Today's Activities

It's often difficult to gauge how much to do or not to do when you are feeling well. 

I got up this morning and decided that I would try some sewing at my machine.

I had a chenille blanket all basted and ready to stitch so thought that would be a good choice to begin. 

No standing to press anything. 

So I sat down and sewed for 2 hours and made all the channels.

I got some of the cutting done too.

That takes so long but I finally got that finished too.

Then I thought about binding it. 

The fabric I wanted to use was in the basement and I was not allowed to climb those again today so I had to see what I could find in my sewing room that would work.

I came across some hot pink Free Spirit solid that was perfect!!

So soft! 

It would be perfect for a baby blanket.

I made the binding and attached it to the chenille.

DH decided that we should take a quick trip to the local market.

We ran into my daughter's old swim coach and his family.

It was very mice to catch up. 

We kept up our shopping and about 20 minutes into the trip I was getting very light headed. 

So we checked out and came home. 

This is what greeted me as I entered the house.

I love my cats!

Have a wonderful night!!

~XOP~

Every Day Is A Better Day

Today was even better than yesterday! 
I was able to go the whole day without any pain medicine! 
I was kind of tired and needed to nap but no pain meds were necessary!!
Woo Hoo!!
I even had a visitor today.
My friend Pauline came over to see me and brought me some patterns I had ordered from Crazy Quilt Girl.
I will take some photos tomorrow to show you. 
Cori is going to be carrying some Australian designer patterns so be sure to stop over to her shop and check them out over the next few days.
She may not have them listed yet, as she has been crazy busy, but soon.

I also got the cutest get well card in the mail today too.
Thanks Dianne!! 
That kitty looks just like Captain Jack!
It is so nice to know that my friends are wishing me well!!

If that wasn't enough, I received my order from Hawthorne Threads today too.
OHHHH so cute!!

Have you seen Backyard Baby?
If you have not, you are in for a treat.
I fell in love with the forest but the bug jars are a close second. 
I think I will be buying more of this line.
Not only is it beautiful but some of the softest fabric I have ever felt!

I have come to the conclusion that I need all the Lizzy House pearl bracelets in all the colors.

Sounds easy enough, right? Well it isn't.

So far every tie I find it they are out of stock.

I did manage to find some of the light orange and then added a little bit of Out Foxed.

LOVE all of it!

Anyone else like these lines? Or have tips where I might find good deals on them?

I got these at Hawthorne Threads. I am a big fan of theirs. 

Fabric.com carries them too but they are out of stock right now.

I know I am healing when I am finding it difficult to sit still and "relax". 

ACK how I hate that word.

I don't know how to do that very well. 

So this afternoon when it was just me and the cats I hauled out DD1's Halloween Tumbler quilt and hand stitched the binding down on that quilt!

It's all finished!!

I just need to stamp a label on it and it is ready to wash and hand over!!

That's my kind of relaxing! Hope you are all doing fun stuff.

My stamina is not back to normal yet so forgive me if I haven't commented on your blogs of late.

I will get there.

~XOP~

I'm Home and Well

Just wanted to let you know that everything went well and I am home.
In fact I am feeling pretty good. 
Maybe it's the pain meds on board LOL.

I was a winner on a blog hop recently and the gift was a surprise.
It came today. 
Wanna see it?

It is a mini quilt. The bottom part is chenille, too cute.

Remember those daisies I showed you?

Well Ayumi found the royal blue ones!!

She is still waiting to come across the cream and the dark green ones for me.

She was so sweet to go out of her way to look for me. 

She has a great little ETSY shop called the Pink Penguin. 

You should go and check out her shop.

She has some of the Kerchief girls I love so I bought some of those too.

She tucked a few little surprises into my bag too. 

Thank you Ayumi, for being so generous!

I'm happy to be home and will write again when I am a little more recovered!! 

~XOP~

Here Goes Nothing

The day for surgery has finally come.
I am excited and a little nervous too.
Yesterday the surgical nurse called and after our conversation she told me no jewelry.
What??  I can't get my wedding ring and diamond off my fingers anymore.
So on the way home from work yesterday, I stopped at a local jewelry store and had them cut off.
  I haven't had those rings off my fingers for 28 years!!

I was OK with getting the Iolite ring cut off but for some reason cutting off my wedding band was really hard for me.

I plan on getting them resized though when I am healed.

I have diamonds from my mom, grandma and great grandma so I am thinking about having them all set together.

Could be a cool ring!

OK folks this blog will be quiet for a few days at least. I'm home sometime tomorrow.

I will put up a post when I can to let you know how it went.

I am looking forward to this being done and beginning a new era in my life.

Children are wonderful but the birthing process wreaks havoc, LOL.

So until I return, make lots of cool things for me to be inspired by!!

~XOP~