Okay - to be fair, I wasn't really "out of the saddle" - just enjoying the summer and working on minis sporadically. My main mini project over the last month has been one I am making as a gift so I didn't want to post anything too early just in case the intended recipient happened to read the blog. However, I don't think she usually does and since it is nearing the end I will begin posting again.
Some of you may remember the gift I made for my sister last year for her birthday - a little quilt shop named "Quilty Pleasures" to celebrate not just her birthday but her considerable talent as a quilt maker. You can find more information on that project by clicking on the label "Quilty Pleasure" in the column on the right.
This was a design I "copied" from Casey Rice's "The Rusty Needle" quilt shop. Casey was generous enough to share the basic measurements with me several years ago, then I calculated the size and positions of the doors and windows. My sister loved it and I am hoping this most recent gift project will be loved just as much by the person who will be receiving it.
I borrowed the quilt shop back from my sister to have it as a reference and then built the basic structure as a mirror image of hers. Here it is under construction:
Where my sister's shop is green, this one is blue. All else is the same. I am almost finished the complete construction of the building now. The pictures below show the two shops side by side. At that point I had installed the windows, the sign, and finished the outside trim. Since then, I have installed the interior door trim, the baseboards and the door handles. By tomorrow, all the interior window trim will be done and the crown molding. Then it will be time to add all of the shop accessories!!
So, I'm afraid I can't post more tonight. Again - on the off-chance that the person to whom this gift is going does actually read the post, at least she won't see the final product until she receives it this weekend. I will be posting all of the rest of the info on this project next Tuesday and will also let you know how the gift was received. I hope she will love it as much as I loved making it for her!
Stay safe everyone! TTFN!!! - Marilyn
