Goodbye Big TV

We have had our big tv since 1998.  All of the people on the tv were PINK regardless of nationality.  Everything that was supposed to be brown or red were PINK -- including our Ohio State Buckeyes and the Cleveland Browns...  It was time to get a new, updated flatscreen tv.  There were great sales at Best Buy the day before Thanksgiving.

The fun part was watching the old tv get hauled away hydraulically (Ed style).

The funny (to me) part is that one of my family members is super jealous of how handy Ed is.  He's an AMAZING man and husband and father.  Some are very jealous of all of Ed's toys (equipment).  He works hard to make sure they run correctly and are well maintained.  He's a genius (in my opinion) when it comes to things with moving parts.  He purchases equipment that doesn't work for dirt cheap and then goes through it intricate piece by piece.  He is so loving, PATIENT, and kind.

Owen shares his dad's love of being outside and in the garage.  He's one lucky kid to get to be able to play like this.  Here he is dismantling the big tv.  He LOVES to see what is inside of things.

Moving Them Off My Table

I love to participate in Moving It Forward Monday.  This weekend I actually took the time to move them off my sewing table.  It's not a gorgeous photo shoot, but here they are piled high on the chair...

I made a quilt back for the HUGE (California King plus drop) Ohio quilt.

I found a back for the Kim Diehl applique quilt.

I put extra fabric on the sides of the back of the customer quilt to be longarmed so that I can load it onto the frame.  (She typically gives me a back that is just one or two inches bigger on each side.)

Slow Sunday Stitching 12.8.19

I baked up (prepped) two of the gingerbread blocks to my tiny table topper (that will only need a dozen of these blocks).  They are pinned and in my to-go bag for some slow stitching at school this week.

I also had time to organize my floss for my embroidery apron project.  Now I feel so much better about toting this project in my sew-to-go bag.

I'm linking up with Kathy at Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching.

RSC19 -- Purple Sand Castle Blocks

I had time to work on finishing my purple sand castle blocks this week.  This is a Bonnie Hunter pattern.  I'm concerned about these blocks because when I partially assembled them my 1/4" foot was broken.  They measure just a tad under the correct size for the unfinished block.  I'm sure they will fit into the quilt just fine with a little tweaking.

I'm linking up with Angela at SoScrappy for the RSC19.

What a difference a little bit makes when it comes to that 1/4" foot!  I ordered TWO of the correct ones on eBay and have been using them.  I just have to realize that the one I really like for my machine is plastic and becomes brittle over time.  The magnet foot just and the metal foot just aren't for me.

December 2019 OMG Goal Setting -- Short & Sweet

This table topper pattern is called Short & Sweet.  It is a pattern by Kim Diehl in her book, Simple Charm.  I started it in August, 2017.  It was one of my slow stitching projects.  I like to have projects ready to go in my sew-to-go bag.  I'm still not that great at needle turn applique, but I do love the effect of the hand stitched petals on this project.  It will look stunning on my kitchen table.

The cold Ohio weather (in the 30's) is here.  My longarm machine is in a different house on our property that is not constantly heated.  When the head of my Nolting 23" gets cold, it tends to skip longarm stitches.  Hopefully the weather cooperates so that I can get this little project done.

I need to find backing fabric in my stash to match the project, longarm quilt it, put a label on it, and bind it.

I'm linking up at Elm Street Quilts for the December OMG goal setting party.

The Gingerbread Project

I still haven't found much time to sew at my sewing machine.  I have found time to prep another cute table topper.  I know...  I'm adding more things to my never-ending WIP list. 

I think it's cute for a winter themed table topper.  Here's the example from Edyta Sitar's book:

I'm linking up at Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching.

Slow Sunday Stitching -- Holiday Apron

I found this cute little WIP in a bin at our Goodwill Outlet store.  It was someone else's project.  I decided it would be a fun little to-go project.  There are a few stains on it and everything.  I'm okay with that.  I'm going to practice stitching and then wash it when finished.  I learned my lesson on washing out a stain on my peacock project.  It won't be done for Thanksgiving this year -- hence the SLOW STITCHING project title!  I put the carefully cut out pieces for applique into a project envelope for now.  They will come out to play when I have more time to sort through the stash scraps.

I'm linking up at Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching.