As a norm, I do not have to force myself. Lately, it seems that I do. Not because I want to, but because I am so drained, removing my big but from the couch is more that I can actually deal with most times.
I did manager to finish my next block for the fall into a Quilt Along. It was a really simple block, which I guess is good for me with now. I feel pretty simple these days. I used my batik scraps. I have not yet decided what to do with my sunflower. Roseanne offered to fix it and Nanette found the problem with the block instructions. You are all wonderful.
I had someone explain to me that there are circles in life and most people can deal with something in 1 circle. Problems occur when things are happening in more than one circle.
My professional life circle. OMG. totally on the crazy train here.
My Personal circle – Good God. Special-K (his nickname) has gout so bad he can not walk. And no, we will not go to the doctor. Daughter Haley has been sick for over a week. On a plus side Summer swim is over. That makes me happy.
My Family Circle – My sister seems to be improving. She actually called me and sounded not to bad. For that I am grateful.
My ME circle – I feel crazy. I need to do more sewing, that always helps me relax and get my head straight.
Deep breath.
Happy Sewing
Happy Quilting
that my little sister Kellie has blood clots in her lungs and is in ICU. Two of my absolute favorite people. Damn it. Derrick was the love of my life. I think about him every day. Not a day goes by where I don’t think of him, laugh, smile, shed a tear. My little sister, my best friend, keeper of all my secrets. Come on.
the sea collection. This month we have a whale. I do have to tell you, my last months post brought some criticism form some Facebook followers (my sister mostly). She insisted that my seahorses were farting. I tried to explain that it was meant to be swirls of water, but no, according to her it was pretty clear. Farting Seahorses. Now I 
look at my seahorses in a little different light. Darn it.
call it the outside curve, on the bottom and sewing it like that works best. So, my outside curve (with the outside arch) was on the bottom. My photo shows it with the outside curve on top, so you can see it, but when I pin and sew, I flip it over so it is on the bottom
sent me some wonderful batik scraps. I used some to make the applique on this block. I had mentioned that I was going to be using batik scraps with my background fabric. She sent me some other lovely items, that I will show later as I complete them. She is one of the kindest people I know and it certainly brought a smile to my face. It has already proven to be a very valuable resource.
my backyard (about an hour or so away). The went over how they design their fabrics and had a slide show of how they are made. They even make the white fabric. IT was fascinating. I knew how they were made, but watching the slide show filled in a few gaps. Then they brought stuff to sell, and surprisingly it was very reasonable. I bought a 4 yard bag of blue scraps for $15.00 (this is the pile after I washed and ironed them). There were no little tiny pieces. I have already cut them all up for a blue batik scrap quilt. More on that later.
So, I finished block #2 for the 
top. It was originally intended as a donation quilt, but we will see what happens. I found this two yard remnant of star wars fabric for $4.00. It was all odd rectangles, so the best way I figured was to make odd 4 patch blocks. It needs some sashing. It is just sort of hanging there in strips, but I think it will be OK. I thought about making my goal to complete it entirely, but I currently feel like laying on the coach a lot, so I am going to stick with finishing the top.
fund-raiser for us. They sell items that the guild members make and donate. Being in central Ohio, I thought these key chains might be something that could sell.
out. I wish I had chosen a different thread for the front, because I wound up liking the back a lot. I used a variable thread on the front, and all I see is the the light part of the thread, which shows any mistakes. I do not have a long arm, so I am always using my domestic machine and I always want to get the “longarm” look on my 
domestic machine. I know it takes a lot of practice to become proficient and I have been working on it. However, I found these rulers (not sure why some are called rulers) at my local quilt shop. I quilted this using the Star shape. It made making beautiful stars on my 
domestic machine easy. They come out nearly perfect. I am still getting used to using them, so not every star is perfect, but I like it. I think I will keep this quilt for one of my future grandchildren.
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