home repair

A side project....................... from Exuberant Color

I decided to wash my bathroom curtains yesterday and when trying to slide them off the tension rod, they tore all the way down the side, sun rot. I checked back on my blog and those curtains were made 10 1/2 years ago. They were so faded they didn't look anything like when they were new.

Here is a close up of the new fabric. I bought it several years ago on sale. It is an Alex Anderson design for P&B fabrics. It is so much heavier weight than most new fabrics are. It only took about ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 1 week ago. under home repair , marcia derse fabric , strip piecing

Testing the panel blocks....................... from Exuberant Color

I cut squares from the Marcia Derse panel fabric and tried them with the MD 16 patch blocks. Some areas are light and some darker so every square looks different. I have 100 sixteen patch blocks made and need 120 so I could use 20 squares cut from the panel. It really isn't a panel even though they call it that. The stores are just cutting at the repeat of the design.

I continued hand stitching the binding while a plumber was here for 3 hours yesterday.

The plumber tried to clear the plugged bathroom sink drain but he ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 months, 1 week ago. under binding , home repair , strip piecing

Binding more................ from Exuberant Color

My binding choice is looking good on the Crooked Cobblestones wall hanging. I finished the long side and also finished one short side and turned the corner onto the next long side.

While my daughter and granddaughter were visiting we went over to the next town to the furniture store and sat in many recliners to choose one that fits me perfectly. My old recliner was at least 31 years old and just not comfortable anymore. The furniture store is family owned since 1886 and they offer free delivery and free removal of the furniture you are replacing.

We finally ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 4 months ago. under batik , binding , cobblestone series , home repair

A little yellow added................ from Exuberant Color

There are 4 pale yellows added to the mix now, left and middle on the top row and middle and right on the bottom row. I did some pairing and counting last night.

Here is the batch I sewed last night. Maybe one more night of sewing and then I can start playing with the layout.

Yesterday morning early I did some grocery shopping and then I became the repair person. This handle on the freezer compartment of my refrigerator has come off 5 or 6 times in the last 18 years. The first time the guy who sold it ...

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 2 years, 5 months ago. under home repair , nature , triangles

New Modem and router.............. from Exuberant Color

The good news - the equipment arrived. The bad news - the fact that they expect an 80 year old person to self install. If I don't have a post tomorrow you will know I wasn't successful.

3:45 p.m. Good news! I got it hooked up. Now let's hope it continues working.

added by Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 4 years, 6 months ago. under home repair

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