Pattern Testing

 I agreed to do an edit on a pattern and then to make a pattern to test for someone too. 
 I got the edited pattern back to the person and that was fine. 

 Then yesterday I was putting the blade to my food processor away and 

sliced the heck out of my thumb.  

Of course it is the thumb on my right hand too, my cutting and hand sewing hand!!! 

 I will show you the cut but at the end of the post, just in case anyone is squeemish.

I only had about half of the pattern cut out when it happened too.  

Of course!  So I bandaged it up and slept on it. 

 I figured I could make it work today and I was right. 

 I finished my cutting. 

 The pattern is by Apples and Beavers and is called Dragon Dreams. 

 It's going to be available for  purchase in the near future. 

 I have seen everyone else's dragons in the group and they are so adorable. 

 I decided I wanted to try something different so I am making an ice dragon.  

Sort of appropriate for the polar vortex we are in right now.  

Winter is coming...

Here was my fabric pull:

I managed to get the head of the dragon finished and the second part too, but not picture yet.

I saw this today and had a chuckle.  Look what she did here in Michigan!

So if you have read this far, and want to see the cut here it is.

It still really hurts.

Hubby is driving to Traverse City tomorrow for the car dealership.

That means I get the house to myself tomorrow.

I am hoping to finish my dragon then.

It's also Ash Wednesday so church tomorrow night.

I signed up to donate plasma on Friday.

I am also going over to Crazy Quilt Girl's house to help her cut Pearl Bracelet FQB.

She will be listing them in her ETSY and Amazon shop if you are interested.

Have a great night!

~XOP~

Fabric Finds and My LIfe

I went to GR to see my dad in the hospital over the weekend.  

We thought he was going to be discharged on Sat but it is not going to happen until today.  

He is going to have to have a nurse employed when he returns to his apt.  

We brought his cat home with us. 

 I am at a crossroads, I fear.

I'm not sure how to proceed and the fear is paralyzing. 

 I feel like he gets worse with every visit to the hospital. 

 I think for now, if I can get a nurse to visit him, he can stay where he is...for now. 

 It won't last long.  

His memory is much worse than even a week ago. 

 I am looking into nursing homes while also considering taking him into my own home. 

 I am terrified of both options.  

What's wrong with me??  

This is not normally who I am!  

That's all I am going to say for now.  

Breathing deeply and spending time investigating, that's the job of the minute.

On to other things.  I picked up some of the amazing Britten Number fabric from IKEA and it is available at Crazy Quilt Girl's online fabric shop.  It is quite a large print.  It makes a fabulous back as it is 59" wide!  I LOVE this fabric so much.  If you want any you better hurry up before I buy it all up!

 I also found some older Lizzy House Red Letter Day fabrics and 

am selling them $12/yard shipped or $9/yard pick up.

I have 1 yard of this available.

I have 2 yards of this one available.

I am also selling some Innocent Crush Shattered by Anna Maria Horner $13/yard shipped

 or $10 local pick up. 

 I have 2 yards of this available.  

It was once again a blizzard while we were out of town.  

We had to dig out one of my dad's cars and get it started.  

Still couldn't move it into the garage as it was stuck to the ground.  

That's hubby doing the digging out!

Photos from the front yard at my dad's house.  

Look at the neighbor's mailbox!

We had to bring our snow blower so we could actually get into the driveway to get into the house!

Beautiful but messy!

This was how driving home was too.

~XOP~