3 Quilts Cut Out?

Did I really say that? Hmmm.

I have "It's a Wrap" totally cut out. Mom and I made her top together while I was visiting in NY. I cut mine out asvI cut hers. I did most of the sewing as well so putting mine together should go quickly. I sewed a few pieces together last night so it appears I am starting here.

Then I have "Bamboo and Pinwheels" cut out. This is a two for one quilt. As you cut and sew the leftovers are used to make a second quilt. I think I am stuck on this one due to having to randomly pull pieces and sew them together. Maybe it will be easier since I had to choose fabrics similarly for the "It's a Wrap". I should get this sewn soon since I am not sure I have enough Asian FQ's and will be in Dallas next week where there is an abundance available.

The third...oh yes. This is the Moda pattern Pampered Pooch that I am making with the Pampered Pooch line in Red, White and Blue. I am not sure I have enough of my background so I am a little blocked on this one. I really should get sewing since it may be harder to find the fabric the longer I wait.

Cyber Friends

I love it when I get to meet my internet friends. This is Melissa aka dulciquilt from #quiltchat. I have known her for a long time. She does beautiful work.



My dd took a picture of herself on her cell phone about 2 years ago. I love the picture of her and it is my cell phone and PC screen saver. Well it was on my PC til she put Hugh Jackman on there. OK, he can stay. Some people ask me if she is "goth". I don't see that...I see an artsy pic. I asked dulci to make this pic into an art quilt for me. I love it!

Bud

Mom and Dad's dog. Love the whiskers and eyebrows.

Chevron Daisy Finished

I have been toting this quilt between Texas and Louisiana for a few months now trying to get the binding on. I got serious and finished it this past weekend. Look at the closeup and you will see all over daisies quilted with basketweave on the corners. Then the borders are outlining of the flower garlands. My friend quilted this for me. One of my favorite quilts to date.

Spring Breeze

I managed to finish this quilt today. Another quilt that I have been carrying back and forth trying to get finished. The first two pictures show the "star" quilted in the blocks and then the use of the flower in the fabric that was then quilted into the border. Also quilted by my friend.

Flooding and Produce

On a trip back to Mesquite there was quite a bit of rain. We took these photos of a park nearby. I am not sure if you can see it but there is a baseball backstop down there. Amazingly it was back to normal 24 hours later.

At my June sew-in meeting at tirane's I was the lucky recipient of a fresh eggplant from her garden. DD and I took it back to Monroe and had fun cooking and then eating it. We have since made eggplant parmesan but none of them were as good as this one straight from the garden.

Some great mother-daughter time cooking a new to her dish.

Hi Folks



I sat down to blog and started having issues with my laptop freezing. I am trying to work through those but then also started to fret over how to catch up from not having blogged for 6 weeks. Donna in LA suggested I just tell you "Here I am" and go on with it. And I can sprinkle in the catch-up stories going forward. So for now, Here I am! Going to go work on that silly laptop a little more and hope to be back in the groove very soon!

The Shopping Expedition

One of the stops dd and I made that first weekend was to Antique Alley in West Monroe. I had seen a Bradbury Handcrank machine several weeks ago on my last excursion there. I knew very little about hand crank machines and decided to leave it there even though the owner made me a great deal on it. I went straight home and researched the machine thoroughly. I had tried the crank and the motion was smooth. Everything appeared to be in good order. When I looked it up I found it uses a shuttle instead of a bobbin and I knew it was in the tray with the machine. I decided to not go get it at that time.

Fast forward and this machine is still on my mind. I decided that if it was still there and I was given the same deal as before I would buy it. I present you with my new machine.

I have since found out that the pressure foot is frozen but hope a little oiling and encouragement will remedy that situation.

After the hospital

DH was released on Saturday and I knew he would panic if I returned to LA the next day. So I waited until Monday a.m. so that he could contact the doc about some concerns. DD was planning to return with me to start her summer and was chomping at the bit to get on the road.

We had a nice drive and I worked from home the rest of that day so that she wouldn't be left alone in a strange place the first day. We made lists of things needed to setup her room and got the menu list made for the weeks meals. I told her she needed to be patient and that we would get her room setup in good time.

Friday I was allowed to leave work early since my boss felt we were at a good stopping point. I went and got DD and off we went to shop. Over the weekend we managed to take in a movie and shopped til we dropped. It was so hot and we were up and down stairs during the hardest part of the day. Her bed frame was so heavy that we had to open the box downstairs and carry the pieces upstairs. We were up until after midnight putting everything together. It looks really nice in there. My only concern was that she wanted a twin bed and has a full at home. I was up early Sunday having some alone time. All of a sudden I heard a big THUD. I was able to lean over and look down the hall to see that she had fallen out of bed. I hurried in there and she had a confused look on her face. I knew she wasn't sure where she was and what had happened. I think she is used to the bed now. No more thuds...and you didn't hear this from me!!

I will be back tomorrow with more catching up!

Catching Up!!

My hubby's body must know when my quilt guild meetings are.

I attended the meeting on the 4th. It was great! We were shown a demo on QTC's or as I know them ATC's. Artist's trading cards. At the end of the presentation we were all allowed to choose one from a tray to keep.

