Nearly a week has gone by and I don't have much to show for it except piles of rejected paint samples...do you know how many off white tints/shades there are? Impossible to choose.
And then there's the carpet samples.....so many factors to weigh - color/weight/loft/no loft/durability/adaptable to stairs and concrete base....geesh!
Next comes the really overwhelming brain teaser.....replace or repair poorly constructed (14 year old deck that was well maintained). We have 3 large decks that are unsightly and unsafe. Wish we could eliminate the largest open one but given the terrain it has to stay. One estimate for a direction that makes sense for us aging folks would be the less maintenance Trex brand. Good grief......it's more than the cost of our first house back in 1970!!!
The positive/negative chart we have going to supposedly take the emotion out of the decision to move OR stay and freshen up this house, now leans in one direction.......still leaving the biggest issue of finding a suitable home. Here in the mountains.....it seems the majority of homes are not one level living....rather 2 and so often 3 are the norm. That's what we are trying to get away from. So....enough of this....I'm sharing simply to let you know I'm still here, still creating, but a bit more slowly during this shift in our otherwise fairly predictable lives.
Here I stabilized a piece of the fabric with Terial Magic.....a liquid fabric stabilizer that supposed to turn fabric into an almost paper like quality. I know there are many who rave about this product, but yet again I'm a thumbs down. It makes a MESS of the iron and one really needs a place to hang the sodden fabric to damp dry without dripping all over. They say it doesn't mess the iron....oh please.....each time I've used it....my iron requires massive cleaning and this junk tends to get on the piece you are trying to press......even with the use of a press cloth it's troublesome to use.
In the end, I gave up my quest to use the programed stitched and went with a straight stitch using variegated thread which seemed to behave better. Come back and see how this once flat piece is now looking....
7 comments:
OMG! Such a hard, hard dilemna and it makes it so much more difficult when you have no housing choices in your area that fit your needs. Really hope it gets easier...and difficulty in the studio doesn't help anything either. Thinking good and positive thoughts for you!
Thank you Kathy......the studio drama is minor.....we all go through dealing with materials that don't cooperate as we thought....character building time. The house dilemma is another matter.....it's the best time for sellers in this area in 10 years......wish should bode well for us....however, not if there's not a good alternative. Though all the research and work trying to get contractor prices for things we'd like to do here as a comparison has been frustrating, Iknow it will all work out for the best if we don't allow our emotions to rule!
It is a dilemma in the mountains! One level living is rare. I hope you find something that suits you soon.
Did you know that Benjamin Moore make 144 shades of off-white? I wish you luck on your quest
Norma, I'll bet I brought home 50 of those samples!!
Oh, the home issues- not easy at all. Every time I think of making such a big change at this point, I want to faint. And yet.... I try to keep some areas pared down because the sewing room is so packed. I had mixes feelings about the Terrial Magic, too.
SEW sorry to here that you had some trouble with your design ideas. I have a feeling the piece will end up being magnificent in the end. Even if it's not exactly how you planned it!
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