Midweek: placemats!

 

Tuesday afternoon at the lakefront. Another mild day.

# # # # # #

In 2009 when Stevens retired we combined the contents of the parsonage with the house. We rented a storage unit to contain everything that wouldn't fit--furniture and books.  A few years after that we shuffled things around and were able to rent a smaller unit.    As of Monday afternoon (with the the help of V & J) the unit is empty!   

As Ann Patchett observed in Whistler when they were sorting through the contents of the house, ""Every teacup comes with a short documentary film."  The cherry table was in the Hilyards' big house; I remember it in the dining area of my MIL's condo. Stevens used it as a side table in the parsonage. Now it serves as the TV stand, replacing the pine sewing table that I got in Fargo (upper right).  V wanted S's dresser (he called it his bureau) and the spoon-carved chest (bought in Bismarck) replaces it in the guest room. (I'm still working on outfitting that space.)  The rest of the furniture is in the garage (previously occupied by S's car; I trade both mine and his for the new Subaru). I will offer it to my nephew and his wife who live in a late-Victorian house. 

Now, what will I do with the $75 I'm no longer paying to rent the storage unit?  LOL.

# # # # # #  In the studio:  

I finished this batch of 15 placemats for the Rotary project.

Look what came in the mail!  Sara sent these placemats to add to the supply. 

A friend turns 80 this fall and her family is having a party for her on Saturday.  A mug rug is just right for a "no gifts" birthday celebration.  I made one and then had to make a replacement.  Can you see why?   

The Happy Birthday novelty print is upside down! (Left.)  I used a non-directional print for the second version.

The quilt guild holiday exchange is a wall-hanging.  I'm using Amy Smart's tutorial (her blog is Diary of a Quilter).  These little cuties are 3-1/2 x 4-1/2 unfinished.  I'm aiming for 30 but they're such fun to make that I'll probably have a lot left over.  No problem with that.

Linking up with Wednesday Wait Loss 

Thanks for the recognition today, Jennifer!

P.S.  The very last roses from the bush in the front flowerbed.