Week One - an Update

It has been a busy first week complete with a visit to his pediatrician and a positive strep test.

Thankfully, the antibiotic has done its job and, while still tired, he is recovering quickly.

Over the weekend, he decided it was time to revisit Gone Dotty.  

When I asked him if he'd like to try sewing again, he quickly agreed so we started by practicing his 1/4" seam on paper.  

He did pretty well but definitely preferred stitching ON the line instead of following the edge of the 1/4" foot.

His legs are so much longer - it was no problem at all to reach the presser foot.

He asked me if I would please sew the borders on - he didn't think he was quite ready for that.

They're sewn in place and the top is pressed, ready to roll onto the pool noodle for pin basting.

And all the while the road work on our street continues.

The re-paving began last February.  However our street and the main in-out street had so many areas that needed repairs after the initial paving that the whole project was put on hold for a month or so while they did some drilling and soil testing.

Turned out that both streets needed some serious soil stabilization, which we as residents already knew but the crews needed formal tests to document the need.

So last week 6" of asphalt and surface dirt were milled away leaving all of us to drive SLOWLY on uneven, obstacle strewn dirt streets (water mains, man holes, etc.).  

This coming week the soil stabilization crews will be working - spreading dry concrete/cement on the surface, using heavy equipment to mix it into the dirt before compacting the surface.  It will be a dusty, dirty process and we are very glad our cars fit inside our garage (many houses here use the garage as a storage annex).   

Never a dull moment . . . 

Quiltdivajulie