some assembly required . . .

I have had the most marvelous time putting "Neesey's Nook" in working order! My darling hubby did the hard stuff . . . hanging insulation and pegboard, painting, laying linoleum, and hanging shelves! But then I got to come in and do the fun stuff!  So let's start at the front and I'll give you a little tour. First off, no door of mine is complete without a wreath:

This is the perfect place for this very "campy" wreath (although after looking at it, I think I will move the hook up to the top part of the lattice)!  And then if you look directly down...

You'll see I purchased (with a Bed, Bath & Beyond gift card I got for Christmas) a lovely, heavy-duty mat -- which is an absolute must when you leave in the middle of the woods.  Trust me.  

Probably the first thing you see when entering is the ironing corner:

Oh gosh, I do love pegboard!  Let me get in a little closer here . . .

Isn't that fun?  I love those little baskets!  And my sprays looked much neater and easier to grab. My "Count it *all* JOY!!!" mini won't stay there . . . I'm just trying to hide the worst of the ironing board stains!  

A quick peek up here . . . 

Todd installed this shelf so I'd have a place to put my fabric bins!  These bins are my stash (usually a fat quarter or less), organized by colors.  I have a couple of rubbermaid tubs of yardage.  Shhhh.  We left the roof unfinished.  I may go back and paint it white, later.  But for now it was good as it was and I rather like the rustic look.

On down and around is the cutting corner. I can't think of anything more phenomenal than having one's rulers and templates all available at one's fingertips.

Well, most of them are in finger reach.  If you move on past the window, you'll see where my bigger rulers and templates are hanging:

You see that there is the door (where we came in).  Just to the right of the door (or to the left, if you're outside looking at the front) is my sewing corner . . .

Isn't it darling?!  I found a nifty pegboard hanger that was just perfect for my scissors!  And then right above the window:

JOY!  And buttons!  Both very good things. Would you believe I got two of the "JOY" decorations for Christmas?! It actually made me very happy. First of all, that people associate that word with me (and that's all Jesus) and secondly, because it gave me one for the RV and one for my nook!  Perfect. Each one of the windows has open space above it. This window has the entire width, and the other two are divided by a 2X4.

Now that Neesey's Nook is open for business, we also have our dining nook back in the RV:

Yay!  We can have breakfast at the table together again! LOL!!

So that was nook assembly . . . now for quilt assembly.  On the 'wall' this week is, of course, the pineapple quilt. I finished the hand-stitching and now to prepare the top and bottom pieces to attach:

My seam coverings will be a LOT longer. But gauging from the layout below, all my black lines are going to line up perfectly.  Whew!

This may be the biggest quilt I've ever pieced *and* quilted by myself! And there's still an 8.5" border to go all the way around. I cannot wait to have it on my bed for real!

Linking up today with Patchwork Times.  Have a GREAT week!!

:)

off to a good start . . .

I knew I wanted to keep up with my stash again this year, but I also knew I wanted to do it a little differently. I do like knowing how much yardage I've actually purchased when the year is over . . . but that wasn't reflected in my numbers.  So I've set up this year's report just a little differently:

Tah dah!  Yeah, I know, as long as it's out, it's out, but I like to know. What hasn't changed is my goal to use/give away MORE than I purchase or otherwise acquire. We'll see. This go 'round, three of the yards I added purchased were solid black, for the pineapple quilt.  The other half yard was two fat quarters of pretty Christmas fabric that I liked.  Both the yardage and the FQs were on sale--one of our LQSs has an annual store-wide sale on January 1 . . .

Pandemonium! We had a fun time bumping into each other...quite literally. I spied this darling little piece on the wall while we were there:

Isn't that cute??!  I'll have to add that to my growing list of 'want to's' -- that have to wait until my UFOs are finished!!

In other news, I've made some exciting progress on the quilting cabin . . .

Of course, those pics are already outdated as we hang shelves and stuff!! I'm trying to come up with an appropriate name for my space.  So far the only thing I've come up with is "Neesey's Nook".  Any thoughts?

And speaking of 'Neesey', here's a darling shot of the group for which I am so named:

Aren't they just delicious?!  Getting all five of them to look at the camera at the same time and smile (and hold still) is nearly impossible, but that makes it all the more precious to me!

And then of course, there's this one . . .

I think Leia has missed you all!  Baahahaha!!

And finally, if I get in some slow stitching time, this is what I'll be working on . . . still trying to stitch down that last seam covering before moving on to the top and bottom sections.

Oh well, at least when I'm ready, I'll have my space ready to go!

Linking up today with Patchwork Times, Kathy's Quilts, and sarah did it!

Happy Sunday!

:)

last wow . . .

Or rather, Works in progress On Wednesday = WOW!

This is not just the last Wednesday of the year, but the last DAY of the year! Where did 2014 fly away to?! Todd and I will probably spend the evening relatively quietly, depending on what Bowl Games are on when we get home from church, and a pot of pinto beans and ham, which is already in the crock pot. Tomorrow morning, though, is our Stitcher's annual get together for a meal (breakfast at Cracker Barrel this year) and shopping the sale at Patches & Stitches, one of our LQSs. For me it will be more about the fellowship than the shopping, and that's fun stuff!

With the thought of fleeting time in mind, I've been plugging away on the Pineapple Quilt this week (remember, I've determined that I will have it finished before the end of January). I managed to assemble the middle three sections so far:

I'm working on stitching up the last seam 'cover' out of the four required.  You zigzag stitch the pieces together like so:

And then the strip (which you've machine stitched on like binding, on both sides--one on the front and the other on the back) flips over and hides where you've connected them:

Voila!

And that's what I'm doing right now. I'll probably finish this and prep the strips to attach the long row of blocks across the top and bottom, too.  Who knows, maybe I'll have those attached and finished by the week's end?!  Maybe not. LOL! One thing I do know and that's that this quilt will be pretty decent-sized. It's square, and I still have 8" borders to add to the sides. This one is going on the bed. For sure!

And the other quilty thing being worked on is my cabin!

Pegboard walls all the way around . . . and it's being painted white (by my very darling husband) as I type! Isn't that awesome?!  I'll can hang every tool and ruler and template I have on its own hook!  LOL!

So that's what I'm working on, what about you?  Linking up with Esther's Blog today!

:)

designing walls . . .

Quite literally, that is!  I was a bit of a tease, yesterday, showing off a *tiny* portion of one of my 'quilty' Christmas presents . . .

The rest of it is this beautiful building . . .

OH MY GOSH!  I was so thrilled/surprised/shocked/awestruck when I opened this present on Christmas morning! It was actually a picture, since it arrived the day after Christmas.  It's all for me!  My very own quilting cabin! With a lovely, covered front porch for a rocking chair and a little table.  Room for tea and hand-stitching:

Perfect, right?  Inside is bare, for now . . .

But I've got an idea of how I want it to look!

And what magnificent views I'll have, regardless of which window I'm looking out:

Today, Todd's purchased the insulation and pegboard for walls and he'll get the electricity hooked up:

And then I'll do my magic with paint and curtains and shelves and tables! And move all my quilty things and fabric out of the RV and into the QC!

Best. Husband. Ever.  :)

In the meantime (aka, inside the RV where it's warm and dry), I've resurrected The Pineapple Quilt.

I've determined that it will be my first finish/UFO finish for 2015 (if not earlier)! Linking up with Patchwork Times! 

Happy quilting!

:)