PamelaQuilts: Work day - fun with a panel...

Today was my second day of work at Threads That Bind this week. I continued working with the fabrics that have come in this week, including the Mystic Ocean panel by Three Wishes

It is pretty spectacular! I got these panels all cut and priced, then helped a customer choose some fabrics for borders to make a good sized lap quilt. Here is what we came up with

She really wanted to add a dark purple, but it was pretty overpowering. I suggested a binding in the purple, so we'll see once she gets the borders on. There were a lot of options for borders, which was fun - we auditioned tons of fabrics.

When I got home I worked on fixing an antique luggage rack that needed new straps.

The green Greek key was the old strapping that was starting to get rotten. I think the owner will like the look of the red and it will look great with her decor. It was a trick getting the old straps off - they were put on with narrow staples that were doubled - the first ones were horizontal and the second ones were vertical, so I had the dickens of a time prying those out! There were a total of 40 staples in all that I removed. Whew!

I also got the package for the winner of my last giveaway ready to mail! Congrats to Susan G. - you have a wonderful package of goodies headed your way!

I also got caught up on the phone calls and texts I missed while my phone was dead over the weekend as well. It feels good to not be behind for a change! I even got out the fabrics from that Surprise package from Island batik and made some plans...so much fun! I am going to love making the project I have in mind - and I have the perfect spot for it in my guest room. It's going to be so hard not to share it for so long! Oh well - there will be plenty of fun projects to share in the meantime.

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