Back to Work

Yesterday, I had the great pleasure of installing window treatments for a precious family. I have been blessed by her hospitality and conversation. She has a beautiful home and has the gift of decorating and making her home feel warm and inviting. She is in the process of having her cabinets painted and glazed in her kitchen. I made pleated panels with trim for 3 double windows that overlook the back yard and a roman shade for the window above the sink. She did a great job of choosing fabric that complimented furnishings she already had. I am looking forward to working on other projects with this client, she is a precious person. I could see a friendship blossoming! Thanks Joy!

New Pictures

Sorry, it has been a while since I updated the blog. Life is extremely busy right now. I am sure most of you know the feeling well with Christmas quickly approaching. I have completed a few projects that I am very proud of. My first client is a precious friend of mine and has placed complete trust in my hands with making beautiful linens for her home. She has chosen absolutely gorgeous fabrics and has unbelievable taste and talent in decorating. As you see, her home is breathtakingly beautiful without my assistance. We have several more rooms to finish so check back! Thanks friend for trusting me to put the finishing touches on your home! Love you girl!These pictures are of a teen's room. My client wanted to bring in black to this bright and colorful room to make it a little more "mature" for her teenage daughter that will be graduating from High School in the spring. We added a black and white polka dot fabric for the bedskirt, throw pillows and window treamtment. It really came together well. Of course, the Christmas tree is gorgeous. I used beautiful black finials to mount the valance to the wall instead of a traditional rod. The teen's dad did the striping on the accent wall. How cute! Connie added some finishing touches as well with a custom canvas above the bed and 2 great display boards. I'll get her to post those on her site soon. http://www.laughterbylakeside.blogspot.com.

Homecoming week is always fun in our small town. The kids dress up each day in a different theme. We had tacky day, western day, twin day, college football day and of course, school spirit day! Here are a few pics of Maggie during the week as well as a few of our "little nerd" on Halloween!

My nephew as the great "John Parker Wilson" (Roll Tide) and my niece as "Elvis"! I couldn't be prouder of those two! LaLa loves you both!

Falling In Love With Fabric

Fabric to most people is just that-Fabric. But to me, it is the icing on the cake or the last brush stroke to a piece of art. I have started taking before and after pictures of the projects I complete so that you can see how fabric can make a house feel like a warm and inviting home.

I had the privilege of meeting and working for a client that found me through my blog. We conversed through email for weeks before we actually met in person. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know her and look forward to working with her on more projects in the future. She has a beautiful home set on a fabulous piece of property. Below are the pictures of the window treatments I made for her.
I have posted some additional pictures below of other projects that I have completed.

What a Day!

Yesterday was indescribable! Our sweet daughter was baptized after accepting Christ into her life a few weeks ago. As a parent, it doesn't get any better than that. Knowing that she is a child of God and that she is going to experience His limitless love and forgiveness is more than I could ask for! As she was baptized, her family and friends gathered around to be the first people she would see when she came up from the water. To God be the Glory-great things He has done !



Yesterday was also her birthday. Our baby girl turned 12. We are so proud of the young lady she is becoming. It was somewhat bittersweet because we know that the next twelve years of her life will be totally different for her and for us. We only have 6 years until we send her off to college. Until then, we will hold on to her and enjoy what God has in Store for our family. We are thankful for her and are excited to see how God uses her for His Glory! We love you Piggle!

Whew!!!!

I have just completed the biggest project I have ever taken on! I love to be challenged and pushed to try new things. I good friend of mine works for Myrick, Gurosky and Associates. They are a commercial construction company specializing in building and remodeling churches throughout the southeast. Through a casual conversation with another friend of mine, she found out that I make window treatments, bedding, etc.. So, while I was at the beach this summer I received an email from her asking to give a quote for "theatrical type" panels for Shades Mountain Baptist Church. I immediately grabbed a pencil and piece of paper and started figuring yardage and cost, all the while thinking "I probably won't get the job". Well, little did I know! About a month or so after that email, I got a call and was told that the job was mine if I was still interested! We met, did a little more figuring, ordered almost 300 yards of fabric and began sewing. Initially, I made 6 panels that were 25 feet long by 20 feet wide! That was a lot of fabric and a lot of backaches! I even had my Mother, Daddy, Mother in law and Charlie in on the gig (Thanks)! As most of my family and friends know, I work really well under pressure and a deadline which worked well in this situation. Construction companies in general want it yesterday, so I enjoyed the challenge.

I received another call last weekend that they wanted another panel to go above the very large projector screen on the stage. More figuring, more fabric, and Oh-they needed it by Friday!!!! I picked up the fabric late Monday and began sewing! This panel measured 54 feet wide by 5 feet tall so it was a little easier to manage!

The third call came on Wednesday afternoon. They needed me to cover 14 acoustical panels that hang on the wall. Eight of the panels measured 3 feet by 10 feet and six measured 5 feet by 10 feet! I'll post pictures soon.

Through this whole process, I have thought of the hundreds of youth that will use this beautiful facility. I have thought of the lives that will be changed through Christ, the commitments that will be made and the God that will be praised! I thought of my own "youth" and how excited she is to be a part of a church and youth group. This Sunday, she will be baptized at our church. She accepted Christ and has made the commitment to live for Him! This is the moment Charlie and I have prayed for! I pray that those same commitments are made in the new youth facility at Shades Mountain Baptist Church! To God be the Glory-GREAT things HE has done!

New Entry-FINALLY!!!!

It has been a busy month since I last posted! Lots and lots of sewing! The pictures above are just one of the projects I have completed over the last month. These pictures are of a sweet friend of mine's beautiful home. She was a joy to work with and was delighted by the finished product.

I'll post more tomorrow!