One day Quilts

Do you have quilts that you'd like to make one day? I have quite the list and realized one day may never get here so I better take action.

This is Shakespeare in the Park. I believe it's a Judy Martin design. There was a lot of talk about this quilt on my Stashbuster group. I bought the book but did not make the quilt at the time. My son surprised me when he said he'd like a purple quilt. I felt it needed a little zing so I added the green. I need to quilt it now.



This is Bonnie Hunters Double Delight.  It was a mystery quilt she offered many years ago.  It’s still free on her website.  I planned to do it in her colors but had a hard time finding the pinks locally in civil wars.  I did find the purples though.  I began buying and while on a Patchwork Express trip I found a pink to use just in a different place.  This too needs quilting.



I can sort of tick these off the list.  I need to choose the next someday Quilts now!

Are you working on your bucket list?

Swooze

While I Was Away

Since my incident with the mountain and altitude sickness I've been soul searching. Trying to figure out what I wanted my life to look like.

I've been doing a lot of sewing versus talking about sewing. I haven't been blogging nor reading many blogs but I do read one of my favorite yahoo, now io, groups. I've been teaching quilting classes a little and working to setup more classes to teach.

I've had another vacation. It even included visits to high altitude although this time I was equipped to handle it with knowledge and appropriate supplies. It was good to conquer that fear. It healed me more than I could have imagined or realized that I needed. Ray and I talked over the bad trip and my feelings over things. It helped to air that all out.

Sadly life brings other realities with it. We lost Duke late last year. He was put to sleep the day after his 10th birthday. His heart and spirit were strong but sadly his body was not. I've helped many a dog over the Rainbow Bridge but this one was particularly painful. He left a giant hole in our hearts and lives.




Then 2 days after I brought Ray home from the hospital and one of the worst experiences of my life we lost Augie.  He was not doing well and I was running back and forth to the hospital.  I knew he didn’t feel well although he acted a little better.  I told him I was taking him to the vet the next day.  He died some time in the night.  He was 13 so more than likely if we had made it to the vet I would have had to euthanize him.  No good answer in any of it.

So here I am.  I’m going to try to make it a habit of visiting with you all again and share what I’m up to as well.

Thanks for checking in on me.

Swooze

Foot Pedals Need Love Too

My foot pedal would see sluggishly or stop completely even with my foot firmly pressing down. Even more entertaining was when I lifted my foot and the machine kept seeing