Gitter' Done

It's been one of those weeks... not just because of Thanksgiving.  Monday was hubby's first cataract surgery, which went GREAT, then Tuesday back to the eye dr to make sure everything went as planned.  Wednesday, I did manage to get the backing for Chris' quilt stitched together and onto Mo'e.  I had hoped to start stitching before we went to granddaughter's home for Thanksgiving dinner yesterday, but it didn't happen.  Last night, I worked on the gkids ornaments while watching some Christmas movie on tv.  Ended up staying up til midnight to watch the movie to the end.  Then I couldn't get to sleep until about 2:30 am.. have no idea what was going on there; I just couldn't fall asleep.
Needless to say, when I woke up just before 7 this morning, it wasn't enough sleep.  I had to stay up until 8 so that I could give hubby his eye drops... then I went back to sleep on the couch.  My phone alarm clock went off at noon - time for more eye drops... aw, it can wait another 1/2 hour.  When I finally get up ( 1/2 hr later), I give him the first drop but forget all about the second one due five minutes later - and he didn't ask about it until another 1/2 hr- 45 minutes later.... shaking my head....so we skipped that one and made sure that I didn't forget to give both at 4 pm.

About three o'clock I decided I'd better get to Mo'e.  Changed the needle, took needle plate off, cleaned & oiled around the bobbin case and cleaned the rails... then I was ready to load the top on.
Got that done and partially basted around the outer edges.

Finally I got to start the actually stitching!!

center of top border

right top corner ( oops!  didn't get the entire lotus lily in the pic)

from the left side.... '

ok, here's the pic with the entire lotus lily in the upper right corner.

I'm not real happy with some of the stitching, but Mo'e is fighting me again - not all the time, just in spots ( the rest of the so so quilting is my own fault).

Now, it's dinner time.... Got Stouffer's Escalloped Chicken in the oven... haven't tried before, but hubby SHOULD like it ( except for the carrots lol)

I probably won't work on the quilt again tonight.... will wait til morning ( or early afternoon - depending on how well I sleep tonight.

TTYL