Lots Happening Here; Not Much Quilting!

Since last Friday, I had plumbers and a tile man in and out of my house every day.  First the plumbers were here to fix a leaky commode in my master bath, and also a leaky tub faucet.  In the process, they managed to break some tile around the pipes to the tub.  Of course, the tile was old, and no longer available.  Also I could see that other tile problems were brewing.  Because of my strokes, I have a difficult time stepping into the tub, so I talked to them about removing the tub and installing a large walk-in shower.  They recommended a good tile man; he came Saturday morning, and long story short, he cut the tub out, and today is preparing everything to begin putting the new tile shower in tomorrow.  Of course, the plumbers had to come back and move the drain and faucet handle, etc.  It's been quite an interesting process for me to watch.  It probably won't be finished until next week, but I'll get by with my other bathroom.

They recommended I take all my glass, pictures, and flowers out of the bedroom and hall to avoid any breakage and lots of dust.  Also the pictures and antique clock had to be removed from the living room wall backing up to the bath wall, and my organ and chairs in the living room had to be moved to the other side of the room to get them out of the way.  Everything removed is crammed in my back bedroom, and it is full and overflowing with pretty "stuff"!  I hate waking up in my bedroom with only the furniture.  The dresser had to be moved to middle of the  room, and of course, the couch in the den had to be moved over, and I draped the piano with an old quilt from a yard sale to protect it as they rounded that corner with their tools and materials.   My house is in total disarray!

But.....I did make my Block Heads block 26.  I started it last night, and hit a snag when the large half squares were not large enough to work with the pieced triangle portion. If any of you are making that block, I'd suggest you cut the light blocks at 3", and then trim the block to 2.5".  Fortunately I discovered that when I tried to put the first one together.  No problem after that.  I finished it this morning.   Here's my only sewing for the week!

When the construction is finished, I'll show a picture; it's too big a mess now!

The rest of the house will require a major clean-up too.  I'm not looking forward to that!  I'll just be glad when they finish!  I think it will be very nice, and safer for this old lady!

---"Love"