Seattle came and went quickly. Saturday was the dash in, helping Ryan some, and his bbq. Sunday was dinner at Gretchen’s after working on the quilt, which I was able to completely finish. Thank goodness for mom’s quilting machine. A couple of shots before the binding went on:
and a detail of the stitching that shows on the back – this quilt has a ton of stitching on it:
and . Worst part is that it is too small for our bed, so maybe it will be an alternate for the guest room.
The Richards arrived here on Sunday, so I felt compelled to get back home by Monday. The weather has been great, so today we went to the beach where we got the mantle log to look for some driftwood that they could make into a bench or two for the yard. We explored the huge washup piles of wood, and the two younger Richards got to work on a fort, while my hubby and I went on a short hike. Along the path were tons of ripe salmonberries – and a few ripe wild huckleberries. When we got back to the beach, the two younger Richards had completed their house: did I mention that their dog, Souxie, is the cutest?
While I was in Seattle, Richard finished the fence, and Sunny is happily free of the zip line and any tethers. She is one happy dog, and is relentlessly persuing the chipmunks and squirrels. So far there’s no desire to get beyond the boundry – here’s hoping it stays that way. This is the first time she’s actually been able to explore a lot of the property. Oh, and I nearly forgot to put in a couple of pics of the coffee table. I think it is from 1962 or thereabouts. it opens up via a swivel, into a long or angled bi-level affair – like so:
It got a good cleaning today, and now I just need to re-grout a couple of the tiles in. I might just keep my eyes open for the matching end table. Or not.
With the weather so nice, I’m hoping to finally get the trim and deck railing painted.
That table is awesome! Very functional and beautiful at the same time. The fence looks like it turned out wonderful. I didn’t realize it went over so far. Here’s patting Richard on the back for finishing it.
I really like the extra little piece on the quilt. I think it looks like a very nice quilt. Kinda sad it will only be an alternate for the guest room.
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Its a pretty wonderful thing that Richard is willing, able, and has the knowledge to do so much.
I love the whole form + function thing in furniture. Or any sort of design, when I think about it.
The quilt looks great! Love the extra on the back! That would make a great accent on clothing ( though, I don’t normaly go for quilted clothing). The coffee table is so cool! I’m glad your fence is finished! I just wish mine was… The paint job on the house looks great! I also think that the little dog embroidery is just adoreable! 😀
those are little dog stitches that were downloaded as an update to my ‘fancy’ machine – I love them but don’t know what the heck to really do with them.
Thanks for all the compliments – the red is sooo my color – anything but that faded blue that is so common here.
I’m glad you’re starting a journal – you’ll be posting soon now that you’re set up, right?? I like that you can put up a bit more than in FB.
Actually, I really only signed up so I could leave you comments without being anonymous…:D
I don’t know that I will write anything, I think it would be too depressing to read it..:). I didn’t choose a paid one either. Geez, there’s alot to figure out with this site!
The little dog stitches would be extremely cute around a sleeve band, like a short sleeve–mid-arm perhaps or around a tunic collar/ neckline, or as ribbon.
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However you did make a nice front page! Maybe just a note or two now and again. So that it doesn’t look so vacant.