No Lack of Projects Here!

Posted by fabricpile Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:30:00 GMT

It took six months, but the bookshelves are finally up in my studio, and the books safe and happy in their new home. The walls in the living room won’t be finished until the new front door is installed.

Here’s a sneak peek at her naked:

And here she is in her full Izmir Purple glory:

Lucky for me I couldn’t stand the idea of cream, forest green, burgundy or navy blue. We saved over $800 by eschewing the factory finished paint job. Unfortunately, the directions for painting a steel door that my friendly neighborhood Sherwin Williams manager offered left me in tears due to the streaks I could not avoid. When I turned to my tried-and-true mini fabric rollers, I was thrilled with the results.

Millie’s footprints in the paint didn’t make me all too happy, but I fixed them. If they had been more artistically placed, I might have left them.

I think she is lovely and will look awesome when firmly in her new home. This neighborhood needs “that-house-with-the-purple-door.”

Meanwhile, back at the sewing machine (which I don’t get to nearly enough):

My Tango tablecloth quilt is coming along slowly. This is more complete, even though it was just an afterthought using the leftover pieces. Neither will be finished before Thanksgiving, but definitely soon after.

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  1. Tom said about 18 hours later:

    Fabricpile wrote: “Unfortunately, the directions for painting a steel door that my friendly neighborhood Sherwin Williams manager offered left me in tears due to the streaks I could not avoid. When I turned to my tried-and-true mini fabric rollers, I was thrilled with the results.”

    I believe it. Just the other day, I saw some pictures of a restored and repainted MGB . And the paint job had been done with a roller. Unreal!

  2. Tom said about 19 hours later:

    Here is a URL showing how cars can be painted with a roller:

    http://www.mgaddict.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=804

  3. Candy Schultz said about 21 hours later:

    I hope you are going to post photos of everything, especially your studio.

    I painted our front and garage doors last year. I love color but these turned out too bright for me. I used a lovely teal but the sun really lights things up. I had to tone it down a couple of shades. Your door looks beeootiful and I hope you post a photo when it is in place.

  4. Lara said 1 day later:

    Eeh! I can’t wait to see The House with The Purple Door when we come up!

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