Saturday, January 12, 2019

first finish!

a small one but done nevertheless...it's my thrifty hearts, so named as i found the precut hearts in a baggie at goodwill plus some plaid nickels and the white background fabric...only $2 so it had to be mine...


i had made 2 other small quilts with this find, one tea dyed and it's my mom's...the other got given away but this one i'll keep....and a belated christmas gift arrived the other day.  a stashbuster member asked me if i would like to receive some things from a quilter who had to relinquish her stuff due to health reasons...i always feel a bit ghoulish as i can't imagine how difficult that must be.  no doubt it is a very real concern in the back of any quilter's mind....the "what if" possibility....but have vowed to either use myself or share with others to honor the gift and the giver....
the book is needed for this fabric kit, which i've requested from the library...also included were several charm packs, 2 EPP starter packets, 2 layer cakes...all delightfully received and appreciated.  it perked up my week immensely as it included a brief hospital admit, a couple of unexpected doctor visits, more prescriptions that discouraged me a bit.  all is well now....not cardiac related but that will always be a concern... *** this snowy weekend dedicated to finishing a big quilt and moving on to the next UFO....


Monday, January 7, 2019

house block update

if you are on facebook, hop on over to see some that have already arrived....

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Sunday, January 6, 2019

sunday sewing

got an early start once silence curfew lifted here at the reform school...first up was to get the plenty good pink dots to a flimsy...
plan to set this aside as it needs more blocks and a decision on the final size.   colors are much brighter than the camera picks up.....my donation quilt aka dora's quilt is ready for binding, so chose a fabric and got that prepped....then this little project has been moved around several times and it was time to finish....found these hearts all cut in a baggie with lots of plaid nickels at the goodwill....so i'm calling it thrifty hearts...

the binding for this is ready as well...a muted red plaid....small but cute i think....last but not least,  finished up the house blocks for california....they'll be on their way tomorrow and will brighten some quilt for one of the fire victims....

working under a handicap as the horrific neighbors have been suffocating me with their perfume or air fresheners or whatever they use to cover up cigarette smoke....my eyes have been burning and watery for two days now, leaving me hoping smallpox might make a swift and resolute return.  the smokers have had 3 years to stop but multiple warnings, idle threats and no consequences have been ignored of course....word is the manager is afraid to confront and follow thru...when i complained she told me there would be retaliation and i guess the suffocating fumes must be just that....another day in the taney village torture chamber....