After a couple of weeks off from the craft room (one week for rummage sale, one week for Denis' Retirement Party, life has now (sort of) settled into a "new norm"...no longer will I put in long days home alone...Denis is now retired. When I asked a friend of mine how to deal with a retired engineer, she answered without hesitation..."Avoid and Ignore". I'll take it under advisement, Cathy, but so far it's going well.
We have been busy this first week, as construction has begun on a room addition off the back of our house. There will be commotion here now for the next 6 weeks as construction progresses. After that, there will be a family trip to Colorado. I don't expect we will settle into any kind of dual retirement routine until September. One thing Denis is finding out already, tho...he's busier now in retirement than he was when he worked! LOL
Here's the first phase of construction: the foundation wall. What a mess!
After the three quilts I finished in May (and one top not quilted or bound yet), I'm ready for some smaller, instant gratification type projects, although to be honest, none are really instant. But, they are all different and sometimes quicker to complete than a quilt.
Here's a shot of the materials pile: (Yes, some fabrics are leftovers from recent projects! Go Stash!)
One project involves a jelly roll.
One project involves a garment sewing pattern.
One project involves gathered eyelet trim.
One project involves a printed panel.
One project involves a curtain rod.
More than one project involve pillow forms.
Stay tuned to see the results!
Till next time...
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