My latest quilt

Thought I'd put in a photo of this finished Dresden plate quilt I have been working on for the past year. It was a lot of work but surely worth the effort. I've quilted for many years but when we started building this house in 2006, I had to put my quilting on hold. Only lately have I found the time to take it back up again. I am currently working on a baby quilt for a friend. When I get it done I'll try to post a pic of it as well.

Island almost done

Photos of the island my husband is building. He is making this out of very thick ply board and pine 2X4's. I still have a lot of sanding to do as you can see. I have a matching Formica top to put on this island but after he got going on this I had the idea of maybe keeping the natural wood and choosing a natural wood stain. Maybe by the end of the week I will make up my mind. I'll add a photo when he has it done. We are thinking that wood flooring may look great in the kitchen but more on that later :)

Our Wood Stove

We're using a fisher fireplace insert for heating. This was used and given to us from someone who used it for their fireplace. My husband welded on the legs and it works like a charm! Since our home is so open, it really does a good job of keeping us warm. I am not sure of the model of this stove. It has the pine tree design on the front. I'm fairly sure that this insert is a fisher mama bear model.

I know, I've been missing in action

So many other things have been taking priority in my life friends. I've so neglected my blog. But here's where we are:

We have moved in! (More about this later in an upcoming post).
This photo is the finished bar. I chose the black grout and am so happy about the results. But I warn you if you have never used the black, it is the messiest choice of any other color under the sun. That's why it took much longer because of the cleaning time. I bet I cleaned my sponges 500 times before I finished. The whole project lasted about 6 hours altogether. Now I have bought my cement board and will be doing the kitchen backsplash next.

Tiling the Bar

I started tiling the bar a few days ago. I'm using white glazed ceramic 6x6 tiles. The grout will be a toss up between green tea and black. I need to make up my mind soon. Will take more photos when I start the grouting. I plan on going to look for kitchen shelving today and I need to find a very narrow but tall cabinet to put next to our electric range.

Laying tile in half bath

Two days ago my husband showed me how to lay ceramic tile. I am getting the hang of it but that adhesive is a mess! This photo is of the tile I've laid in the half bath and our vanity. These tiles are 8x8's.