Wasp Exterminator . . .

The wasps - yellow jackets - have been really bad here. We think they were in the soffit or walls of the house and can get through the tiniest of cracks. They were also abundant in our tool shed.

For the tool shed, we set off a bug bomb to take care of them. Couldn't do that for the walls of the house so we concocted a "wasp exterminator."  It's homemade - can you tell??

I read on the Internet about using sevin dust. We filled the paint pot with the dust and used the air compressor to blow it in all the nooks and crannies of the exes and cracks around the windows.

May have to do it again around front since we didn't hit it as heavy as the back, but for now we don't see any in the back yard and very few in the front.

Phase 3 - Moving Our Nolting Into Our Building

Phase 3 is COMPLETE ! !

It took a bit of figuring with just two people moving a 12 foot quilting machine but my HD is good at figuring things out. Actually we did most of it and when we got it to the building, a neighbor lent a hand there. We could have done it though, since it was not near as heavy when we took the machine head off the bed.

We used the floor jack to lift one end up, then blocked the legs with lumber until we could get the dolly under it.




It was not near the chore we thought it would be.

For the other end we had to be a bit more creative since we only had one dolly. We used an appliance dolly (usually known as "Grandpa's skate board", with lumber attached and a space for the frame to fit down into to keep it from shifting on us.














We loaded the head onto our tool cart to move it around.

 We just rolled it around to the back yard with no problems. Got it put in and all back together and ready to go!

We have a little air conditioner in the window that does a good job and heating should not be a problem either. With the loft up there for insulation (not to mention all the junk, treasures stored up there, it works well.

My HD has his 8 foot area all arranged with plenty of room for him.

Moving Nolting Quilting Machine - Phase 2

Phase 2, cleaning out part of building is complete, among other things . . .

We put a lot of things in our new loft and divided up the building. Eight feet for my HD's computer stash and the remainder- almost 16 feet for the machine and supplies.

We moved quite a bit into HD's area, cleaned the floor and HD put glue and tile down yesterday. It's lookin' good. Still have a lot of sorting to do to clear out his computer space but making progress.

 

 

Wish some little leprechauns would work some magic to move the machine out there now! We are figuring how much we will need to take apart to move it. That will be Phase 3!

After we get it in, we will see what all shelving, table, etc we will need, then see about selling all the excess shelving and tables we have. It is amazing how much "stuff" you accumulate.

Visitors

Our son made it home on leave from Afghanistan last weekend and it is so good to have him home, even for a couple of weeks. At least his time over there will be short when he goes back. We enjoyed a short visit over the weekend and will see them again next week.

We are keeping their dog (our granddog) while they get some visiting done. Her name is Coco and we have kept her many times before, once for several months. We have been told that we spoil her horribly - and I want you to know- it's all true! She is a Chipin (part chihuahua, part minpin), same breed as our little Daisy.

Coco is a bit heavier than Daisy and several years older but they are having the best time playing together. The are exhausted at the end of the day. Daisy wanted to play her usual evening "fetch" but kept falling asleep with the toy in her mouth. She was sitting at one point with it in her mouth and almost fell over asleep! She is so cute. Both are sweet dogs.

I know we will hear about how much we spoiled Coco when we take her home next week. :0

Moving Nolting Quilting Machine - Phase 1

Phase 1 - Installing a loft
Phase 2 - Clearing out room for the machine
Phase 3 - Moving our Nolting into building

We have started on getting our 12 by 24 foot building ready for our quilting machine. Today we almost completed Phase 1. We still need to put in one more 2X6 rafter. We miscalculated and did not get enough. It has been a busy day but we got so much done.

The loft will allow us to store our junk - I mean -  prized possessions that we wish to keep up there. It is amazing how much room there is.

We still need to sort what we want to get rid of and figure out where the machine will fit and what shelving goes where - that will be Phase 2.

Phase 3 is the most important. We may have to plan a "Move the Nolting Party". It is very large and heavy but can be taken apart.

We are excited to get it moved and get the room all set up!

Phase 1:
He cut the paneling through the center of the room to allow us to put in more rafters.

We had to cut the end of the rafters to match the angle of the building roof.

We will need to move a couple of lights but leave one up in the loft.

The flooring is 5/8" plywood and is plenty heavy with the support of the 2X6 rafters.

This just shows part of one side of the loft.

We put in a hinged door (with a knob so you won't get stuck up there).

I Love Thrift Stores ! !

HD went with me to a couple of thrift stores today and while he was looking (in a different area), I found some bargains in the craft/sewing aisle. Knowing that fabric prices are on the rise, I could not pass it up.  Look at what I found.

These four colors were cut in squares 20 inches by 20 inches. There are 26 white, 13 yellow, 22 blue and 25 brown.

 These two are Christmas fabrics. The black has snowflakes on it (a Jo Ann's exclusive) and there are five (5)  yards there. The blue has snowmen on it and there are five and a half (5 1/2) yards of it.

 This is a piece of blue flannel and there are four (4) yards of it.

Sum total of all was:  $11.89

Yea - my sewing room is lit up now!

HD installed a ceiling fan for me last week but the lights on it were very directional and VERY hot. We did some thrift store shopping and found this light kit and globes at the RESTORE store in North Ft. Worth. They match very nicely and work great to light up the whole room. Nice!! Thanks, HD!!