Sunday Change of Plans

I had intentions of going to church this morning but awoke with a migraine headache.  A bummer as my headaches only hurt a little but my eyes can only see bright zigzag lines and stars.  Only one thing to do, go crawl back into the bed which I did.  After sleeping another hour I was able to see but felt totally drained.  I had another cup of hot tea and a piece of cinnamon toast as I have heard that cinnamon is good for high cholesterol.

I have been working on a red, white, black and gray quilt.  I have to sew on the top borders and it will be ready to start quilting.  Pictures to follow.

This Week

This Week

This week has been an interesting week.  July 22 is nine months since my beloved sweet man died.  I thought it would be a depressing day but instead it was a day of more accepting of the events that led to his death.  I have gone over and over the decisions I made the last week of his life and I can now accept that the right decisions were made that were best for him.  I will always love him and have good, loving memories of our fifty-six years together.  He was just the best husband any woman could ever want and I feel so blessed that he chose me to be his wife and the mother of our wonderful children.

 

Monday I opened up our quilting space for our Monday quilt group.  We finished up one quilt and put another quilt on one of the frames.  It was the third Monday of the month and that means we go out to eat.  Had a tasty lunch at Sugar and Spice, a local eatery in the back of our downtown drug store.  I love their delicious chicken salad plate with fresh fruit and pasta salad.   We quilted until almost three and just had so much fun.  These ladies are truly my dear, dear friends.

 

Tuesday I went to my Nicholson quilt group, another group of dear friends.  I have been working on some Dresden plate blocks.  Actually they are Dresden plate fan blocks using five wedges.  These were left over from another Dresden plate quilt.  We played around with the blocks trying to see what looked best and I think we decided the wavy, drunkard path, design is best for the blocks that I will have.

 

Monday I had a call from my doctor’s office informing me my cholesterol was “horrible”.  Since my body cannot handle the statin drugs I have to try and control it with diet and exercise.  Honestly, I have not been very good at doing either since my DH died.  So I am back to walking and watching everything I eat and making much better choices. 

 

Today, Wednesday, I start working on a 50^th birthday dinner for our number 3 child.  When I think about having three of our four children fifty or older I suddenly feel older.  But we will have fun gathering together as a family and celebrating.

 

I hope you have a happy day and get to spend time in your quilt room.

Another UFO Finished

I loved making this quilt even when it seemed to take forever.  Life always had me doing something else.  But it is finished.  This is from the Be Attitudes book by Nancy Halvorsen.  I like to give my quilts "names" on the label and I named this one "Words to Live By". 

Unexpected Winner

 

 

I was so excited to be the winner of the above book from Vicke Welsh  at http://vickiwelsh.typepad.com/field_trips_in_fiber/.  Paula Nadelstern has always been one of my favorite quilter and I look forward to reading every word of her book.

Thanks Vicke.

A Birthday Present

 This is a quilt that I made as a birthday present for one sweet blue eyed boy.  Now to get it quilted.

What are you Reading?

I love author C. J. Box and especially his Joe Pickett series.  This is the newest book that just came out and today I purchased it for my Kindle.  Cannot wait to get into it as I know it will be another winner.  If you have not read this author I would suggest you start with book one of the Joe Pickett series and read in order.  The descriptions of the Wyoming scenery makes you feel like you are right there.

Fabric for New Quilt

 

As you can see from this photo there are blue, green and brown fabrics on the design wall ready to be cut for the next quilt.  An odd combination for a quilt?  Think blue background, brown owl and limb, green leaves.  Check back in a few weeks and maybe, that is a big maybe, I will have some of the blocks sewn together.