Preparing

Preparing the way! That is what my sweet husband has been diligently doing! We spent another couple days in Lebanon at Olde Glory. He finished the cedar shakes around the "gathering room" door on the side entrance and framed the windows inside and out. Lori and I, of course, painted. We did the windows on Friday, it was warm enough to paint outside too so we finished the New England Green around the windows and doors also, hung our US flag, and put the OPENING SOON banner on the building to draw attention as families come today to enjoy the special Christmas Carriage parade..I guess it draws 80000 to the little town every year...and we had wanted to be open for it but!! we could only do so much in a 3 week time! and do it right..so I called Lori and suggested that we open after her oldest sons' Matts' wedding on 14th passes!...we would like to get one week in before closing for the week of Christmas and then reopen in January with hours and lessons...we are planning to be open wed. through saturday 8:30 -4:30...that way we can also enjoy quilting and family on the other days..we are also offering "open sewing" every morning...gals can bring their machines and set up on our big harvest table and just sew "whatever"..we are also going to offer yarn in the future for the "sit and knitters"...and a couch nearby....If if am rambling, sorry!!..my mind is just "pumped up", lets say!
Thursday, I painted our little office upstairs where Lori and I are setting up our sewing areas. I was able to get this fabulous blue that looked like "heaven" to me..well, the previous owners smoked and so when I painted the walls the ceiling was miserable. So, you know it! it is ALL blue now and Lori and my hubby Garys' reaction was, " gee, it's like a little bit of heaven up here"...I am going to add clouds when we return and eventually paint a colonial scene on one wall...We keep saying, Great minds think alike!...
How marvelous paint is!!! just a happy little "painters daughters" here.
We are back in Indiana until next week, but today,Lori is busy tearing out an old wall from the attic; the building may be over 140 years old, an old livery, anyways; she is putting it up inside the side door above an old planked wall...not painting the higher level but painting the lower area that is now grey...it will be antiqued yellow....I can't wait to see it!!..she is learning how to remodel and taking to it "rightly well"....heehee...then she was planning on finishing the Christmas wreaths with ribbons and hanging them on the windows facing the parking lot that will be jammed today and then this evening for the "parade".
NEXT YEAR!!!
For now, just want to keep our shop simple, a gathering place, a place to find God or worship Him with us! A building that will produce orphan quilts, JDRF, and little Hanna quilts too.... Also, a place for children to come to learn history and to be taught how to sew and explore quilting also. Guess I am a little visionary tonight!
So, I will take my rambling brain off this page and plan my next few days, binding quilts, cutting fat quarters, piecing quilts, longarming, making candles, ....OH, do I have to cook too?...
Quilted Blessings!!! Karie