAST Christmas and it hangs in my dining room area now! We all four worked on that puzzle and it is another one of those special memories I treasure!
Thank you Jacque!
On this week's list? Painting a bathroom, and hopefully more quilting! I hope to get together with quilting buddies soon, and this is the year of Finishing UFOs for me. That's the plan, man!
2 comments:
How fun! I'm so glad that you liked the puzzle, and framing it is such a neat idea! :)
I am absolutely green with envy at your darling Singer....what will you name her? Your Civil War quilt is looking awesome, sis!
WOW, WOW, WOW!
What a great post!!!
Your vintage Singer is awesome! You really should have her restored, she is a beauty.
Look at you go on your CW blocks. Way to go. I can't wait the big finish.
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