Houston Quilt Show
I am finally getting caught up after my trip to the Houston Quilt Show. I flew to Houston on Wednesday, October 30 with my quilting buddy from Henderson Nevada. Can you imagine about a thousand quilt vendors in one place plus hundreds of spectacular award winning quilts, the Houston Quilt Show is simply overwhelming. I became fascinated with the World of Mother’s Dream quilts by Reiko Kato. The quilts are exquisitely hand appliquéd and so charming.
This is one of Reiko Kato's quilts from the show.
This is one of Reiko Kato's quilts from the show.
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Hanging quilts and pictures
Starting with blank walls has given me a great opportunity to arrange new groupings of my quilts and pictures. I moved my desk into the great room, in an area formerly know as the family room. Today, I hung the Funky Baltimore Album quilt plus two of my watercolors. The cactus watercolor use to hang on the living room side of my fireplace.
This is a corner in my living room. Lucie and John bear are sitting on the Victorian marble top table. Fang, a bear made from Lucie's wolf parka, is on the audio/video component cabinet. The Japanese needlepoints were done my mother. The wall with the rose watercolor will also have a grouping of some painted china, which I hope will be hung soon.
My blue and yellow hunter's star is hanging above the atrium window, it has always hung there. Lucie did the seagull stain glass.
I hung my wool appliqué quilt above the player piano.
This is a corner in my living room. Lucie and John bear are sitting on the Victorian marble top table. Fang, a bear made from Lucie's wolf parka, is on the audio/video component cabinet. The Japanese needlepoints were done my mother. The wall with the rose watercolor will also have a grouping of some painted china, which I hope will be hung soon.
My blue and yellow hunter's star is hanging above the atrium window, it has always hung there. Lucie did the seagull stain glass.
I hung my wool appliqué quilt above the player piano.
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Bird Dance Blocks 1 -24
10/23/2013 07:37 PM
| Sue Spargo, Wool applique
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Life has been quite hectic. The remodel/construction finished Saturday, October 12, 2013 but the clean up was just beginning. Closets, everything in the kitchen, basically everything in the house needed cleaning. I am beginning to place furniture and rehang everything on my walls. Last Saturday was the first time I was able to stitch on my Bird Dance blocks. Before the remodel began, I was almost finished stitching the August blocks, blocks 22, 23 and 24. Last night, I finished the blocks and placed them on my design wall. It really felt good to do something besides cleaning and organizing. I will really have to concentrate on finishing September, blocks 25, 26, 27 and October blocks 28, 29, and 30.
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Day 17
Today, is the seventeenth work day of the remodel. The tile is complete in master bedroom and 2 bathrooms. Today, the stacked stone veneer is being installed on the face of the fireplace. I am hoping that the major work will be completed by the end of the week.
Color and tile
My house is starting to look more like a home. The wall are painted and the new baseboards were installed. I decided to have blue as an accent wall in my new office area and in my master bedroom. Blue is probably my all time most favorite color. Today, the tile started to be laid, I was really excited to see the tile in my master bedroom. I will have the look of wood floor but with the easy cleaning and maintenance.
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Lucie's Heart Quilt
I have slowly been going through boxes of stuff in my garage and I found a quilt top sewn by Lucie circa 1988. Lucie had pieced the entire log cabin heart but the tulip appliqué was not done. I machine appliquéd the tulips using fabric from my stash. The logs are 3/4" wide. I just need to make a label. The quilt is from the book Holiday Happenings by Christal Carter. Machine quilted by Jessica Gamez.
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Remodel update
The new ceiling in the great room is up and textured. Can lights were tested out with bulbs. Wow, I am going to have some light in my great room. Today, saw cuts were made in the living room slab so I can have some in-floor electrical receptacles. Monday, painting will begin. I just have to make a firm decision about the colors.
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Lead in The Holidays
09/25/2013 10:31 PM
| Donations, Machine Embroidery, Quilts
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I was asked to make a quilt for Leader Dog for the Blind, Lead in the Holidays silent auction to be held November 22, 2013. Tonight I finished sewing on the binding and attaching the quilt label. The quilt, called Ruff Around the Edges, was designed by Karen Brow, Java House Quilts. The dogs were machine appliquéd with Floriani embroidery thread. The custom machine quilting was done by Jessica Jones Gamez.
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Demo day one
Today was the first demo day. Carpet was removed from the living room and master bedroom. Tile was removes from entry way and family room. The dust is just unbelievable.
Construction has begun
I have been thinking of redoing the flooring in my great room and master bedroom. The thought of doing such a huge space has always caused me to rethink the idea. In August, I was referred by a friend to Diane Drummond of Moon Valley Interiors and so the snowball started down the mountain. I think today is officially day one of my 2013 remodel experience. I survived and so did the girls. These last 3 weeks have been a whirlwind of decision making but I think that most the decisions have been. Now it is time to watch my home be transformed through the extraordinary efforts of Diane Drummond and my talented team of contractors.
Today, the electricians began cutting the existing ceiling to install can lights and ceiling fan.
Katie inspecting the work and Katie and Molly playing after being restricted from some of the house for most of the day.
Monday, the removal of all the tile and carpet begins. My plan is to keep you posted on the construction process.
Today, the electricians began cutting the existing ceiling to install can lights and ceiling fan.
Katie inspecting the work and Katie and Molly playing after being restricted from some of the house for most of the day.
Monday, the removal of all the tile and carpet begins. My plan is to keep you posted on the construction process.
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