DONE! The Sofa Project is Complete

At last! The sofa is renewed and Carolyn and I can enjoy the fruit of our labor...except that now Caro wants to make throw pillows and curtains (and who am I to object?). This has been a great learning experience and lots of fun bonding with family and friends - like an old-fashioned quilting bee.

We also had a little help from Gussie - she was good company!

Ben and I leave tomorrow for Rio Rancho and 10 days with George, Emily and Camie! Emily has already said she will allow me to get up with the little darling in the mornings, all by myself, so we can have some special "BeBe time!" We return on April 11th to the Charlotte airport.

Carolyn also leaves in the morning for home in Arkansas. It has been so wonderful to have her here. She has been the reason for lots of extended family gatherings involving food and crafts! I will miss her...back to the real world.

Happy Birthday, again, to all the spring babies!

Sofa Project Part 2

The sofa project has been moving along at a rapid pace after removing the literally thousands of staples holding the original upholstery in place. We swore that we would not duplicate the immense number of staples, but to date have used 1250 in the current sofa project!! While the sofa project has been great fun (?), it took a back seat to the Roanoke Valley Quilt Show at the Roanoke Civic Center on Friday March 25th. I had no idea the intricacies of quilt making and no real appreciation of the art they truly are! I am so glad Carolyn was along to explain the details. Enjoy!

The SOFA Project

The great sofa project has begun. This picture is the "before". My personal re-upholsterer is seen on the left! Really, Carolyn is so generous to do this with me. It took approximately 22 hours to remove all the staples, with the assistance of Vicki and our good friend Alice! We have since taken off the fabric (carefully) and used the pieces as patterns to cut the new material. I have learned I am allergic to the batting - at least, it really made the eczema on my hands flare up - so I am sticking to stapling. The new electric stapler is challenging, too. Live and learn. More updates to follow.