in the hoop!

first thing on my fri/sat/sun to do list was get this basted and in the hoop...and it is!  had hoped this would be done by january 1st but as usual circumstances interfered and it's a bit late.   yes, i'm still basting the 1980s way with needle and thread!   i saw this quilt in the now-defunct magazine "quilt life" in a collection of photos showing prairie women with quilts hung on a soddy as a backdrop for the photos...thought it would make a good scrappy and it does.  this will be donated to a worthy cause as a fundraiser since my budget doesn't allow me to contribute very often.  ***  also made up a pot of chicken soup which looks delish but actually has very little taste due to no salt.  at this point on a mostly liquid diet thanks to the butcher of brick hill and modern pharmaceuticals that have put my GI system in nearly suspended animation.  while modern medicine has given me a new lease on life, have to say in all honesty it is much less enjoyable in some instances.  whereas appendix or gallbladder removal is pretty much a fix, cardiac surgery is a huge game changer; not all aspects of which are pleasant or welcome.  some days a bit more challenging to focus on the positives than deal with the realities....know what i mean???