Sewing Room Table ReFinished with Paint

 Needed just a few touch ups on the table when it was turned over.

Last Week - HERE

Again, days of coats and they had to dry in between.

I like the oil paint to the point that it made a wonderful HARD surface, the drying time, the smell and then the time again was nuts.

 What a project, not hard. But, loads for time.   This table sat in our garage just over 2 weeks after finished, the smell was not going into my sewing room. For me, next time, porch and deck paint, LATEX !

Looking at it,  I love it !
But, next time, latex paint for me !

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Sewing Room Table Redoing it With Paint

 I've been wanting to paint this table for a bit,  I picked it up years ago at an auction in Spirit Lake, IA. And, I know it was only a couple of dollars.   

I saw this on one of the decorating shows to use Porch & Floor paint on furniture. So, off to the paint store and had it mixed to pink in "OIL"    Next time.... I'll go with Latex.

It's a drop leaf with only on side that drops.  Which is just great for the size of my sewing room.

Off to the garage and paint, I did deglosser first and then daily coats of the oil paint.

This is the first coat, I did 3 coats, on each side.

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When you Ask Grandma for a Quilt, You get a Quilt !

 Last year for the holiday's I did three quilts for three of the Grands.

Well, the oldest did not receive one of the new quilts last year !  April at his birthday he asked for a quilt for Christmas.

So, I've collected fabrics and this is my starting off place.

Now, the four basics.

Adding the Grandma fun !

No solid background for this one !

Grand #1's finished line up, here I go ! !

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Bias Tape the OLD Fashion Way

Bias Tape is NOT hard to make, you will need 

2 Straight Pins

1 Piece of fabric cut 1" x 3" approx - Holding Strip

The strip you will make into bias tape, I cut mine large to show, normal cut will be 

3/4" to 1 1/4" wide. 

A dry Iron  and Ironing board. bethanndoing.com

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Iron over your edges, 1/8" to 1/4" and Press

Do both sides

Lay your started binding down, press side up.
Take your Holding Strip and lay on top, Pin into your ironing board cover next to the bias tape.

Pull the bias tape

And, with a hot, dry iron press, at first do a bit, and lift iron, pull and iron.

As the tape becomes longer you can leave the iron and pull slowly.
(Other side view)

Pull tape slowly

Good side of bias tape.

I like to roll mine  to keep it until I'm ready to use it.
I learned this years ago from a Home Eco. teacher in the 70's
No need to buy a machine to do this for you !  But, you can if you like !

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Carrot Quilt

Mini Carrot Quilt

This is a pattern from the 80's and I think everyone did one.

Machine pieced and hand quilted.

I still love this background fabric.

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Pink Applique Flowers on Patchwork Squares

Pink Applique Flowers 

Machine pieced quilt, hand applique and quilting.  When you first try applique try something small so you can see results quickly.

Quilt measures 12 " x 14"

A fun project

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