Thanksgiving in the rear view

Thanksgiving morning. We have a lot to be thankful for.

Well, I got my last shot!! Yahoo!! I'm really happy to be back in the studio and working a little more every day. Over the last week I have been upstairs more than downstairs working with machines. I have finally finished all the repairs on the silk crazy quilt. I trimmed the extra five blocks and they made a nice row to finish the entire top. I have a vintage sheet for the backing. Tomorrow I will finish it.

It was a beautiful day today, and Mr Wazoo took advantage of the sunny day to put up some of the Christmas decorations. He was off to a rocky start with one string of new lights refusing to light. A quick trip to Home Depot, and the porch is lit.

The house really sticks out when the leaves are off.

The trees are bare now. We had a day of high winds and some rain that finished the 2022 leaf drop. Of course, Mr W has them all raked and removed, so we still have the nicest yard in the neighborhood.

At least we have a better mountain view in the Winter

In both directions!

Mr W planted the winter pansies. They will be tested tonight. It's going to be pretty cold.

I bought this chicken on our trip to Texas.

The rest of the "Exterior Illuminations" (Mr Wazoo's term...) will go up tomorrow unless it is raining. Then the tree during the week. Christmas is coming, people! Get ready.

OMG! Where do people keep all this stuff?

My inspiration!!

 

Busy and happy

I have been keeping busy with quilting and sewing, and it feels good. Customer quilts are coming in and I am able to keep up so far. Here are the customer projects I finished lately.

Cabin Coffee is a coffee shop here in Blairsville, and this customer worked there. She made this quilt from tee shirts from the shop as a birthday gift for the owner.

The panto is steaming coffee cups called Coffee Break.

A peek at the back

My friend made this quilt, but is unable to sew right now, so I added the borders and finished the project. It will be a gift for her neighbors on their wedding day.

Panto: Funky fans

Pretty floral backing

I did a couple of QOVs last weekend. Here is the first one.

Simply stars for the panto.

Stars on the back

Number two QOV

Same backing

Same backing

This cute quilt it for a granddaughter who wanted an under the sea quilt. The customer found these adorable fabrics and did a great job on the quilt.

Panto: Swimming fish

Coral and shells on the back

This small wall hanging was custom quilted.

I don't know if you can see my quilting on the back.

Another customer is gifting her mystery quilt from the evening guild to her son.

Panto: Ikat

It looks fun on the bright orange backing!

I made a couple of quilts, too. Slowly getting back into the swing of things.

I bought yardage of an assortment of ombre fabrics and made this 16 patch quilt with them. I used different colors of grunge for the other fabrics in the blocks.

Pattern: Ikat (again!)

I had this Kaffe in my stash for the backing. Perfect!

It may look like I made oodles of tiny monkey wrench blocks, but I didn't. This was a cheater fabric I found on a shopping jaunt to  Marietta a while ago. All I added was the border!

Panto: Inkblot Flowers

I had this sweet floral backing in my stash.

I picked up this quilt from off the porch of the house we were summoned to for discarded fabric. It was a depressing chore because the heir of the lady the home belonged to hired a crew to "clean out" the house so it could be sold. There was a semi sized dumpster full of the homeowner's belongings and furniture, and all the stuff that didn't fit in it was left on the front porch of the house. The cleaning crew had power washed the outside of the house, drenching everything there in filthy water. I found this quilt wadded up in a plastic bin. It looked horrible, but I wanted to save it. I took it home, washed it with Tide and Oxyclean and fluffed it in the dryer. It is wonderful! There are a few places to repair, but it will have a second chance at life here at Wazoo. Soft and fluffy, hand quilted. I love it!

A look at one of the friendship star blocks.

The backing is a green striped fabric.

Well, that's it for now. Mr Wazoo is anxious to go to Home Depot and get pansies for the outdoor pots. They do well over the Winter, adding pops of color in the brown landscape. Then I'm home for an afternoon of Funday-Sunday. I'll catch you on the flip side!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!