what's shakin'

a squishie arrived the other day, a 'pass along' from an online quilter.  she has been organizing her stash, finding things long buried, adding them to her list.  to say she is overwhelmed is an understatement but making good progress.  she showed these...i started drooling....she graciously sent them to me!

they are fragile but whole...enough for a quilt i'd say....the original pattern idea was sent along too.  as if i needed another project......

our weekly store trip was to walmart and these were already on display....

plus all the decorations and other holiday trappings....i'd say the stores are desperate, especially around here where so many have lost government jobs and things currently look bleak for many more.  so naturally came home and started on a decoration of my own, something that's been swirling around in the gray matter....

also pulled out a few things that needed basting....anxious to catch up on some finishes...

and sock saga?  sock #2 is done and big improvement over #1....not perfect but better, plus made longer in calf so almost knee hi which is good...then took #1 and ripped out half for a do-over...i see why so may make them...they are quick and cozy and the yarns are so colorful....

this is the cog railway in bretton woods NH....the foliage is just breathtaking....maine is past peak now and winter prep efforts being ramped up....thinking about getting out winter clothes this weekend as the heat has been on overnight a few times...a frigid 36 degrees here this morning...that's cold for maryland...there'll be snow on Mt. Washington very soon i'd say....

another weekend ahead....nothing fun to do but hope you have a good one!!

 

red letter day!

that would be friday.....arm bandage be gone!

my 12-inch serpentine scar is out there now for all the world to see..but no biggie to me.  just glad ordeal is over--well just about.  still waiting on fingertips to wake up a bit but coming along slowly and they are quite usable for most tasks.  dr said it would be 3-4 months and he was just about right...10 days shy of 3 months.  

after few quick errands saturday, the sewing mojo kicked in and sat down at the machine to finish up some things.  i think my head had to adjust to not being a patient anymore...i could resume a life without nurse visits, gauze and other trappings.  so what did i do?  

first was get the HST border on this panel....one more border and calling it done...most important, it and all the pieces are OFF the sewing table now....

next came this project....

this panel was a donation to our group and since RWB lap robes were requested, this was flung to me to make larger.  there was a cream border on it that got removed but that didn't help a whit squaring it up.  it was woefully wonky, so called on all sewing tricks to get this to the requested size.  the word to remember when working with panels is FUDGE!  a checkerboard border is always a helpful tool...now that and its pieces are off the table as well....rest assured, my next project is NOT a panel!  

second sock coming along nicely....have now decided to rip out the other at the ankle where i made the biggest boo boo....i know every time i put it on it would nag at me...

hand piecing and hand quilting still waiting in the wings...still plenty of things waiting for attention plus a christmas wall quilt is planned.  numbness aside, hugely grateful for the progress thus far and all those who offered prayers and the wide range of professional expertise.  now can i have that vacation please?  yes, i'd gladly go to maine in october....have a blessed day!