No go quilt show...

First, I must give a nod to New Years in the new house. I did manage to stay awake until midnight, and then went off to bed, ready to start the new adventure in 2015.

Molly didn't make it...neither did Tim!

2015! Woo hoo!

My first selfie of the new year. ha ha

The new quilt shop opened and Stephanie and I made the trip to town to check it out. I totally forgot to take any pictures in the shop, but will do that the next time we are there. The grand opening isn't until the 15th, so I will snap some pics then.

I bought some 30s prints (even though I have an entire box of them) to add some appliqué to a top I have somewhere in the garage boxes. We'll get to that in a minute... I also got some coordinating fabrics to make a valance for the kitchen window, and two fabrics to make a quilt I saw on Jenny Doan's site.

I thought you might like a peek into the studio, which is almost finished. We are just waiting for the flooring to come, and our contractor says it should be here next week! Yippee! Once the floor is in, we can start taking the machine parts and shelving units in. I am so looking forward to getting going with my quilting again. It has been too long!

Trim is done, walls all painted and the lighting is wonderful!

Looking from the front door, the bathroom is in the corner. We even have TV!

Its a dismal day outside, but that didn't stop Mike from working.

From my sewing area looking back toward the garage. This area is where the machines will be.

and that's it! The ceiling fan will keep us cool in the summer.

The bathroom pocket door saves space.

The only downer this week was trying to locate my quilts for the show. The deadline was yesterday, and poor Tim spent the better part of the afternoon unstacking and restacking boxes, looking for the one with quilt tops in it. Of course, I thought we would be in the studio by now and finding the show quilts would be a whiz, but that didn't happen. We never found the right box, so I will have NO quilts in the show. This will be the first time since joining the Peace River guild that I haven't had any of my own quilts there. My customers will have some quilts in the show, so I don't feel quite so bad. Just really bummed out.

The quilts are in one of those boxes. We just had to find the ones that said 'QUILT TOPS' on them. Easy, right?

Not so much...the elusive quilts stayed lost.

Hopefully, next week this will not look like this.

 Well, there are new quilts to be made and new shows ahead to prepare for, so why not look forward and not dwell on what could have been? It is a new year, and I am ready to make a mark in it!

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2015

2014 is history, and I am starting my new adventure in Georgia. Because the studio is lacking its flooring, I have not been able to unpack anything to do with quilting. It is getting serious!! I need to sew something. Tomorrow, there is a new quilt shop opening, and I plan to be one of their first paying customers. Until then, have a look at what I accomplished in 2014. A few of the quilts aren't here because I neglected to take their pictures...oops. It struck me that I hadn't made as many quilts as in past years, so I have decided to sew more for myself, and limit how many customer quilts I do. Or at least that's the plan.
Happy 2015; I hope your year is filled with love and joy!

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Rain and fog on the mountain

It has been rainy and foggy for a couple of days here, giving us a good reason to stay indoors and paint, hang pictures and continue to unpack.The guest room is almost finished; all it lacks are window treatments. I ordered some valances, and the rep from Home Depot is coming soon to measure for blinds. Yippee! One room done!

The black blob ruining the window view is Tim's new grill...it has been moved!

Don't fret! The peeing dog outside the door is made of paper mache!

I haven't found the quilts for the rack yet. The box is buried somewhere in the garage.

The view out the window, sans grill!

Christmas day, Molly and I  took off for a short walk up the road. I noticed that I could see the church on Lower Owltown Road! We took a ride one day and passed this wonderful little country church! The nice thing about Winter is the views are enhanced by no leaves on the trees. Oh, and a perch on top of a mountain helps, too.

Can you see it?

Now, can you see it? Pretty small, but the steeple really stands out.

That brings us back to yesterday. With the weather a bit yukky, it was impossible to see the church...or just about anything a mile or more away. I love how every day the view changes. The clouds were hanging low and looked like smoke drifting through the mountains.

'Smoky' looking clouds in the mountains

You can really see it here.

Someone is building this house on our road, and it is absolutely on the edge of a cliff!! That deck sticks out over a really steep drop!! Not my cup of tea, but a nice view...

Home again, home again, jiggly jog. Just before the next rainfall!

