Hard Cornice Boards

These are my first ever hard cornices for Porter's Neck Country Club in Wilmington, NC. Lots of muscle power to jigsaw OSB board, join all the pieces together, pattern match with a fabric that has a horizontal repeat as well as a vertical one........AYACARUMBA! But they turned out really nice. The install was a bear but I was able to get the club's sous chef to help me. Isn't he a cutie?

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Well, we did it! My daughter, Laura, and I sewed up a storm for 3 days! Met with the design production crew on Wednesday and installed 14 burlap drapery panels on Sunday night. They had 5" banding on 3 sides. Thank goodness they needed to be pretty for the camera and I didn't have to miter all those corners. It was definitely a worthwhile project. Here are some photos of Laura & I in the sweat shop and then after the finale. Enjoy!

"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"

They're building a home about an hour from me in Horry County, S.C. Thanks to Jenna Abbott, WCAA President, I'm helping sew up some drapery panels. Lots of panels for the dining room & living room. Won't air for about 8-12 weeks but I'll keep you all posted. No photos until after the viewing........dangnabit! Did get to walk the site yesterday, tour the house with one of the designers, picked up all the fabric I needed and off to the workroom I went.............I have 3 days to fabricate 14 panels, lined, with banding on 3 sides............WHEW! Hope I can pull it off. More later.....:)

Check out the website..........www.extremehorry.com

Northfield photos

We upholstered and re-upholstered more than 50 pieces of furniture in a 3 day weekend. So much fun, such hard work, so many memories, so many friendships formed. Several workrooms donated draperies, bedskirts, etc.

More photos from Northfield

I helped with the pretty blue chairs. Lots of gals working, our Divine Tool Belt Diva winner (Elaine Hinchman), & our"coordinator extraordinare" Christine Shephard.

Northfield Foundation for Girls

The incredible opportunity to help this foundation was amazing. Drapery workrooms from all over the country (like 60+ people) have spent the last 2 years or more getting this house "up to snuff". Check out their web site at www.northfieldfoundation.org and also www.picturetrail.com/northfield

I attended 2 of the several upholstery weekends there. Here are some of the photos.

CDDesigns Picturetrail site

My picturetrail site is up and running full tilt boogey............check it out.

www.picturetrail.com/cddesigns