I am going to have to switch from making tops to getting these quilted. Anymore I don't like having unquilted tops laying around because in the past they have easily turned into UFOs! Here are the 5 tops.
Saturday I drove to Keim Lumber in Charm, Ohio to get more casing and baseboard. One way takes about an hour and twenty minues I also ordered a door for a closet and some baseboard in longer lengths which they will deliver in a couple weeks. On my way back I stopped at the bulk food store in Sugarcreek to get some spices and nuts. Here is what I brought home from the lumber yard.
I needed to sort all of this out using my lists and room layouts that I drew. I marked each piece on the back where it needed to be installed and grouped those pieces together
I want to get the living room finished first so I laid out what I needed and primed those pieces. I had enough room on the sawhorses for a few more pieces so I also primed the casing for the window in the studio.
Painting and installing trim every night will be the norm for the next week. Tonight will be giving these pieces a light sanding and then putting on the first coat of finish paint.
I have a neighbor who is a painter by trade and he stopped over last evening to look at the high areas I need help with - the ceiling and the entry. He is going to come Wednesday evening. That will be huge to get that done!
3 comments:
I'm glad you are getting the help you need with those high areas to paint. It will probably be a relief to do some quilting as a break from the baseboard job.
So glad things are moving apace at home and in quilting.
Lately I've been pin basting three or four quilts at the same time - using all of one batt and any leftover scraps needed to complete that last one. I started mine by pinning an older top everytime I pinned a new one. Just to clear out the UFOs. And it's working! I'm moving through the quilting, clearing out larger old pieces for backs, and clearing a huge backlog of small bits of batt. I think you'll be happy with this plan.
I am so impressed with how much of this you are doing on your own. Go girl!
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