Monday, July 13, 2015

My Kitchen Sink

Talk about slow stitching....I hate to admit this, but it's been several years...yes, years since I finished redecorating my kitchen.  I've been looking at a blank wall while doing dishes all this time.  Now, I don't mind taking my time in finding just the right pieces for decorating my home, but staring at a blank, painted wall while doing the dishes is just wrong on so many levels.  

Several months ago, I had it!  Enough is enough.  If I don't take the time to make something pretty it will never happen.  I knew all along what I wanted to make, it was just making that project a priority that was the problem....read...making me the priority.  We always put ourselves last on the list, don't we?  There was nothing stopping me but me, so as Nike says...just do it already!

Yesterday Remembered, designed by Kim Diehl in her book Simple Graces
I have loved this design by Kim Diehl since the moment I purchased the book.  I combines all my favorites...cotton, wool, and a lovely applique.  I took my sweet ol' time slow stitching this little sweetie and enjoyed every stitch!  


Now, I have something lovely to look at while doing dishes, cooking, and anytime I'm in the kitchen (which often seems like half of my life!)  I chose all the components carefully, right down to the antique buttons.  

As you can see, there's already soapy water in the sink!

Even when I'm just passing thru on my way to my sewing room, it makes me smile.  After all, isn't that exactly why we bring needle and thread to fabric anyway?  It just makes us so happy to spend our time sewing, and have something truly wonderful to enjoy afterward.  What's not to love?

My friend, Becky C., from my wonderful group of women for my Prairie Women's Sewing Circle club at The Quilt Merchant (I miss you all so much!!!), shared this awesome tip for hanging quilts.  Becky is truly an inspiration when it comes to decorating her home with quilts, and she shared how she uses the velcro 3M Command Strips to hang small quilts.  It's really wonderful.  It doesn't harm the quilt, or the walls at all, and you can easily remove or re-position the quilt any way you'd like!   My husband asked me if I was worried about the quilt getting dirty from any splashes at the sink.  Well....not so much, but honestly, if by chance I was concerned, I can just pop the quilt off the wall, and put it back.  So far...after all these years, the blank wall made it thru unharmed, so I'm not that worried about the quilt.

So...you and I need to take a lesson from this!  Make time to sew, and make more wonderful things...just for us!  We deserve it!   

And thank you, Becky, for passing along such a great tip for hanging quilts!  

  

14 comments:

  1. It's a dear little quilt with very big impact. I'm glad it brings a smile to your heart. Thanks for sharing the Velcro tip. I had no idea about this product and have the perfect place to put it to use!

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  2. Oh my, what an adorable little quilt. And thanks for the Command velcro tip.

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  3. WOW! You may have been looking at a blank wall and now you are looking at something wonderful--great job

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  4. I am thrilled for you, Pam! It looks like it was meant to go there. Now I want to go see if that is one of the Kim Diehl books I have, so I can put that pattern on my ever growing bucket list. It is a beauty!
    Looks like you have a lovely kitchen, too. So if you have to spend half of your life there, it is nice that it is a beautiful place. : )

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  5. This is adorable :). I must go and find my book.
    Jackie

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  6. You deserve to take time for yourself, always. Glad you did it.

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  7. Good for you! Your creation is so perfect for your lovely kitchen.

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  8. Thank you for sharing! Can you also share the color of your walls and where you purchased those stars with the curly hangers, please?

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  9. It's beautiful and looks wonderful where you have placed it. Well done you x

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  10. Absolutely beautiful quilt! And I LOVE that very large sink you have there!

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  11. Love the quilt. Your work is beautiful and I love the Velcro idea. I'm filing that one!

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  12. I love how the wall hanging is spotlighted. Are the command strips you use sewn on the quilt or are they permanently "stuck" on?

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  13. Happened to be looking at Kim Diehl books a couple of days ago Could'nt decide which one to buy.
    After seeing/loving your use of that little quilt I think Simple Graces is the one to get. Also, what a great idea with the velcro strips. Thanks for sharing.

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