Betsy Is Getting a Makeover

[grammynmaggie]

great paint job I can't wait to see it in person you picked colors
you will be at a gtg before you know it keep up the good work

[Olive600]

great paint job I can't wait to see it in person you picked colors
you will be at a gtg before you know it keep up the good work

Thank you. I'm so looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible. I should say that the paint job looks a lot better in pics than in life. This is the first time I've painted anything bigger than a small chair, so lots of drips and brush marks and stuff like that. Doesn't matter. The more I look at it the prouder I am. I can do stuff! Yay me! Next I'm going to sew. I don't sew. Only a few more weeks, I hope.

Nikki

[Bethers]

OMG, sewing? I don't sew either. I cringe just thinking of it. Have thrown things out because a button came off. Bad me. Good luck!

[Olive600]

OMG, sewing? I don't sew either. I cringe just thinking of it. Have thrown things out because a button came off. Bad me. Good luck!

Me, too. I know it's nuts, but we'll see how it goes. What a hoot this is gonna be.

Nikki

[mitch5252]

...Have thrown things out because a button came off.

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LOLOL! I can even screw up a hem with that iron on, melty white stuff!

For a set of "curtains" in the MM, I used two hand towels and an adjustable curtain rod.
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[Bethers]

...Have thrown things out because a button came off.

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LOLOL! I can even screw up a hem with that iron on, melty white stuff!

For a set of "curtains" in the MM, I used two hand towels and an adjustable curtain rod.
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That's my kind of sewing.

[judi]

I remember many years ago when I was in college I had a date with a guy I was crazy about, and I had a brand new skirt. I really wanted to wear that skirt but it was a little too long - it was the 60s, we wore mini-skirts. I laid it on the bed in my dorm room and hemmed it. I went to put my clothed on and alas, I had sewn my new skirt to the bedspread.

[Bethers]

Oh, Judi, that would have been me! Thanks for sharing!

[Olive600]

Judi, your story really brings back memories. I frequently sewed one thing to another thing, sometimes to other parts of the same thing. My favorite hemming material was double sided tape. What a mess that was! I can't even talk about buttons. I end up with a knotted mess the size of a golf ball. (Slight exaggeration.) My mother was a very talented seamstress and made all my school clothes for years. After many tries, she finally refused to give me any more sewing lessons and pretty much told me to give it up. Sewing just wasn't my thing. I'll show her! I'm gonna sew four straight lines and make a curtain! Mom, if you're watching, eat your words!

[mitch5252]

...Mom, if you're watching, eat your words!

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I think I would have waited until the curtains were done before I said that.
Now you know you HAVE TO show us a pic of your project...
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[Olive600]

My very clever, very funny, entirely brilliant reply went *poof*, and I'm so disappointed that I haven't the strength to produce another of the same caliber.

Yes, dearest Mitch, lots and lots of pics, but first Betsy out of shop and painting finished, and then fabrics chosen and sewing machine figured out. Yeah, I shoulda kept my big mouth shut.

[BayouLady]

Floor looks great ! I guess campers get like a house, always something to change lol

[TarheelBornGal]

I'm late to this thread but just read it from start to finish and looked at all the photos. Nikki, I LOVE the work you did and especially the paint/color scheme! Very nice job and just the kind of colors/look I like.

We are slowly progressing towards most likely purchasing our first RV next spring. Still looking and researching and dreaming. Although we'll probably end up with a new or nearly new unit, part of me wants to buy an older one so that I can have fun renovating and redecorating! I wouldn't dare paint cabinets or redo much at all in a brand new pricey motorhome, but in an old one, I surely would.

Anyway, very good job -- kudos to you! Hope you'll continue to post if you make further mods!

Emily

[Olive600]

Hi Emily, it's so good to see you back here. I should have pics of the finished product soon. All the big jobs are done. I got the work on the engine done last week and a new-to-me fender today. So now I just have to finish up painting the box that will go over the heating vent and wiring, put up the window coverings, and put all the cabinet doors back in. There's more of course, but nothing big. So gals, pics soon!

Nikki

[mitch5252]

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YAY - we finally get pictures!
Can't wait!!

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