Christmas day in Georgia

We made it to Christmas and have about half of our stuff unpacked and put away. Not too bad! Christmas morning was clear and bright, 40 degrees and wonderful. Here is a slideshow of our morning.

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The studio is coming along nicely, the floor is not coming until January 11th according to the shop we bought it at, but the rest is looking good! I'm getting excited and anxious to move all the stuff in there. It's just a dream right now.
Anyhow, I hope all of you out there in blog-land have a great holiday!

Tim's machine in among the boxes

Loads of stuff to put away yet.

My Gammill is just waiting for her place in the studio to be ready

Studio progress. It is 23 ft. wide

The room in the corner is the bathroom. It has a pocket door to save space.

Looking back toward the garage, 31 ft. in depth

The view from where my sewing machine will be.

Lights galore!! And a fan, too. How swanky can you get?

Wazoo Christmas

                                   MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU!
                                                         FROM WE TWO
                                                                       AT WAZOO!

Tick tock tick tock...

Two day until Christmas, and we have been sooooo busy! The electrician got all the lights and fan up in the studio, the TV is mounted to the wall, and tomorrow, some of the trim will go on. Yippee!! It is starting to look like a studio.
 The mess in the kitchen is clearing up, too! I can't believe how much stuff I had to put away there. We thought the kitchen had way more storage than the Florida house, but forgot we also had the second pantry closet and garage cabinets to store things in. I'm paring down as I go.

Wahoo! I found my snuggle quilt for the sofa.

Our little bit of Christmas.

This would drive some people nuts, but to me, it is fond memories of people and places I love.

Counter space!!! Cooking here is wonderful.

New washer and dryer.

The little tree is so pretty with just lights and bows on it, I haven't thought of the strung popcorn until now. I guess I will do that when I finish this!

Everybody is pooped after a long day putting away stuff.

Self portrait, relaxing by the fire.

Our living tree.

Molly helping me with the laundry.

More on Christmas. Stay good...Santa is watching!

Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat...

The move is over and now the unpacking is in full swing. We haven't been able to find the linens for the king size bed, so have slept in the guest queen bed since arriving. Kind of close quarters with a dog and two adults! Tonight, we sleep in our own bed...I broke down and bought a set of sheets for the bigger bed. Merry Christmas to me.

Tim and Mike unload some of the boxes

Molly hung out by the fire. She doesn't feel well.

On the big unloading day, the thermometer said COLD!

Frost on the Honda

We have been sleeping here in the guest room, kind of a tight squeeze.

Molly got her sofa back!

Molly hasn't a clue what's happening. Poor baby follows me around like a shadow. On top of that, she is having a flare up of her colitis and has been barfing and having bloody diarrhea. She seems better today, but is laying low mostly in Tim's or my chairs. It's been a tough couple of weeks for the little girl.
I'm sure you are getting bored to tears with blog posts that don't have quilts in them, so be sharp and find all the quilts in my post. They are the utility quilts we use on our beds and have on hand for chilly nights. I can't wait to get into the studio and get things settled there. Unfortunately, the flooring is on back order and won't be here until the second week of January, throwing a monkey wrench into the works. The walls are done and our contractor is finishing the painting this week. After Christmas, the lights will go up and then everything stops until the floor comes. The bathroom fixtures can't be installed until then, either. Rats!

Sunrise on day 2 of unloading

Tim took a little break to assemble two dining chairs. See any quilts?...

He also put in some rolling wire baskets in the pantry cabinet. Sweet!

Wish I could find the linens...I am tired and the bed looks inviting...

Quilt ladder. I haven't located the bottom one yet.

A little Christmas on the mantle

I got all the computer components hooked up and everything works! Wow!

Well, I am writing this as the sun is setting and Tim is putting some lights on the tree. We got a live blue spruce that we will plant in the yard to remind us of our move here. We have a few red bows for it, too. If I get crafty, I may string some popcorn. Mmmm...where's my hot chocolate?

I'm sleeping here tonight!

Oh dear! I have to fix supper in this chaos.

Our tree. Tim had to run down to the garage to find an extension cord...You'll see it on Christmas!

Back to the mess in the kitchen to fix some supper. Too bad pizza delivery doesn't come out here!
Ta for now!