March 13th, 2022 - I’m Back
It’s been a long time since I posted. I read everyone else’s posts but never seem to take the time to make my own post. Oh well, that’s life!
A lot has happened since I last posted. My mom passed away at the end of September and I have been getting her house ready to sell. I hope to be done soon. And just when I thought things were going along smoothly, my hubby slips off the porch and breaks his back, and injures his neck. That was the first weekend in January and then in February, the neuro-surgeon fused his neck from C2 to C7. Now he is recovering from that. No treatment for the broken back, just rest and meds for pain. The neck was an issue, the doctor didn’t know how he wasn’t a parapeligic and if he had another fall, he wasn’t sure if he could fix it. I seem to remember either last year or the year before, he had some kind of neck issue and there was talk of surgery then. He is on the mend and hopefully will be able to start some therapy soon.
Porch railings for added safety.
On the quilting front, I have been busy. I was asked to teach classes for the Arts and Cultural Council of Windsor/Essex and I accepted. Every Wednesday morning I teach seniors how to quilt. It’s a lot of fun and I love being able to get others passionate about quilting. I do a lot of the prep work for the class, such as cutting out the patterns, and the seniors just have to do the sewing. We have made a few quilts, table runners, wall hangings, and mug rugs. The plan is to sell the quilts to get money for more classes. That’s not my department so I can’t say how that is coming along.
This will be the next project for the group. One of the quilters in my class wanted a sailboat pattern and I dug out the blocks and decided to assemble the top to show her the quilt. I have cut out all the blocks for my class and they will begin assembling it on Wednesdy. The original quilt was a block exchange from a retreat I went to a few years ago. Never assembled until last week. And that’s another UFO off my list! Now to get it quilted.
I was contemplating showing the group how to do curved piecing. So I made this top up.
I brought it to class and was showing the quilters. They all thought it was a really cool quilt top but way too intimidating for them. So we settled on the sailboats. At least there are lots of HSTs for them to practice their skills on. I don’t think I learned curved piecing for quite a few years after I started quilting.
As for my stash, I have added a few yards this year, mostly Minky for backings and yardage to go with some baby panels I bought last year at a sale. I am really trying to use up fabric in my stash but I like to match up the backings to the front of the quilts. I know it’s just the back but that’s the way I roll. One good thing about teaching this class is that I have made samples and kits from my stash. Not that you can tell that there is less fabric in my stash.
Fabric used this report: 53.88 yards
Fabric used year to date: 53.88 yards
Fabric added this report: 29.31 yards
Fabric added year to date: 29.31 yards
Net fabric busted: 24.57 yards
Most of the yardage added has been Minky. I found this store in Chatham, Len’s Mills, and the first Monday of the month is seniors day and you get 10% off your entire purchase. Plus if you finish the bolt you get 15% off that cut. So, might as well buy the bolt and get both discounts. Right!
As for my longarm, I have to find a new home for it. Right now it’s in my mom’s basement and once I sell her house, I need to move it. We have been looking at moving but we really do not want to go into that much debt just to have a place for the machine. Housing proces are through the roof right now. We did put a bid in on a house and were outbid by over $100,000. Kind of shocking! So our best bet is to enlarge our garage by rebuilding it with heated floors and insulation. We also toyed with adding on to our house but doing the garage first seems to be the most economical option. With hubby’s injuries and unsettled future, we are not making any major decisions regarding moving right now. Best plan in my books.
Linking up with Donna at QuiltPaintCreate for my stash report. Check it out to see how others are doing with their stash.
i hope to see you next time. Ciao!
March 19th, 2022 at 7:35 pm
Welcome back! Sorry to hear about your husband’s injury and your mother’s passing.
The sailboat quilt is cute and cheerful. Not surprising the group picked it.