Monday 24 January 2011

D-Day! The Eagle has Landed!

As you know, I have a little sewing room, I've shown you pictures before, but just to remind you how tight 8' x 6' is....


So for a long time now  I've been hankering after a little more room.  And the Teenage Diva has been begging me not to take over any more of the house!  So I did something about it!

At 07:15 am this morning, two large vans pulled up outside my house and 3 very polite gentlemen proceeded to unload their tools and equipment.  Within two hours, the walls are going up!



I needed to pop out into town, it was about 11 am ...


And when I got back ...


It didn't take them long to start on the roof ...


And by 4:30 pm we are watertight, and they'll be back in the morning (yep, 7:15 am!)  to finish off!


So my guilty little secret has been a new quilting studio! 

All 20' x 10' of it,  can you see my grin?

In fact I'm still doing the happy dance!


And that's not all....  today is my Blogiversary!  2 Years today!

I even managed to fit in a little sewing and some cutting of these pretties ...



Seems my mojo might not be too far away!

Happy Quilting!

22 comments:

Jan said...

Oh you lucky lucky girl ,no wonder you was all excited and teasing us with this ,I am so happy for you ,and have to admit a bit jealous lol,gosh what fun you are going to have fitting it out and arranging every thing ,even before the sewing starts ,...love Jan xx

sweetypie said...

hurray! for happy dancing, hurray for big room!hurray for returning mojo[wasnt aware it had been away] but HURRAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY,,,,......

Unknown said...

Yay! How neat is that, I would die for something that nice, great job!

Marianne said...

Oh I am greeeen with envy. I am so happy for you and your teenage diva too.

Lynz said...

Oh, wow, you lucky duck!! That looks amazing!!

Sew Create It - Jane said...

OMG - what a fabulous gift for your 2 year blog-a-versary!! :o)

Please, please please post more pictures and tell us every little step along the way...it is the only way I can get the full appreciation of your new quilting home and be appropriately green with envy :o)

Congrats!!!

Victoria Findlay Wolfe said...

yipeee!!! oh my what fun!!!! woohoo!!! ENJOY!!!!
it looks smashing!

Char said...

Wow, that's wonderful. Congratulations on the anniversary and the studio!

SandyQuilts said...

WOW girl when you do something you go whole hog. Congrats on your new, wonderful, awesome quilt studio .... YOU deserve it.

Wendy said...

you lucky girl! What a great space! Can't wait until you get it fitted out and show more pics of the finished studio.

Mommarock said...

Happy Blogiversary! Wow is that ever nice.. now the stupid question.. is that whole front wall windows? Cuz wow!! That is gorgeous!

Benta AtSLIKstitches said...

Oh. My. Gosh! How awesome is that. Thank you teenage diva for wanting the house, and not claiming the studio!

Benta

marlene@ByTheSeam said...

How wonderful! I sew in the living room and have the small closet for my stash. I would love a nice big place like that for my quilt things. We expect to see lots and lots of projects come flying out of there! :>)

Tracey said...

Fantastic ! Love the expanse of glass at the front. You have no excuse now not to get that bigger machine!

QuiltSue said...

Woww that looks fantastic. I bet you can hardly wait ot move everything in and go play.

Fee said...

Wow - You lucky thing !! It is gorgeous :)

Hugs - Fee X

Gill said...

Wow!
Lucky you!
Hope you're having a 'studio warming'!!

H said...

What a great space (and less lawn to mow, never a bad thing!) - I wonder how long it'll take to fill ;o) Please, pretty please, keep us updated with lots of photos!

Fenland Textile Studio said...

Lucky you!! Can't wait to see it up close!

Shannon said...

Oh how exciting!! I am jealous. A room of your own! I am still sewing on the kitchen table. That is wonderful that they were able to get that up in one day. It looks like it is a kit, all premade.

Anonymous said...

You go girl, great studio and happy anniversary

Happy stitching
Christine

Julie said...

Wow! I am so jealous! Even though I have a shed/workshop this is beautiful, what a fabulous space to work in. Lucky girl!

PS I love your new blog layout!
PPS Thank you very much for your words of support on my blog. I've had a chill out day today and it's helped.