A Place to Sit and Ponder....

For Lisa's Birthday, I wanted to get her something nice for her sewing room. Of course, I went to our favorite furniture store, Patterson's Amish Furniture for a Morris Chair upholstered in brown leather. It was delivered today and is so much more than we ever expected. I love the idea of building furniture someday (heavy emphasis on "someday") but know it is beyond my skill and tool level at this time. So this is the next best thing.

 Quarter sawn oak, mortise and tenon

Even the back, which is covered by the leather cushion, has beautiful raised panels. It is signed and dated as built for us and delivered through Patterson's Amish Furniture. It sits beautifully and already has an accompanying quilt located on it. 

I can see lots of pondering and quilt designing going on in this chair.  I tried to talk her into trading it for one of the upholstered chairs in the living room and she was having none of it. Can't say as though I blame her.

One other beautiful gift that showed up at our house was the fabulous sweater vest Sara Gatilogo made for Patrick. It is absolutely beautiful, all the more so because it is such a gift from the heart.

The yarn is an alpaca wool tweed knitted with a cable stitch pattern. The color is gorgeous and the fit and feel of the yarn is amazing, I certainly look better wearing it.Cooler weather is just around the corner and I can hardly wait to wear it.  Thanks Sara for making this for me!