Happy 4th of July

Last year for the 4th of July, fireworks were banned because of the drought we were having. This year they were allowed everywhere except the Schaberg household. The 4th this year was also the 2 year anniversary of our house fire caused by fireworks! My son took his kids to see a display in a nearby town instead. I was home visiting the last week in June and got to see Susan's sewing table up close. So impressed I was that I came home and bought my own cabinet bases at Home Depot. I'm so excited and plan to start working on it today. If anyone wants to make one, I'm sure Susan and I can help you. Susan has an awesome sewing room. It's really big. Alot bigger than mine but the sewing table does not take up alot of room. Right now I'm using a 6 ft table and a 4 foot table set in an L shape. The only problem with that is that it is not really wide for spreading out a quilt when you are sewing. At first I was using 2 6 ft tables together but that really took up too much room. The room I use for sewing is a 11x10ft room. We all have to create our work areas on what will work best for us. What is good for one isn't always good for another. I found that Susan's is perfect for me. I hope you all find what works best for you. On to another topic. I decided awhile ago that I wanted to make quilts for all my siblings. When you have 9 living siblings, that quite a job. I wanted each one to be special and have special meaning to each sibling. I already have made a quilt for Susan and made a quilt for Barbara that Susan and I worked on. Right now I'm planning on making all the quilt tops and then quilting them afterwards. I've got one in the making at the present time and also want to start another one. Before our sister Steffie passed away, she spent nearly a year cross stitching a beautiful poem for each of her siblings. She died before she completed the last one and I finished it for her. It means so much to all of us that she did this.Before I close, make sure you click on the link to "AllPeopleQuilt". They have an awesome video on a quick way to make pillowcases. All kids love these pillowcases. I've made them for my grandkids. They especially love the ones made of flannel. Until next time ladies, happy quilting!