A huge shoutout to everyone who noticed my vanishing act! It warms my heart to know you’ve been missing the weekly quilty updates. I had grand plans to check in nearly every day these past weeks, but by the time the day ended, I was too pooped to do anything but kick back and chill. Sewing progress? Virtually nonexistent. The last thing I managed to sew was on September 19th.can you believe it? Wow!
Every day, I promise myself I'll get out there, sew a few blocks, or cut fabric for my Yo-Yo quilt, but by the time the day is over, that motivation has packed its bags and left town.
What’s been keeping me so busy? Painting, unfortunately, not the masterpiece kind, but the kind everyone dreads and procrastinates on. We (a.k.a. me, myself, and I) decided it was time to paint the laundry room, kitchen, living room, and sewing studio. All rooms will be painted the same colors. Antique white for the walls and White Cotton for the trim.
And as always, painting is never just painting, it’s a scavenger hunt for things that need fixing or upgrading. What started as a two-week painting adventure has now transformed into an epic saga stretching well into the unforeseeable future. HAHA! One of upgrades/fixes is this window into the kitchen that is in corner of my sewing room. We think my sewing room was a carport at one time. The floor was concrete before Mr. Podunk added the ceramic tile. The rest of the house has a crawl space an the typical plywood subfloors.
My sweety is a Mr. Fix-it. There's almost nothing he can't fix.
However he's not real handy with caulk or drywall mud. What you see below is my work after he "tried" his best.
The walls in the sewing room are textured. Neither of us like it but making the walls smooth is a DIY nightmare we would like to avoid.
All of the fabric has been moved to the spare bedroom. Well, all except the scrap bins and three project boxes. My plan was to sew a little each night. LOL! Silly girl.
The spare bedroom is a chaotic haven of fabric, bursting at the seams with so much color. I can't help but confess that I visit this room daily. Those clear bins filled with colorful treasures make my little art heart skip a beat!
For now, everything else from the sewing room has been stored in my fabric cabinets. When it's time to paint this space, all of it will be moved into the living room.
The sewing room has officially retired from stitching and now moonlights as a door-and-trim painting studio, doubling as a cozy storage unit for my painting supplies.
The sewing machine table has turned into a catch-all. It’s a bit disheartening, isn’t it? Stay strong, Lea Anne! They say absence makes the heart grow fonder!
So that's it, my quilting friends. How about weekly updates on the painting saga?
All of my 'home improvement' projects turned into a much longer anticipated refurbishment! Once the painting is completed, you will enjoy your stitching more knowing that this huge project is finished. Happy prepping and painting!
ReplyDeleteOh! I feel your frustration. I'm not the best housekeeper in the world but when the house is torn apart for some kind of an upgrade whether it's painting or carpeting or cleaning out . . . I cannot settle myself down. I am always so anxious until thing are put back in order. I hope things finish up soon.
ReplyDeleteWhew! I was worried. If even you go cold turkey anti-sewing, there’s no hope for me.
ReplyDeleteso glad to hear from you, stay strong, theres hope on the horizen!
ReplyDeleteOh my, you have been busy. I hate painting, I had to help Daddy paint when I was younger and we had sand in our paint so I will not as an adult if I can help it….lol. Yes, it would be nice for you to post your progress and definitely the final results especially once your sewing room is back in shape. Good luck
ReplyDeleteSo glad you have posted, was a bit worried about you! Glad you are fine, but that looks like a lot of work. You have more staying power than me, I would get bored halfway through. Good luck with it all, it will be worth it in the end. Xxxx
ReplyDeleteOh my, I feel your pain! We have just purchased a new home and I have packed up most of my sewing room (31 bankers boxes of fabric so far!) and started the process of moving it. We have to leave most of the furniture in our current home to stage it for sale, so the first room to get set up at the new house will be the sewing room, lol. But before that happens, I have to work on all the painting, caulking, and minor repairs. I suspect it will be after Christmas before I get any extended time sewing again. But on the upside, the new house is on a lake, so there are great tradeoffs :-) I hope all your work goes well and you get back to sewing soon!
ReplyDeleteA huge job and you for sure need to show us the after pics of all your hard work!! I hope you are seeing light at the end of your tunnel for your painting.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a major project. You'll be so happy when it's done!
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