Weekend Wrap Up

My weekend had its ups and downs.  Saturday was really fun.  I met my friends Debbie and Susan at Quilts by Phyllis and we hung out there for a while.  Our hubbies hung out in the parking lot waiting for us.  Then we went to visit a local thread shop called the Village Sampler.  I needed thread for my anniversary present. The ladies there were very helpful and nice.  I got some of the thread I needed and they ordered the rest for me.  We then went to a local pub and got a bite to eat.  I was pretty tired by the time we got back home so I took about a 3 hour nap.  I continued to doze most of the evening.  By bed time I had the chills so I took my temperature and sure enough I had a small fever and some nausea to boot.

Sunday my temperature returned to normal but the nausea continued and I could not hold my eyes open.  Very long story short ... I spent the whole day in the ER being poked and prodded to find out nothing.  My official diagnosis .... too much Percocet.  I stopped the Percocet and lo and behold ... I feel better.  I tried to get Lortab today because I'm still pretty sore, but the doctor's office didn't call me back.  Aleeve just ain't cutting it.  Hopefully tomorrow they will hook me up.  This is my second bad experience with strong opiates.  As I have said many times today, I have no future as a drug addict.

Since it was so late last night when I finally got home from the ER and because they literally wore me out running tests, my hubby and I decided one more day at home was probably in order.  So I stayed home today and slept in.  Then got up and did some sewing.  My Civil War Sampler BOW is officially caught up! Yay!

Block 19 -- Ohio Star

Block 20 -- Lincoln's Platform

Next I started on a new BOM I received not long before surgery from the Temecula Quilt Company.  The pattern we are using is Road to Freedom.  It's being done in solids instead of prints.  So far I'm really enjoying it.  5" blocks though ... What was I thinking?? As the blocks get more complicated, the pieces are going to get teeny tiny!

Here are the first 5 blocks:

Block 1

Block 2

Block 3

Block 4

Block 5

Not bad for a day's work. Back to reality tomorrow however.

Surgical Vaction Update

I had ambitious plans for sewing while I've been off on my surgical vacation but I've not felt quite as good as I thought I would.  I've had a lot of swelling and discomfort.  I've mostly popped Percocet and dozed on the couch with the kitties.  

I did however get some work done on my Civil War Sampler BOW.  I'm two blocks away from being caught up on this one!  Woo Hoo!  But just this one ... sadly.  Here's my progress on this one:

Block 11 -- Blockade

Block 12 -- Louisiana

Block 13 -- London Square

 

Block 14 -- Rosebud

Block 15 -- Apple Tree

Block 16 -- Tennessee

Block 17 -- Calico Puzzle

Block 18 --Tea Leaf

Pretty good progress considering.  And let's not forget my helper today, Nala:

 I've still got a couple more days before I go back to reality.  Maybe I can get a few more things done or maybe I'll just keep taking Percocet induced naps!

HeLP for Hexie-aholics -- Lucy Boston

Here is my latest English Paper Piecing (EPP) project:

This is a Lucy Boston Block.  Here is the start of my second one:

I'm using scraps from other projects.  Eventually I'll need to pick out a background and accent fabric to tie them all together.  EPP is so ADDICTIVE!!

Linking up with Sarah Did It!

Feline Friday

Apparently it takes surgery to get Keira to sit with with me:

This is the first time she's sat with me since she was a kitten!   A bonus to going under the knife!

Happy Feline Friday, Y'all!!

Weekend Wrap Up

I spent most of this weekend getting ready for my surgical vacation tomorrow.  I got the house clean-ish and the laundry done.  I moved my sewing room to the kitchen since I won't be able to do stairs for a while.  I'll be sewing on my Featherweight.  I figure there will be lots of sewing and napping for a few days anyway.  Maybe I can get caught up on a couple of my BOMs!

I did get in a bit of hand sewing in.  I got my first Lucy Boston block done:

I'm using paper pieces ... as you can probably tell from all the threads!  I plan on making them out of scraps from other projects.  I'll need to decide on a background and highlight fabric though.  I think I'll wait until I get a few made to select something.

We made an impromptu trip to take my Mom to lunch for Mother's Day yesterday.  I managed to get the binding sewn on one of my little quilts on the trip there and back.

Here's Nala modeling:

 And here's the un-modeled quilt:

This is from Tara Lynn Darr's Book "Simply Charming" and the quilt is called Hopscotch. I need to buy some quilt hangers.  I wonder why they are so expensive though every time I buy them.  I think I need to assign my husband a task of duplicating those little buggers!

Feline Friday --- A Blast from the Past

I'm feeling a little nostalgic this morning and I've been thinking about her lately a lot, so I'd like to introduce you to the kitty love of my life, Simba Marie:

My husband and I adopted Simba and her sisiter, Sia a couple of weeks after we got married. Simba and I had an incredible bond and she was all about me.  Simba spent the last several years of her life in kidney failure.  We gave her subcutaneous fluids as needed for years.  She ruled her roost though up until the last couple of weeks. She was the Queen Bee.

This was our usual position.  She slept with me every night ... on my head ... and usually with a fang stuck in my skull.  LOL  

I loved ... and still love ... that cat with all my heart and soul. People who don't know the love an animal are truly missing an incredible experience. I'm grateful for having such an incredible creature in my life!

Thanks for walking down memory lane with me!

Happy Feline Friday, Y'all!!

Things That Make You Say Hmmmm .......

I wonder why my Dear Husband is getting packages from my favorite out of town quilt shop??

Hmmmmmmmm ......