Dadburn Dining Room Chairs

I am trying to recover some dinette chairs for my mom. You would think it would be an easy task considering no more than there is to be done. But...no! I have had the most difficult time getting the backs done and have yet to finish even one of them. I won't divulge how long I've had the chairs and will die of embarrassment if my DH tells.

I think my No. 1 problem is that I do not have a pattern. I have always used patterns in the past when sewing. Not that they make them easy to understand but at any rate, at least you have something to go by. Plus, the fabric that was on them was vinyl and what I bought to use is similar to a suede and somewhat thick. AND, I am stapling the fabric directly to the chair backs or using double (like you would think I was using single) welt.

So my DH has offered to pay up to $100.00 if I will take the chairs to an upholstery shop and just "have them finished!" You would think they were in the middle of the living room sitting there like pink elephants but they are actually out of sight in the garage where they have been since he packed up all my sewing stuff and stacked it in a corner.

Is it just me or do I have an exceptional husband? Since he did that, I have had no desire to finish the project and time just seems to pass, month by month.

Oh well, there's always tomorrow!

Bluebird Dilemma

I finally found out what has been in my bluebird box today. It is a fierce little cowbird according to a post I saw at "My Bird Tales". They (male and female) have set up housekeeping and I found 4 little speckled eggs in there (March 30).

Well, today I found the male bluebird fighting with the cowbird. I checked but the eggs are gone. But now the bluebirds want their home and I want them back! So I suppose I will clean out the old nest and let the bluebirds come home. They raised two broods in there last year and my heart does belong to bluebirds!