Since The Last Post,

I finished the Picnic Sparkle Quilt for my aunt.

 She picked it up and I didn't get to take a  nice bright picture of it, so this pick is by her son. I plan to make another one, but twin size using different fabrics.

I have started back on the Scrappy Comic Strip disaster.

However, I still rather not show it, but I am going to finish it. I am not a quitter.

When I stumbled across design walls from fellow bloggers, I decided to make one for myself. I think it is a must for any quilter for the purpose of designing the layout. You don't have to worry about putting away your fabric and then trying to put it back when you get ready to work on it again. I fell in love with the idea of having a layered design wall for multiple projects from Sew Katie Did

Mine is in the beginning stages. 

I spent a lot of time trying to find the lest expensive way to do this. What I found was that a softtop bed under pad will do it and it only cost me $9 from walmart. It is vinyl on the back and soft felt like cotton on the top. Before I make my wall layered, I want a under pad big enough for at least a queen sized project.

So what you see above on my design wall is what I am working on using the reunion Charm pack and navy blue solids.  I am waiting for my fabric for the Lazarus Quilt to arrive to get started on it.

That's all for now.

Tell me what you think.

DIY

I have discovered that I am good with my hands. When it comes to fixing things around the house, I'm your girl. J Quilting, of course, is my first love; however, I have fallen in love with refinishing furniture, as well.  For the longest time I wanted to get rid of the 4-seater glass table in our dining room and replace it with, at least, an 8-seater wooded table.  However, we could not afford one.

So last year, I spotted an old table at a neighborhood store for only $100 but it needed some work and I needed $100.

I saved some birthday money and went back to the store and they still had it. I bought it, brought it home, and started working on it.  I’ve never attempted to do anything of this sort in my life.  The plan was to strip off all of the old paint and finish; sand it to the original wood; and re-stain the table. Sorry I did not take any pictures of every step. I will remember next time.

I was so happy when I got to this stage I just wanted to look at it.  I also became a little nervous about moving on to the staining and finishing.

 

I am so proud of the finished product. Once I finish putting all the finishing touches on the dining room, I'll post a pic of what it looks like in the room.