Jumping by---

Does life ever slow down? Maybe if my allergy-meds would work, it would make me at least feel better on this ride.

Remember the bucketbag I showed a couple posts ago? Well, they went into the booster-club's silent auction and brought $35 each. Yes, there were two ---similiar but a little different. I also was asked to make two more for that same price...of which will pay back for the fabric purchased for all sewed.

Also, those of us who always volunteer to do/make for our children involved in too many projects....I made a pan of brownies. Chocolate frosted, nuts..the whole thing. Yep...would you pay $30 for a pan of brownies? Well, one lady did and told me that she'd make sure I got my pan back because she for-sure wouldn't ever use it!

As far as the house-progress. I'm waiting on a wood-stainer. He was suppose to be at my house several weeks ago, but since we weren't quite ready for him he took on another fast-job. That job turned into taking longer than expected, so we're the ones waiting. Stain and then flooring..can you can FINISHED?! Don't ask me when we're moving--Sometime between now and Christmas.

How about a lighting preview? These light fixtures were put on my want-list several months ago for my dining room and kitchen and then low-and-behold Lowe's discontinues them. Oh, the power of Ebay! Some good-soul bought the whole line and they're in the process of being shipped to my Rural Route address as I type! And..did I mention the price was about half of what I would've paid for them if they were purchased 6 months ago? Gotta love a sale.

A Look inside the House

Some weeks there seems to be a lot of progress and other weeks nothing. Here's the latest:




Looking down into the basement. The lights on the left are called "kick-lights". I liked them because I can change the bulbs myself with getting the ladder out. The whole basement is painted "something blue" by Sherwin Williams. I kept singing the Smurf song while we were painting. It's VERY blue...but very pretty. Have I said: The basement is two bedrooms and a livingroom--total area about 26x26 or 676 sq ft.

Standing in the dining area looking towards the walkway on the west side of the kitchen. My pantry door is open and the main part of the kitchen is on the right. The center door goes down into the basement.--Laundry room is on the right side of that door.


Standing in the east side of the kitchen back again towards the pantry over the island which isn't where it's permanent location will be. Pantry has shelves!






My Pantry door. I wanted something different--took me two weeks to find this door. We'll see how long it takes me to break it!

In the livingroom. Doesn't everybody have two saws in their livingroom? The window on the right is over my kitchen sink.




Standing in the other end of the livingroom. The master bedroom is through the hall on the left side and my sewing room is the door on the right.


These two are my sewing room--and closet. I have a south and west window, so there's lots of natural light. The walls are painted a light tan color and the woodwork will be stained this week (HOPEFULLY) .
I was also told I'd have sidewalks, porches and a driveway this week. I've learned to get excited when you see them show up, but not until.

If you haven't noticed, this house is very open. The rooms are large and one flows into another. Had a gal come out over the weekend who wanted to know who designed the house. Yeah...MamaKoch the designer?! All of the contractors have loved working here because of the open feelings to the rooms. They say so many of the new homes today are small choppy rooms. This house doesn't have a LOT of rooms...just usable square feet in each one!

New Quilted Bag

I've been higher than a kite on allergy-meds this weekend, but I knew I had a deadline (okay, I'm a week ahead) for this project.

Every year our FFA group holds a fundraiser where the kids are auctioned off for a day's worth of work. Some of the parents (yeah, you know who we are) volunteer to make handwork or homecooked (fresh cookies) to also be auctioned off.

This is what I came up with this year:

It's called a BucketBag and I got the directions from Andrea at The Welch Quilter.

If you're not from Oklahoma or one of the surrounding states, you make not "get" the fabric. The Orange/Black is symbolic for Oklahoma State University which is the big Agricultural University in our state. ** It's NOT Halloween fabric**

The directions Andrea has posted are easy to follow along. I think the only thing different I did was to shorten the handles. The next one I make may be made with bigger squares and given as a diaper bag.

Since I'm a week ahead of my deadline, I may make another one!

A pretty find....

If you have a minute, go over to Sue's and look at her courthouse steps quilt. I didn't link just the one post because you need to scroll down and look at the previous post of a close-up. It has applique and she's hand quilting it.

Absolutely georgous.

A little quilty!

I got reminded that I haven't posted anything quilty lately. Sorry...I have to dust poor Bernina off anymore before I can even use her.

Here's two things that I have tried to do. These two quilts are string blocks made by members of our local guild--I've sewn them tegether. No, I didn't even make the blocks, but feel lucky to get to set down long enough to sew some blocks!

They both needed pressing before they go to the quilter, but while the wind wasn't blowing and Rusty wasn't around--I snapped a quick picture!

Here is what we've been busy with (besides the new house)--County Fair Time! Grand Champion Barrow. This is the last show before we go to the State Level--which is the first week in October. I'm always inspired at the state fair with the variety of quilts they have too! It'll be a fun trip.