Busy Morning and New Tool Review

This morning I met hubby at the orthopedic surgeon for his 6 months visit. He isn't ready to have the reverse replacement surgery so Workers Comp requires he go every 6 months to keep the case open. Everything was still as it was last time so that's good.

Came home and started chicken wings in the crockpot for supper. Hopefully the nasty storms won't knock out our electricity. I didn't think about that when I defrosted the chicken yesterday. Oh well if it goes out I will finish in the power cooker tonight.

Ate breakfast, did devotional, next up is dishes from breakfast and quilt. I am still trying to finish up the surprise quilt for grandson. They know he is getting a quilt but not the pattern, etc. I promise plenty of pictures of it once he gets it in May for his birthday. Once this one is finished I will have lots of updates as I will be working on lots of other projects.

Here is my latest tool. I really like it. Due to RA in most of my body (diagnosed at 3 with it in 98% of my body. My grandma had it really bad), my hands don't always play right closing pins to baste for hand quilting.

It's called the Kwik Klip and why did I wait so long to get one??? A lot of you probably already use it, but I used it on grandson's quilt for the first time a few days ago. I love it!!

Keep us in good thoughts, prayers, whatever you can, we are in south Louisiana and starting today they are predicting up to 10" of rain over the next few days. I am praying for all of you who are in the projected areas also.

A little progress..

Didn't work on it last night due to headache, but Sunday I got a little more done.

My Whimsical Garden

Here is the beginning of My Whimsical Garden by Becky Goldsmith and Linda Jenkins.

Hop on over to Kathy's Quilt's to see other slow stitching Sunday pictures.

2 Projects

These are the 2 projects I am working on today. A knitted scarf, and a wallhanging I am hand quilting.

Drop by Kathy's Quilts to see what others are working on today.

2 Finishes This Week!

I finished Scott's quilt!

And I put binding on this adorable baby quilt.

Last Block!

I am quilting the last block in Scott's quilt! Should finish the quilt this week. So excited!

Please check out Kathy's Quilts to see other Slow Stitching Projects.

Row 4 Done

Row 4 is ready to attach to the other 3 rows. Will do that today as my slow stitching Sunday. Go to Kathy's Quilts to see what other slow stitching is happening today. One more row to go on Scott's quilt!

Update on Hubby, AC and Slow Stitching Sunday

First of all, hubby saw the doctor (shoulder) that ordered the MRI on his back. He has to see a spine doctor. Waiting for WC to approve the visits. Doc wants him to see one that is surgical and one that isn't.

AC is fixed, $175 ugh. But at least it is cool in here again. Had a freon leak.

This is row 4 of Scott's quilt. Have one more block to quilt and add to this row and then 4 more blocks for row 5, bind and label and it will be done!

Off to finish getting the house and yard ready for our youngest grandson's second birthday party!

Check out Kathy's Quilts for more slow stitching Sunday blog photos.

My Garden and a little quilting

 This top is a cumin plant a vietnamese friend gave us.

 One of our lillies

 One of my favorite lillies

 lavendar

 jalepeno

 one of the tomato plants we have a few different varieties

 picture of our above ground box - well one of them

This is what I got done yesterday as we spent the morning at imaging center for hubby's mri and afternoon at brace place getting him fit for a foot brace. We get the mri results Thursday morning - would appreciate prayers, and the brace should be ready in a week.

Over Half Way! And our new puppy!

The top picture is the next row, which will be row 4 of 5. The second is a closer picture to show the quilting. Doesn't show up real well. I am hand quilting a 2" diagonal grid in both directions.

The day before Valentines day my hubby bought me an 8 week old yorkie poo. She is completely black and her name is Ebbie. Our last dog died two years ago at the age of 14. It took this long before either of us were ready to have a puppy again. We have 2 cats that are 4 and 5 years old. It's hard to lose a pet that you have had for so long but we sure did miss our dogs. Here is a picture of our sweet little girl.

