My busy day...

I got a new book in the mail the other day. It is an older Judy Martin book, I've wanted it for a long time but just now got around to ordering it. I actually ordered it from Walmart.com I didn't realize that they had quilt books until lately. It was free shipping to the local store so I did that and picked it up in there. Anyway, I love this book! So many wonderful patterns in it. I finished the binding up on my Country Wife quilt...finally! It is now folded and put away. Feels good to have another one COMPLETELY finished. I am now working on the binding for Hunter's Halloween quilt. I just started the binding on it this evening. Since the quilt measures 61x78 it shouldn't take me too long. Not sure why I made it such an odd size. Hunter had a doctor's appointment early this morning in Ashland which is about 90 minutes away from the house. Nothing major really, just an appointment with his ENT (Ears, Nose, and Throat) Back in 2009 ( I think ) he had to have a little procedure done. He has eczema in the ears. Weird, I know. He doesn't have it any other place on his body except for his ear canal. He has to have special ointment put back in his ear canal everyday. Anyway, back when he had the first procedure done he had to be put to sleep to remove all of the build up, that is when we first found out what the problem was. Now it is not much of a problem, he has that ointment that I put in and it keeps is moist in there like it should be, but he did have a little bit (very little ) back next to the ear drum. They took care of that today and also did a hearing test to make sure that none of this had damaged his hearing. Happy to report that he scored in the "high normal" range on that.

So after his appointment we drove across the street to the park! Not a good photo I took it through the windshield. No photos of him playing at the park we got excited and left the camera in the truck. It was still a little cool so we didn't stay that long. After the park we stopped at Big Lots, Walmart, Victoria's Secret, and the grocery store. Picked my sister up a birthday gift at Victoria's Secret. She likes their perfume so I hope she doesn't read my blog before Monday because that is what I got for her. Monday she will be 27!

I am sooooo tired! Driving and shopping just wears me out! :( I don't like to do either one of them.

Richard is off on Fall Break this coming week so I'm hoping that we can get some stuff done on the house.

I snapped this photo of Hunter Thursday after school. He was so tired. I think he looks so cute, I'm sure he didn't rest real well because every time that I walked by him I would give him kisses. :) That's all for tonight. I need to get in the bed soon, I have a busy weekend ahead. Lots of quilting......hopefully!
Kristie

My machine has been humming....

I finally got my aunt's boat quilt finished yesterday! I started on it Monday evening and finished it yesterday. I did not get a photo the finished quilt, she was here right before I got it off the frame and I just forgot to get a final photo. Actually in this photo, I am standing behind the machine quilting it. Richard took the photo but I looked horrible! LOL! If you are wondering....I have the end of my machine off, I was cleaning it and just didn't put it back on. :)I finished the boat quilt up around 11am and loaded this little lap quilt on the frame. Nothing fancy, just some Halloween yardage with a border sewn around it. Hunter asked me if I was going to get it quilted before Halloween THIS YEAR! He wanted it quilted last year but I just didn't get to it. It is still on the frame and I will finish it up in a few minutes! Yesterday while I was quilting it, I took a short break and just didn't get back to it. So my goal for today is to get it off the frame and get the binding ready to go on it.

Other quilty news....The baby YBR that I made and quilted a few days ago was given as a gift. A lady that Richard goes to nursing school with is having a baby boy in a few weeks. They had a small baby shower for her yesterday. He said the quilt was "well received" It is always nice to know that people appreciate the work and time that goes in them. Oh and I am still working on the handwork part of the binding on my Country Wife quilt.

Monday I had to make a trip to Ashland, I stopped by the quilt shop and picked up a few little things. The larger piece is a 1/2 yard cut and the others are fat quarters. I also picked up a few red fat quarters for the red and white quilt that I want to make....someday. Not sure I like all of these red/whites but maybe they will blend in with other fabrics that I use. I guess they are just not my usual style of fabrics. The shop didn't have a huge selection of reds so I'm not sure how I will come up with enough red scraps/fat quarters to make the quilt.
Here is a photo of Donkey that I snapped last night. I have been packing and sorting stuff and I have a huge pile of boxes near the front door, Donkey loves to lay on them. :)
He looks like he is hiding or in "time out" LOL!

House news.....Richard got my countertop, sink, and faucet installed!!!! As of right now I have 20 ft of countertop! That may not be much to some but since I currently only have 8ft...I am excited. We still have a 7ft island to build but that will come later in the Spring. Oh and I sink is deeper than the one that I currently have too. This new one is 10 inches deep, with the tall faucet it should be great for big pots and stuff. I know it is still all dusty but with all of the work going on out there you just can't keep things clean.
It is almost 9:30am, I think I will go up to the sweatshop and finish quilting Hunter's Halloween quilt!

Kristie

Weekend update...

I've been working on bindings! Both the Country Wife and Baby YBR are getting bindings. So no boring photos of that. I do enjoy working on bindings, I find it very relaxing. It is so cold this morning....33 degrees at 8am. :( But it is supposed to get back up into the mid 70's later in the week.

Some good news! I sold a quilt!!!! But for the life of me, I can't find a photo of it! I have it written down that I quilted it last November, but it doesn't show on my blog or in my photos. I'll have to do a little more digging. Anyway it was scrap bow tie with a blue border.

In other quilty news....I bought a magazine the other day and found a pattern in there that I really like. Sorry they are sideways but I could not get them to turn. :(
It is also shown on the cover of the magazine, American Patchwork & Quilting, December 2011 Issue. I'm thinking that I may start collecting REDS for this one. Red is something that I don't have that many of.

On to the house....I hope you all are not too bored by this but this is a huge part of my life right now. We got the wood stove installed and going! We sat out there for hours that first night just watching it burn. I know it was probably silly but we got the fire burning in it and I started crying! I think Richard was confused but I was just happy and overwhelmed. Funny how something like a wood stove made me cry but I was just thinking that we have worked so hard these past few years trying to build this house and this was just one more step closer....maybe I was just being hormonal...Here is my "house project for the week".....finish painting the front door before the weather gets too cold. This is how it looked last FALL. You can see the primer ( the lighter color ) and then the final paint color....but for some reason I never got it finished. It is supposed to get up into the mid 70's so I had better get it finished before it gets too cold outside. BTW....this door was a FREEBIE! Some friends of ours was replacing their front door and installing one with a glass panel in the middle....they asked if we wanted it.....we took it! LOL! And last....a photo that Hunter snapped! Awww.......mommy and daddy sharing a kiss! :)

Richard is installing my kitchen countertop as we speak! I'm soooooo excited!

Now to spruce up the house quickly, we have a couple of good friends coming to visit this afternoon. I plan on working on my binding while they visit. She is good friend of mine and I always enjoy talking with her. He and Richard have been friends or years and they used to work together.

Kristie