25 October 2007

WIP Wednesday Thursday - Oct 25

I really have been working on stuff. Proof! Right there to the left. That's the Autumn's Harvest Pumpkin from Crabapple Hill Studio. I had to put it aside for a bit while I finished knitting a poncho for a Christmas gift. I still need to crochet the side seams together and the edging, however. I also am taking a knitting class for a new (to me) technique for socks. I took an incredibly fuzzy picture this morning of the 3 items that I got pin basted over the weekend, including the challenge quilt that I'm calling 'Dance!'. The other 2 are Skillbuilder panels that I picked up at Great American Quilt Factory. I thought I'd use these to loosen up on when I machine quilt.

Christine wanted to see what the house looks like now. I couldn't get the same angle because of the tree(s) so I had to shoot it almost straight on. The biggest change is the deck, or really, the lack of the deck. We made two smaller decks instead of one that wrapped around, mainly because of price, but I like the smaller ones better. The hardest part was removing the concrete footings. You know what? An engine hoist works really, really good for this once the ground was soaked in water. Another big change is the stove pipe. In the drawing it was a short pipe that was for an older wood burning stove. We removed that stove and for years had only the forced air furnace (ugh) and the passive solar for a heat source. Within the last couple of years we installed a smaller wood burning stove with a catalytic converter and a cook top. The regulations have changed for the height of the stove pipe so the photo shows the longer pipe. The other big change is not reflected in the photo and that is the landscaping is mature. The white bucket is my weed bucket. And you can see there on the right that the frosty nights have zapped my day lilies.

It's a simple, small house, but it's home.

9 comments:

  1. Love your blog!! I am offically giving you credit for breaking my quilting slump! Thanks! You have inspired me. Not to mention I love you house, and quilts.
    Vicki

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  2. Your house is great. And all the blue sky that goes with it. Is that snow on the deck?

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  3. You are certainly the talented lady - crocheting, knitting, quilting, home designer, and embroidery! Amazing.

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  4. Skill building panels . . .what will they think of next? Those are a fantastic idea. I love to have a few things in the works. A girl never knows what she might be in the mood to work with.

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  5. Talent you have..I think your house is so cute...Your drawing is skills are great...I would really like to live in CO...Hope all is well...Toni

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  6. Hi Paula, love the pumpkin panel..the stitching is beautiful!
    And how clever you two are to have build your own space...I turly envy that ability. Maybe in my next lifetime I'll find a willing partner *VBS*
    About the flannel quilts, I do only do a 1/4" seam, and haven't had any troubles with fraying out. I usually avoid really loose weave flannel tho...so far, so good. A wider seam would certainly work, I think. Keep up the great work! Hugs, FInn

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  7. I'm glad you took a picture of your house for me! It looks really nice. You built it yourself?

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  8. Hi Paula the house looks great. Will the day lillies survive?

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  9. Your pumpkin is coming along a treat! I love that piece more and more -- I think I may have to order that one!

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