Alright, y'all -- I finally finished those two little appliqué blocks for my Stonefields quilt that I was prepping at the end of May, and good riddance to them! Behold, my design wall displaying meager progress:
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| 29 Blocks Completed for Stonefields Sampler Quilt by Susan Smith |
Stitching the stems was fine, but needle turning these flower shapes was a wretched and miserable stitching plan that I regretted almost immediately.
I have a happy little snippet of renovation progress to share today! Behold, my in-progress laundry room. Can you tell a quilter lives here?
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| Limestone Mosaic Installed Over Laundry Sink |
From a distance you might think it's wallpaper, but it's a honed limestone mosaic tile. It was a splurge but I was helpless to resist (and my husband was foolish enough to send me to the tile showroom unsupervised). The tile crew installed this on Thursday and it still needs to be grouted. That brown paper is covering up and protecting my soapstone counter (same color as the dark gray/black squares in the mosaic) and a laundry sink directly beneath the window. The window trim is only primed right now; it will be painted the same color as the crown molding and the cabinets once the tile installation is complete. The painters also taped plastic over the window glass.
The tile installers pointed out to me ahead of time that the mosaic pieces are imperfectly cut and the points don't all meet up precisely, but I knew that already from the sample board in the showroom. Surprisingly, this doesn't bother me -- it's kind of like an old patchwork quilt made out of stone. I will see this mosaic wall every time I come into my house through the garage and it will make me smile. 💗
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| Imperfections Up Close, Mosaic Installed But Not Grouted |
The installers planned and laid out the whole wall on the floor before they started installing.