Show and tell was wonderful as well. Here are some of the challenge round robin quilts and other quilts shared.

So why the comment about hubby? Throughout the meeting my phone was ringing like crazy. It was my daughter calling. I texted her telling her I was in a meeting hoping she would text back to tell me what was going on. She did not. She chose to call and call. I thought it couldn't be that important.

The joke was on me. When I finished at the meeting I called her to see what was up. She informed me that dh was in extreme pain and needed to go to the ER. I told them don't wait on me because 4 hours was too long to wait. The neighbor took him. He was having such severe cramping that he was screaming in pain. According to my neighbor he was scaring the nurses with his screams. They gave him a shot of demerol but it didn't help. They finally gave him an antianxiety pill. That relaxed him to and allowed the demerol to do it's job.

I was dealing with an eye infection and did not feel comfortable driving that night so I got up and drove home first thing in the a.m. It was the kids last day of school. They slept at home and managed to get themselves up and to the neighbors so that they could get a ride to school. I got home and worked a little while then reached dh.

I am not going to go into all the details but basically he was admitted for 9 days. The docs spent that time to fine tune his meds. We expressed our stress over the cramping that did not seem to happen when he was in the hospital. No one could explain it but I think all that is resolved. He is still deferred from the transplant list until he can have some testing at the end of July. Hopefully all will be resolved. Unfortunately his MELD score that tells where he is on the list is even higher. I hope he can stay out of the hospital until the actual transplant. He does seem to be managing much better.

My Postcard

This is the first fabric postcard I have ever received and I love it. It came with my bear. I show the back below so you can see Ele's doodling. I love it! Now I have a little sample and will finally attempt my own!

Hug in the Mail


Last Saturday I got a nice little surprise in the mail. My dear friend Ele made this for me. I named her Daisy.







I also received my frst ever fabric postcard from Ele. I will post that later.

Blooming Ninepatch



I finished ds' blooming ninepatch. I think he liked it based on the ear to ear grin and the big hug he gave it.










Quilted by tirane.

Garden Party

I have been invited to my friend Diane's garden party for 10 years now. Something always seems to get in the way except for this year. I got to see some friends from my old workplace that I hadn't seen in a long time. It was very nice.

Sewing Again

Thursday I decided I needed to "make" myself sew in order to get back in the habit. I sewed together some fleece to give as a gift for a chemo blanket. I just have to fringe and wash it. Last night I sat down and added the final borders on my Spring Breeze and then I made and added the binding to my son's Blooming Ninepatch. Now to complete the hand sewing. It felt good to be sewing again. More pcitures as items are completed.

Here is a picture of the batik love I got in the mail from mamacrafty.

Here are some more detailed shots of the wall hanging my mother made for me.

Enjoy!

A Wonderful Birthday Gift





My Mother learned to quilt over the past few years. She really knocked my socks off with this gift. I will try to take a better pic.

She embroidered, used a twin needle and gathered borders. She quilted it herself. I am SOOOO proud of my Momma and she asked that I hang it over my bed in my apartment. Her wish will soon be granted.

Stash Report Week 20

I have not added anything for the past two weeks. I was gifted with some beautiful batiks to be shown at a later date.

My net is 22.125 in YTD. I have some impending finishes!

I disappeared again

That was not my intention. But my string of bad luck seems to continue. After my fun day on town I was hit with an eye infection and a few more "sores" popped up. Monday I had a tummy bug strike me down. Sent me home for a loooong nap to recover. Went to the doc the next day and he gave me more meds. He warned me to watch for side effects from the antibiotics since I have been on them for over 30 days straight now. I am watching.

Wednesday I got a call from dh that he was heading to the ER again. He thought he was having the same issue he had last time. I made another mad dash home. He was out by Friday. They gave him more meds. When he got out he still had gut issues. I arranged to stay home this past week just in case. When he was in the hospital they did a heart cath that they had planned to do. He has a heart issue that he needs to get resolved and is off the transplant list until it is. They think it will be July or August and feel meds can manage it.

My Dad started his second round of chemo. It went better this time than it had the first time. My Aunt Fran, his sister, has been in the hospital for several weeks and Dad was struggling with this. He didn't want to go to the hospital after his chemo for fear of catching something. He had a test scheduled at the hospital she was in and did manage to go by. It took a long time to diagnose her but they finally told her pancreatic cancer. She was given three months last week and passed a week later, this past Thursday. Dad was having his second chemo during this. I know he is stressed. To add to the drama I have a bachelor Uncle that lived with Aunt Fran. There was a family agreement that he would move in with my cousin if something happened to Aunt Fran. This cousin assured my Aunt Fran's kids that she would keep her promise. Later that same evening she called Dad to say she would not be honoring this promise. Now Dad is trying to figure out what to do. Neither of my parents have the greatest health and my uncle does not know how to cook or wash his clothes. Dad told Mom he wished he didn't have cancer as he would take himin. Mom didn't say anything since she would have to carry the extra load. We will see how this plays out.

So on a happier note. DS passed his permit test. He won't get his permit until I have gone back to Monroe. I can't wait to take him driving. Acually I have mixed emotions. Fear and happiness! LOL! And, last week, my little baby shaved his face for the first time. He isn't old enough to be doing that!