My Finished Projects.

I have not been a very good blogger of late. I have been so caught up in finishing projects because I wanted to show you something. My grand daughter had a birthday in April. I wanted to send her a quilt. I have had this pattern for almost two years. It was so far beyond my quilting skills. I would stare at the pattern and put it away. In January, I decided that I was going to do this no matter what. It had sixty eight pieces. I had all of my fabric and I was going to do it this year. I of course, wasn't finished by her birthday. I did manage to finish it this last week. I mailed it and now I can show you this quilt.

They are on vacation this week.  In one of the pictures, I noticed that C. had taken it with her. It really made this grandma a very happy lady.

I did finish my Rabbit rug yesterday and even managed to get it steamed. I am so happy with this rug, I cannot even begin to tell you. It is what I have seen in my mind and now I can move on to something else.

I will start binding it today. I have enjoyed every single thing about this rug. Now I need to figure out what is next.

This summer I plan on refinishing all of the vanities in all of the bathrooms. I have been experimenting on small wood projects to get in the practice. That is why you are seeing the table project and now these small wood projects. I don't normally like painting, but I am making myself like it. Just like gardening. I never really liked it until I made myself like it. The thing they have in common is I don't like to get my hands dirty. I have learned to love gardening and painting, I just have to push through it. Because I am really very lazy.

Here is one of the small wood projects I did with Ron's help last night. I am not a very good measurer. So he has to help me. I like to mainly eyeball things.

I am going to rough it up today and stain it I think. I really like it though.

My last few projects. I have two washboards. One a friend gave me and one I bought in an antique store. I wanted them so I could show my counted cross stitch things I work on all of the time. I thought I would just use magnets. The wash board part isn't metal that anything will stick to. So my washboards have just sat there as washboards. Then I saw this picture. So simple. A string and close pins. I didn't even know if Michael's sold clothespins. They do! In every color you can imagine and in sizes I never thought about in my life. Now I have a way to show my cross stitch things without messing up my wash boards. You know in case I ever have to use them for real. So here they are. One in on the fireplace and one is in my laundry room.

By the fireplace.

In the laundry room.

I love simple solutions.

That is what I have been doing. I wake up every morning so excited about projects. Now I am going to finish His Eye is on the Sparrow. I can't wait.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I really appreciate it.

~Kim~

"A swarm of bees in May

Is worth a load of hay;

A swarm of bees in June

Is worth a silver spoon;

A swarm of bees in July

Is not worth a fly."

-  Rhyme from England