Warming Up

We went on an eight-hour field trip the other day and it was really cold.  I was cold for thirteen hours straight that day (yes, I counted).  When I got home, I took a look around my sewing room and decided the reason I hadn't been in there sewing lately was because of the colors.  During the summer, I bought some white furniture so it would look clean and fresh.  And I had tons of 1950s items in the traditional pink / pale aqua colors.  Brr.  I've been on a mission to warm up ever since.

I thought I was Done with My Rocking Chair after I worked so hard on it.  But the first thing I did in my mission to warm up, was pull off those cold white/pink/aqua cushion covers.  Even though I had sewn the top cover on, I couldn't get those stitches out fast enough.  Now that I'm no longer allergic to brown, I decided the chair looked fine once I added a new throw and dug out an old pillow that was in the closet.  Now I want to snuggle in here and do some embroidery.

 

Then I brought my mango-colored bookshelf up from the basement, to warm up the white furniture.  I got tired of this color last year and almost repainted it this year.  I'm glad I didn't.  My Retro Lamp looks perfect on it. 

 
I swapped out my aluminum for warm pottery.

When I was on a decluttering binge this summer, I wanted to give all my yarn away.  Are you sure?, my husband asked.  So I kept my favorites.  I pulled them out of the bag in the basement, removed the fabric that was in these cubbyholes, and now the yarn has a place of honor. 

Mmm.  My prettiest flannels.  I should make something out of them before spring comes around again.

These were also in the basement and they came upstairs to add a warm splash of color.  

Glass eyes and collar make this cat right at home amongst the bottles, and I don't have to worry about any breakage.

I bought this sewing machine at an antique mall earlier this fall.  It doesn't work but it's pretty, particularly the engraved metal on the head.  My husband made a nice stand for it, and I gave it a prominent place in the redone sewing room.  

Later this week, I'll have to show you that table runner that's peeking out; you'll see why I paired it with this machine.

And here are the strips for My Next Project.  Looks like I'm finally all warmed up and on my way.