This past month I have gotten back into sewing. I really do enjoy quilting and working on projects but sometimes the long term energy required stops me before I even start so when I saw some cute table runners on Pinterest I knew they were just up my alley!

I did one for my sister, Sheila's birthday. I got the pattern from a site called allpeoplequilt.com The pumpkins were ones she made for me years ago. I love them! They are one of my first fall decorations to come out each year.

Then I got together with my friend Ezzy and we both made this runner. Which I have really enjoyed. Runners are nice because they can be easily removed before eating and dress up a bare table in a casual way. 

Otherwise I've been varnishing treads for our stairs. Each piece of wood has to be stained 3 times to get just the right shade and then varnished 3 times as well.
This is only the first half of the treads. Do you ever have a home project that feels like it never ends?

Finally we started on the stairs. That carpet was nasty! 

We got to the landing that night only to discover there were issues with the height due to the fact that we were replacing carpet with hardwood. 

It took us the entire week but finally they're done!

Now onto painting the walls. Their time has come.