A little tour...

Hi everyone,

I can't show you my secret sewing until after Christmas. I can show you the huge mess I made in my sewing room though LOL.  You know how some people only show magazine worthy photos of perfectly placed everything?  It's not like that here, so for your amusement, I present:

 

Wall # 1.  This sewing cabinet was made for me by a friend's hubby in 1980. It has lived in Oklahoma, California, Texas, and now Australia.  The reason for all the stuff on it is because...

 

 

Wall #2.  I cleared off this bookshelf so I could give it a good clean.

 

 

More of the stuff landed here.  Back in my younger days, I was a Registered Massage Therapist in Texas and this is the table I used.  The table has a solid piece of  shelving on it and the ugly bits are mostly covered with lace curtain fabric. I store batting under there.  When it is cleared off, it is a nice place for cutting things out and ironing things too large for the ironing board.

 

 

Turn again to the right, and there is wall #3. This chest of drawers holds ribbons, lace, boxes of DMC, sewing supplies, etc. One whole drawer is devoted to small scraps.  The dollhouse belongs to De and she has had it since she was a little girl. Most of my FQ's are there.

 

 

Beside that is this doll bed.  Clearly, more stuff has landed here that needs attention...

 

 

One more turn to the right, and this is my fabric stash. I always keep my fabric neat, no matter how messy the rest of the room gets.  The fabric is all sorted by colours and categories. Larger yardage is at the bottom.  There are more FQ's there that need to be put back in the doll house though.

 

 

There is still plenty to do, but I did make some progress.

 

 

Two of my fave dolls have fresh dresses and a safe place to sit.

 

 

This doll is very old. My mother kept her wrapped in tissue paper and hidden away in a cedar  chest. I have no daughters to pass her on to, and I want to enjoy her myself. She will be safe here too.  That's all for now.  I won't be sitting by the phone waiting for a call from House Beautiful :)  I have more sewing and more sorting to do.  xx debbie

 

 

Foster doggy update

Hi everyone,
It's been a hard week with too many tears to count.  I've known for about two weeks that she would be picked up on Tuesday to go live with her new adoptive family.  Knowing she was going did not make the day any easier.  This is my all time fave picture of her.

Or maybe it was this one....

I can't resist a smiling dog picture.

Girl 8 originally came to me the first time quite overweight and I had strict instructions not to give her very many treats.  Our last weekend together, I treated her with rawhide and told her how much I would miss her and how much I enjoyed our time together.  When she left on Tuesday, I had no idea when the next dog would come. I was only hoping I would have another one before Christmas.

Wednesday morning, I was looking forward to a visit from my dear friend De.  I knew it would be a good day.  Early in the morning, I saw this pretty sight...the sun shining through these simple plant cuttings.

This pretty pair have been visiting for weeks, but they take flight at the slightest sound.  I was finally able to get a picture of them. If you know what they are called, please tell me because I want to email this picture to my family in Texas.

Not long after De arrived, the phone rang. I wasn't going to answer, but I heard a familiar voice on the machine so I picked up..."Deb, this is an emergency, are you able to take a dog in a couple of
hours"?  :))))))

Meet Girl 11:

She is 6 years old and she is a working dog for a blind person.

This is the first day she came to me. She was exhausted. She was flown in from a rural part of QLD and then she spent a fair bit of time at the Vet having tests done.

Poor girl had a very busy day. She tucked herself in early with Bunny and then all I heard was snoring after that!!

On the second day, she was more alert. She is very calm and has not barked at all. She just loves to stay close to me.  She is the most affectionate of all the dogs so far.

I expect to have her for around a month while her health issues are being sorted out.  Her person
has had to leave her behind and fly home. 
She is doing a great job of mending my broken heart. Welcome, Girl 11! xx Debbie

note: I've always called Girl 8 by that name. She was Girl 8 AND Girl 10. Girl 9 was a Black Lab and her photos are posted too.  So, this really is Girl 11.

FNWF

Hi everyone,

I enjoyed a productive night of stitching and a couple of other things with you.

I sewed the last four rows of squares on to complete this baby quilt flimsy. It is made of 4" squares, all scraps, and the rows are 9x9.

I hope you enjoyed the BEEGEES concert.  This is my fave Friday night sewing music :)

I spent some time cutting out lots of little pieces for a Christmas dolly which I cannot show yet because the person it is for is very observant :) This is why the fabric is wrong side up too.

I  put some fabric in some tea to dye it.

Then I remembered I had this snow white piece of flannel and I wanted to tea dye it too.

Girl 8 likes to cuddle the foot pedal of my sewing machine. When she moves, I move it back where it goes.   Thank you Cheryll for hosting this lovely evening. xx debbie