got blues?

yeah blues, not THE blues....blue fabrics....sure, got stacks of them.  pulled out five to sew up these squares for the senior center's donation quilt.

 

ramped up endorphins this week from gym visit giving me mojo for just about anything, even in this wicked heat.  first thing, miss phoebe's in the house!

she's so glad to be back where she belongs...for now anyway.  also got this done....

all nine starbursts are done....this weekend will start on setting pieces and put it all together....

only 2 rows left to add to the 'spectrum' top to be finished and a wall quilt UFO got its binding sewn on, so that should be a weekend finish as well.  will show later...also started cutting applique pieces for the penn dutch wall quilt since dear daughter gifted me this fancy tin for the UFO...

no cookies, just the tin...LOL...a future roadshow item no doubt!

now that back to exercise, can sit and quilt without guilt, so it'll be back to 'midnight' as the next UFO to cross off.  and for all you carbo lovers, new book borrowed from library....

nearly every recipe drool worthy...i'd love to make a lot of them but a fair portion have ingredients taboo for the cardiac lifestyle...asian sauces, bacon, pancetta, feta and other cheeses.  there are a few i can try without provoking the ire of cardioman tho...lol

no plans for holiday weekend except sewing and a few house chores...just fine with me.  few more medical appointments upcoming with the leg. had to remove unna boot as simply too tight, for which i'll be scolded.  wound nurse helpful but honestly, she makes me feel like an 8-year-old who wet their pants in school.  and the $35 compression stockings are too tight as well...bye bye that money.  so keeping busy is helping to mostly ignore it.  that's the latest from this lake woebegone....

last but not least, a tribute to my dear friend vic....just last week learned of her passing...had tried to contact her several times in the past couple of years without any response, so was concerned.  we were crazy quilters in crime when i lived in new england.  her home was overflowing with fabric everywhere--over chairs, in baskets in the kitchen and a big pile of priority mail packages in the living room...LOL!  she lost interest when her husband died a few years back and probably succumbed to a broken heart...rest easy my friend.  

vic, janet and me in 2013 at--where else, a quilt shop!

machinus interruptus

 was sewing merrily along sunday when whoops!  this happened to miss sunny!

immediately surfed over to youtube to see the how-to of replacing it...which i did find, but a bit hesitant to tackle so may have to call on repair guy....it's an inexpensive fix but with the budget on life support, there'll be some very creative juggling.  in the meantime, phoebe featherweight has been called in for duty.  fortunately, plenty of other tasks to satisfy the mojo....like this

tuscan starburst getting closer to flimsy....working on the last block now, the red, and then rummage the stash to see if there's an ok setting fabric.  i did find one i like but a bit more looking just to make sure.  

then there's prepping for these blocks...

senior center is making a quilt for the local hospital to raffle at their anniversary celebration.  i've 5 blocks to make using blue fabrics...another opportunity to bust some stash.  

finally, a UFO is needing binding so more stash diving and found this, another pretty that's been ignored but no longer....

the spectrum top will be finished once phoebe is in the house--need to pick up at daughter's--a good feeling indeed.  did manage to bust all the 1.5" and 2.5" squares in the baggie that had been cut eons ago; now left with 1.5" and 2.5" strips that are quite user friendly.  

it's a hot day so inside tasks on the to-do list...plenty of scraps to cut, DAR member training videos to tackle, a custard pie to make.  the annual DAR convention later this week will be live streamed, so more hand work on tap.  thankfully the apartment is low maintenance as I try very hard to be.  a few medical visits still scheduled but winding down.  the leg?  wound care nurse working wonders, but the pesky thing is still draining and there is still a pinhole opening stubborn to heal.  every week it gets wrapped tighter.  at least walking improved and gym on the horizon.  slowly feeling more settled and knowing my way around more, but hasn't quelled the homesickness always under the surface.  will soldier on doing my best to fit in and feel at home--for now.