WIP Wednesday: Ready, set, QuiltCon

So many exciting things in the works around here! Most of them don't directly involve sewing, but still. : )

For one thing: QuiltCon! I leave bright and early tomorrow! I'm so excited I can hardly stand it. I've been watching all the prep work going down via Instagram. That, plus the negative-10-degree wind chill we had here today, makes me want to leave for Austin right this minute! Although, since I'm not even close to being packed, I guess it's a good thing I'm not.

Anyway. In addition to getting ready for QuiltCon, a major WIP is getting underway today at our house: We're remodeling two of our three bathrooms. When we bought this house, we knew it would be a full redo, and that it would take us a long time to get to all of it. More than eight years later, these two bathrooms are among the last things on the list!In honor of this momentous occasion, I have a special treat for you all today: The ultimate bathroom "before" pictures, taken before we moved into the house eight years ago. These pictures were taken during our walk-through right before we closed, so please note that the knick-knacks and foofaraw are totally not mine.

Powder room:

Behold the glory of the seashell-shaped sink. A seashell-shaped sink in a stained, fake-marble countertop, with the most outrageously overdone and tacky faucet since Versailles got indoor plumbing.

Upstairs guest/kid bathroom:

Sadly, this picture doesn't adequately capture the fact that the flowered wallpaper was also ON THE CEILING.

We've obviously made a few minor changes since these photos were taken. : ) Things like taking down the wallpaper from the ceiling. (That was a fun couple of days.) But you guys, I've hated that seashell sink for eight years! Seashell sink meets dumpster today. And I arrive in Austin tomorrow. That's a pretty good week in my book.

Oh yeah ... I did some sewing too. : ) These blocks are for my new pattern, which will hopefully be out in the next few weeks.Can't wait to see some of you in person at QuiltCon. For those who won't be there, I'm sure I'll be Instagramming like crazy, so you can follow the action there, and I'll be back with a full report on the blog next week.

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