Yard Sale!

I decided to send some of the accumulation away. Yard sales are a good way to do that. I like to have the sale at my son's house cause he lives in Hanford on are fairly busy corner two blocks east of 11th avenue and two blocks south of Grangeville Avenue. So far I've taken In $45.
My husband Steve and my son Rod are installing a new sink and working to finish up the counter tops in the kitchen. We bought this little house 3 pr 4 years ago and have been slowly remodeling. We pretty much gutted the interior and started over. New exterior doors, new floors, new drywall, new bathroom (down to the studs), new kitchen (again down to the studs), all new appliances and a on-demand-water heater. I guess you could call this a pay-as-you-work project.

Steve just returned from buying more parts at Orchard for the sink installation and now we have to order the parts. Now the guys want we to take them to lunch with my yard sale money. So I guess I need to pack up the left overs and move on to lunch and then home for some sewing time.

Vintage Ruffled Sheet Quilt with sleeping Georgia

Here is Georgia asleep under her 5th Birthday quilt.  She says it feels so very comfy.  It is a little big for her youth bed, but when she takes it home it will fit perfectly on her new twin bed with a pink head board.

Right now this quilt and four others: Gramercy Park, Posh, Flip Flop, and Halloween, are at the Kings County Fair Grounds getting judged for the fair competition.  Georgia helped me deliver these quilts to the Home Arts Building and even pinned the name cards to each quilt.  So come on out to the Kings County Fair to see these quilts up close and in person.

The Posh Chez Moi quilt was returned to me from my long arm quilter, Bobbie Jones of Nipomo,  earlier this month and I rushed to finish the binding and label. I finished sewing on the label the same morning I was to take to the Fair Grounds and ran out of time to take a picture,  but will post one as soon as I can.

Another picture of my Georgia.  I made this little dress with my serger and even embroidered a little heart motif on the front.  She picked the fabric and  was very specific about the green being the skirt and purple in the yoke and trim.

Georgia!

Here is my sweet Georgia wearing her birthday dress I made for her, the scooter that Judy and Nat gave her, and her new Skechers tennis shoes that her Great Aunt Judith gave her.  She loves these three gifts the most she said.

Busy Life!

Life has been very busy here at the Morrison's home and business. My hubby Steve is now the a district leader in the Elks world, that is The Benevolent Order of Elks. He accepted a District Chairmanship and we have been traveling with the District Vice President visiting all of the lodges in the East Central District. The State convention was the last week in May and the National convention is the second week in July. The Bylaws dictate that the VP and his Chairman visit each lodge between those two conventions. We have been to 9 of the lodges so far and have 6 more to visit in the next two weeks. Each lodge visited we have hordorves, cocktails and dinner. Some weeks we visit three or two lodges. I can't remember he last time I prepared a dinner meal, cause we always come home with leftovers.

So far it has been more fun than I anticipated, but I sure have lost a lot of home time going on these visits.

I have several quilt pictures to post, as well as garden pictures. Maybe there will time this next week.

Today was my Birthday and I received many good wishes. My Granddaughter, Georgia just called to sing Happy Birthday to me. She is visiting her other Grandmother, so I won't see her until late next week.

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Three Days at Home

I've been cooking, gardening, and sewing. Too bad we have had so much wind this weekend, I could have been outside more. I have almost finished the binding and sleeve for the Posh quilt. Picture to come soon. I'm planning to enter several quilts in the Kings County Fair.

Peonies and Oakleaf Hydrangeas

These beautiful flowers sit beneath a pecan tree at the east end of my front flower border.  I have a collection of David Austin roses and another collection of Martha Stewart roses in full bloom.  The Bachelor Buttons are shoulder high to me and wave in the breeze.  I am so looking forward to the back yard shade garden to bloom with pink and blue Hydrangeas.  I planted my vegetable garden last weekend and will show pictures of the progress soon.

There hasn't been too much quilting happening, since my father-in-law is visiting from Texas.  My sewing room has a Murphy Bed, and when we have a visitor my sewing room becomes a guest room.   My husbands father is 90 years old and gets around very well.  Right now he is playing a round of golf.

Best of the Valley Purchases

Yes, this will be another sewing project for Miss Georgia.  I seem to make her a new skirt or pants or dress about this time of the year.  I will try to have ready for her Birthday party on May 1st.  I am going on a sewing retreat and should be able to finish along with her Vintage Sheet Ruffle Quilt.  My plan is to make the dress and ruffled pants first and the ruffled skirt next.