First floor side walls in place and trusses for second floor getting set - these trusses were BIG & Heavy!
Another view from the front:
Front view of crane from the road - the crane was BIG, too ;-)
One more view from the pond side, I just couldn't resist and I needed to take my golden bears (retrievers) for a dip, they were getting hot just watching:
It only took 3 1/2 hours for them to put ALL the trusses in place - I thought it would take ALL day!
And now for the roof:
Starting to actually look like a real building!
Not too bad - and some of the doors and windows arrive tomorrow, just in time before the rain sets in ;-)
So what am I doing when I'm not taking pictures? Well, believe it or not, been a little busy with a couple of projects of my own.
I'm in the middle of two baby quilts for gifts, here's pics of one of the embroidery blocks for one of the quilts:
Turning out adorable, don't ya think?
While the blocks are getting embroidered, I decided to make a few Bow Tie blocks from Bonnie Hunter's cheddar challenge - it's actually from 2011, but I'm running a little behind trying to get caught up:
Sorry for the glare, but they're turning out great!
I love to chain piece and these cheddar and scrappy Bow Tie blocks are perfect for that - here's a better pic:
Aren't these too cute?!
Bonnie's directions call for 2" squares and 1 1/4" squares for the smaller 'snowball-type' blocks. I tweaked that to accommodate my 2 1/2" jelly roll strips that I have a ton of and am committed to thinning down this year so my blocks are 2 1/2" squares w/1 1/2" smaller squares and finish out raw at 4 1/2" and 4" finished in a quilt, which are numbers I like to work with ;-).
I've also been doing a little practicing on my new-ish HQ16 longarm whenever I get stressed out, I just walk over and quilt for awhile - it works! And I'm starting to improve on my free-motion feathers:
Practicing on this marked top has taught me a lot! Still have more to learn, but I'm gettin' there...
AND, I got the crooked quilt bound:
I like to use a blind hem/applique stitch turned down to a low setting to give the effect of hand stitching, the walking foot helps keep everything nice and straight!
Washed and ready for it's destiny - I think it may end up on a guest bed in the new studio, I'll keep you posted
And when I get bored ;-), I also go out to my former quilting studio - now back to a garage, and put together furniture for my youngest daughter who's moving into her first house this weekend:
This is the dresser - ready to be put together...
Here's the finished chest:
It's chocolate brown w/brushed nickel hardware - not too bad for contemporary/modern...
I already did the bed, quilt and curtains - whew! At least I don't have to worry about that!! But there's shelving to paint and I'm in charge of hanging ALL the drapes/curtains - I can hardly wait ;-)
I'll share more later but for now - gotta get back to it...
Later,
~Deb
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