I have been busy lately. It's Rush! Rush! Rush! season. I'm having my little quilt guild's Christmas party at my house on Monday, but, I've had a few interruptions, so, I haven't decorated yet.
Our oven has slowly been going out for the past 8 years. At first, if you wanted the oven to reach 350 degrees, you set it for 355 degrees. Now, you set it for at least 375 degrees, and hope it stays there. It is a oven/microwave combo, so, when the microwave 'smoked' on me, just before Thanksgiving, I decided I wasn't waiting any longer to replace it.
I found a double oven at IKEA, and bought it. We purchased a microwave on Monday. On Tuesday, a friend helped us remove the oven/microwave unit, and told us what we needed to do before we could install the new double oven.
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| old oven/microwave combo |
Well, with a double oven, I knew that I'd lose one of the drawers under the oven area. Hubby had to do some 'construction' to make everything fit properly. Of course, the people who built the house had to make it difficult, by gluing the wooden supports to the cabinet walls, thus making it almost impossible to cut them down to size. Hubby finally figured out how to get everything done.
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| oven cabinet area, see our new microwave? |
Oh yea, and while we were doing the construction, the new double oven had to go somewhere.
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| new double oven, in my kitchen |
Our friend came back over yesterday, to help us finish installing the new double oven.
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| New Double Oven |
We tested it out last night, and it works! Woohoo! I've wanted a double oven for years! This sure will make Christmas dinner easier to make.
In between the oven interruptions, I did get some stitching done. I quilted the Frog Churn Dash quilt.
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| top, before quilting |
I have also made the binding for it. I just need to sew it on, and stitch it down.
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| frog quilt, quilted, with binding, waiting to be attached |
I also made some more mug rugs. I saw these mugs at the thrift store, and knew I had the perfect fabric for some mug rugs to match them.
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| 2 mugs with rugs, and 2 spare mug rugs |
I also made 3 more pillowcases, bringing my total up to 20.
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| frogs, text speak & emoticons, and confetti |
We have a tree up, with lights, but, because I've had the dining room table covered with the frog quilt, I haven't unpacked any ornaments yet. All my Christmas decorations are still in the basement, since we've been involved with the oven. At least I can cook for Monday night now, even if the house isn't decorated.
I still have lots of stitching that needs to be done. I'll be rushing around for the next few weeks, I'm sure.
