The 6 blocks I've done for the Xmas swap look better with same colors surrounding the center.  They do look like ornaments, I want to put a pretty red ribbon on the top to make it look like it's ready to hang on your tree. 

Here's a picture of the ornament block I'm making for a swap, think I need a darker fabric on the side of the center piece.  Or not. 

Hasn't this been the most beautiful day ever.  Very  low vision day so no sewing but George and I worked in the kitchen washing down the cabinets with Murphy's oil soap on all the wood.  I did the counter tops and shined up the appliances.  George is applying a coat of urathene to all the window sills, they needed it badly.  Things are looking good around here.

I still haven't found the right fabric for the borders on the drunkard's path bed runner.  I really just need to make up my mind and go for it, this isn't going to be a judged quilt, it's just going to be on the foot of our bed.  Shees!!! 

Well better get off the computer and go watch some tv with George and enjoy the rest of the evening.  Might be able to see enough to do some hand piecing on the Orange peel top. 

Windows done

and I've posted a photo of the clean guest room.  You should have seen it before, no you shouldn't.  That's why I didn't take a picture.  Now I'm ready to relax and do some more sewing.  George has gone of to brother Bill's to work on his new windows, someting was missing.  Going to finish my bed runner for our bed.  Back is killing me, low vision day but all is well in my world, I can see enough to do some sewing.  My Bernina 200 is in the shop for its annual check up so sewing on the +40 yr. old Bernina that still sews like a champ.  I've decided that I need to make some new curtains for the bay window in the living room, the old lace ones are shredding away in spots.  George just called and wants to go visit our money at the Casino so it's off to get cleaned up.

 

Pictures of our guest room, gess I should have taken a before.

Still hanging in there

been busy but not sewing.  George and I have been cleaning windows, curtains, guest bedroom and anything else that looks like it needs clean up.  We should finish tomorrow, hope I get a call that my beloved Bernina is done with it's annual check up and up date, took it in Monday.  It was working fine but kept getting the pop up that it needed to see a service guy so took it in Mon.  I could get my old one out and might do that tomorrow when all the cleaning is done.  Doing the windows a few weeks early but George is driving the vote mobile in Oct. for early votingg and he'll be one of the 3 election judges.  I will be finishing  the drunkards path bed runner.  It should feel good to have it at the foot of the bed by then.

Found out our sweet Katie's little hamster, peanut, is not  with us.  I know she's heart broken, she loved that little fur ball.