This weekend I did a little work in the dining room. After finishing up the quilt, I pretty much stopped working on that room. There's still work to be done, but I am making progress, sort of.
I finally got around to painting this old cedar robe. I was going for a weathered look, but I think it just looks dirty. I first painted it white, then went over it with an antiquing glaze. Eh, it definitely needs some more layers to get the look I was going for, but I'll live with it for now. Shoot, just being in the vicinity of my kids should add some natural wear and tear. Now that I see that picture, those bird houses on top have to go. They're not really my thing anymore. I just put them back up there because I didn't have a place for them and I didn't have anything else to put up there. I'd like to eventually put the bird houses outside in the backyard once we get around to doing something back there. *sigh*
I thought I liked the look of the raw selvages on my linen curtains, but it kind of drives me crazy. I got the bright idea to encase the edges in white quilt binding. Simple enough. I then thought it would be nice to use a decorative stitch to attach it. Needless to say, I don't quite have the most steady hand at using decorative stitches. This turned out nothing like I envisioned! I think I'm going to cut that binding off (NO WAY I'm unpicking those stitches!!), then add it back using a simple straight stitch.
One step forward, two steps back. In case you're wondering - the quilt is there, it's on the back of the love seat.
