As I feared, this wasn't a very productive month for me, but I did accomplish a few of my goals. 1. Label bear paw quilt. (Such a small task, but not done.) 2. Bind and label larger penguin top. (Bound, not labeled.) 3. Work toward finishing the older Lover's Knot tops. (Not even touched!) 4. Continue working on DS#1's tee shirt quilt. (Have all of the shirts cut apart.) 5. Make at least one crumb block a day. (YES) 6. Finish table toppers for DS#2 and DIL's nightstands. (No) 7. Make and send three May lotto blocks. (YES) I joined a once-a-month sewing group at my LQS this month. We sew from 10:00 to 4:00, with lots of chatting and snacks along the way. To have something different to work on, I pulled out a Thangles buck-a-block sampler, purchased at least two years ago and never started. It will become part of my June list. I made quite a bit of progress on it, prepping the pieces Monday and Tuesday and starting to assemble the blocks when the group met on Wednesday. My late April/early May wintersowing was very successful, so I've been tending hundreds of seedlings for several weeks. We have a freeze warning tonight, so I've tucked old blankets around the containers. They should be tough enough to handle the cold, but I don't have the nerve to gamble on the tender annuals when they're almost large enough to transplant. It's fun to follow everyone's monthly progress. Keep up the good work!! Bonnie

What type of drawer glides do you have? Side mount or under mount? Full extension or 3/4 extension? You might be able to just change out to soft close drawer glides. If you have a lot of drawers, that can get expensive fast. I did a quick web search and found this system that looks interesting. You mount the clip on the side of the drawer and the closer unit on the side of the cabinet. Here is a link that might be useful: Soft Close Systems

As curiousnyc mentioned, don't use it as a cutting board. It will damage your knives. You can use it to serve different type of cheeses or sushi, etc.. In this case, use the clear vinyl square bumpers, the thicker, the better. So, it'd resemble a serving plate. Yes, you can find these vinyl/rubber bumpers at Lowe's or Home Depot. They're usually located where the furniture sliders are. I had asked my GF to leave the cooktop cutout so I can use it as a small tabletop.

Well I'll post pics if I ever get around to trying my hand at reupholstering that chair. I went to the 7th Ave Fashion district in NYC this weekend. I really went to NYC to babysit my grandkitty, but while there I had to go to 7th Ave & 38-40th St. All fabrics, laces, buttons, trim stores. You name it, they have it, especially if you are looking to make fancy evening oir bridal wear. I will be making some victorian throw pillows, so I wanted some satin, venice lace, ribbon and/or trims. I was not disappointed, the only problem is trying to decide, because there are limitless choices. Whatever you can think of, they've got the goods to make it! There are some fabric stores with home dec fabrics and wool suit fabrics, but mostly its beaded laces, fine fabrics and just about any color or style trims you can imagine. Fun to just browse around. Makes me wish I had an event to make a dress for. I have made a few cocktail dresses and a mother of the bride dress from materials I've purchased from there.