GOOD NEWS, DEAR JANE BLOCKS AND CHERRIES

First, the good news!  We found a house, made an offer and it was accepted!!!  The bad news is that we can't move in until the middle of August because there are renters in the house and they have to get 30 days notice, so with some extra time thrown in there for what I don't know, we are supposed to close on August 14.  The house has 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a one car garage and is a duplex, but is a very nice one and in a super nice neighborhood.  We are definitely downsizing, but we will make it work.  Luckily, we sold a lot of our furniture and stuff.

I couldn't believe how many closets it has.  Besides the normal closets in bedrooms, it has at least 4 (maybe 5) closets in the hallway.  One is a broom closet and the other 3 are linen-type closets.  One is already designated for quilting along with one of the bedrooms and it's regular closet which is quite large.  I'm determined to have a design wall this time - big enough for a large quilt.  I'll need it for the log cabin quilt for sure if I want to get those blocks sewn together correctly.  There is also a pantry in the kitchen!  The kitchen is about 1/4 the size of the kitchen in my old house, but then, it's way bigger than the kitchen in the camper, so it will seem big to me after living in the camper another 6 weeks.

So, until August 14, I will plan to do as much sewing with the fabric I have as I can.  We plan to take a trip to the coast too.

Here are a couple more Dear Jane blocks that I made.  I was happy that this first one wasn't as hard as it looked.  It really is pretty square - the sides kept sticking up when I took the picture.  The fabric I used for both of these blocks is from the "scrap bin" at Common Threads in Waxahachie, TX.  I love to go there and dig through the scraps to fill up a baggie for just $2.00!  Maybe I can go there when we go to pick up our furniture that's in storage and can get some more.  Do you think DH will let me?

A-11

 I'm getting better at paper piecing, but none of my blocks are "perfect."  And that's fine with me!  I'm glad to be getting them made!

BR-2

Our son's house has 2 cherry trees, so my GS and I picked as many as we could - he did the tree climbing - and we made 2 cherry pies.  He pitted the cherries and I made the pie crust.  One pie went into the freezer for when DS/DIL return from Europe and one is half eaten.  Yummy!  That's the first time I ever made a cherry pie from fresh cherries!

If you look close you can see some cherries on the tree.

I hope everyone has a great weekend and has some time to do some sewing!