Dusting off... and Getting back in the saddle...

 successfully got the dust off my sewing machine today & made the Cars valance for my son's "big boy" room this afternoon before dinner.  It's the first I've sewn since my dad's hospice care & passing in the Spring.

They're simple curtains~ nothing fancy.  I didn't even bother with finished seams; they're going in a boy's bedroom up on the window... where nobody had better comment-- let alone notice!-- unfinished seams!!! He'll change his mind on proper room decor before they wear out.  But, more importantly, I made them.  The table got cleared off & I found my rotary cutter & rulers & cutting mat.... and they were started & finished in under 45 minutes with an interlude; 10 minute phone call from husby.

Cars curtain with a puff-ball accent at the bottom!

Got the curtain up on the window & the old "baby" one taken down while a little someone was watching (duh!) Cars... dinner & then when he went back to playing in the living room... I bolted into his room with the little ladder to put up the border.  It's a parent's dream~ the border is vinyl sticker.  $10 or so... easy-peasy to put up... and easy-peasy to take down without ruining any paint.  Gotta hand it to the home-dec industry; these wall-stickers are the easiest way to change a child's room without busting the bank or having to constantly re-paint.  This mom *totally* appreciates that!!! Thank you!!!

Anyway... now that I've crossed the initial hurdle of sewing... So.Many.Quilts.To.Make!!  I have a table runner to finish~ and too many friends having babies!  By mid-August, I absolutely have to get those three projects completed. 

Looks like I'd best be getting busy!!! 

Happy Quilting!! :o)