Sunday, Slow stitching and yard work

Here is the update on Scott's quilt. I am over half way done now!

We've been working in the yard getting the garden and flowers done. Will post pictures tomorrow with a couple of before and after. We are far from finished. Hubby usually does all the yard work, but since the accident he needs help and I am doing what I can with bum shoulders. Oldest grandson is coming today to cut the grass. With all the rain we have been getting we need it.

Here is a link to other slow stitching sunday pages. http://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

Thanks Kathy!

Slow Stitching Sunday 11/9/2014

Here's the hand quilting I am working on for a surprise quilt. I am doing it quilt as you go and will join the blocks together after they are quilted. I have done these a few times over the years, sometimes hand quilting, sometimes machine quilting.Link below to other slow stitching sunday projects! Thanks Kathy!

Kathy's quilts slow stitching sunday

Slow Stitching Sunday

Here is an updated picture of the Baltimore Blue. It is what I am working on today. Link here for Slow stitching Sunday thanks to Kathy!

http://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/

Baltimore Blue Progress

I am hand quilting this in a hoop. I haven't worked on it in forever, but hope to finish it in the next few months.

Stephen's quilt!

It is finally finished except for the label! And in time for his birthday which is Thursday!  He will actually get it next Sunday for the party. What a relief! The music fabric is for his band, the gold is his love of Saints football, the green is his school colors along with the white. I don't know how well you can see in these pictures but some of the previous ones show the fleur de leis I quilted in the large white areas. That represents his being born and raised a cajun! The back fabric was a no brainer when I saw it, he is gonna love that lol. He has always loved quilts (he owns 7 of the ones I have made lol), as a small child he would cry if he didn't get a new one for his birthday. Now he is turning 16, is 6'2 1/2 " and still snuggles with a quilt all the time. He has outgrown his (this one is queen size!) and uses one of his mom's or his dad's. He told everyone at his 6th birthday that I put a lot of love and blood in my quilts lol. He would spend alot of time here while I quilted and I would poke myself and bleed. This one too Stephen has alot of love, prayers and blood in it my gentle giant. Here is a link to other Slow Stitching Sunday posts. Slow Stitching Sunday

Getting there - Slow Stitching Sunday

I have one more row of the fleur de leis and I will be at the top borders! I just may make it for his birthday! Here is a link to Kathy and other slow stitching Sunday projects. Kathy's Quilts

Slow Stitching Sunday - Still plugging away

I am still hand quilting on grandson's quilt. I have reached the middle and a little more now. I was concerned that the quilting I had done in the hoop in the center would need to be redone when I reached it in the frame, but it is great! So onward to the end! Maybe, just maybe I will finish before his birthday!

Here is a link to some other slow stitching Sunday posts! enjoy! thanks Kathy!

Slow Stitching Sunday

Slow Stitching Sunday - Updates on quilts

Here is the updated (as of last night) picture of Stephen's quilt. I am almost half way across the "row" I am quilting. Hopefully I will be able to roll it down tonight or tomorrow night after work.

 This is the Baltimore Blue that will be mine! I am hand quilting it in a hoop and Stephens is on the floor frame.

 This is the new hand applique quilt I am starting. I have the first block ready to work on. Maybe start sewing the pieces down tonight?

I also have quilted diamonds started from a long time ago that hasn't been worked on in forever. Dear Hannah that has been started but not very far along. Hopefully once Stephen's is done ( I am trying for his birthday the beginning of August) I will alternate through the rest and make some progress on all of them since I am finally able to do some after work some nights, It just took awhile to settle in to a new pattern with working full time.

Linking up to http://kathysquilts.blogspot.com/2014/06/slow-sunday-stitching.html

this much more then roll down again!

I rolled the quilt down last night!

No pictures (maybe I will be able to get one tonight) but the bottom border is no longer in sight! Any progress at this point is good and exciting to me lol.