Not much to report

 

I got the borders onto this quilt and made the label & cut the binding strips....that is basically all I've done quilting wise.  Haven't got a lot done otherwise either.  I had big plans to clean the kitchen today but after waking up at 3:30 a.m. and not getting back to sleep until almost 11, I've just been puttering around - breaking down Amazon boxes, tossing junk mail, etc.   

My son finished my bedroom today - except for the closet that will be done at a later date.  It will look really nice once I get everything clean and reorganized. My son is right,  I have way too much stuff! I'll be sleeping in the recliner for another night or two.  Moving back to the bedroom doesn't involve just me...there are two dogs to include in the plans.  The new dog, MissBee, still sleeps in her crate at night and it has to be where she can see me - that means moving the crate back to my bedroom and hoping she won't have a fit because the other dog, Buddy, will probably sleep on my bed. If I can make space for the older dog's bed, I'll put it in the bedroom so maybe he'll sleep on it (he does now but didn't until I started sleeping in the recliner). MissBee was banned from my bedroom because she chewed up and removed the wiring from my electric blanket along with chewing up my flip-flops, my Sketchers, and a throw rug.

Speaking of the dog's, it's almost dinnertime so I'm going to close this for today.  Stay warm - it's 20 degrees here BRRRR.

New Year = fresh start

 I know it's been months since I've posted on here.  I was in a lot of pain in my left shoulder/upper arm for several months before finally having surgery in July.  The pain lessened after surgery but then I had about three and a half months of physical therapy.  Im still having some difficulty but at 75 years of age, I can't expect to be able to do all that I did 20 or 30 years ago.

Anyway, life happens.  I finally got back to sewing in Nov.  One of my cousins has a computerized long arm and she told me back during the summer that she'd quilt a top for me as a birthday present.  I went through my tops but couldn't find one that I wanted done edge to edge in something fancier than I can do on my midarm.  In November, I came across a pattern that I decided I'd like to try; I had all the fabric needed for the top but had to go to Joann's to get the backing fabric (on sale, of course).

Now that I was back sewing, I decided to make little zippered bags for the gals that I meet for lunch every other week.

And I kept going....next up was placemats.  The centers came from a panel that I had found on sale and it made 6 placemats...two were a Christmas gift for a neighbor (she loves them but doesn't want to get them dirty lol) and the remaining 4 are on my  dining  table.

Still working....next up was a smallish wall hanging

And then 

Followed by

Yes, all done before Christmas.  Most were pretty easy. 

 Then, it was this small quilt top -I call it lap size 40something by 59" give or take.

Finished it on the 30th but friend and fellow quilter, Katie caught an oops that I was able to correct the next morning before starting on I Know....

Then yesterday, I started this...the pattern is called Little Genius...These are just the blocks waiting to be sewn into rows and having a blue border added.

And that's pretty much it for now....other than to tell you about MissBee.  I adopted her back in March and she's a pistol.  Part Chihuahua and part what I believe is Jack Russell. My older dog, Buddy, probably still wonders what I was thinking when I brought her home.  She is way too hyper for him and tries to get him to play with her...she just doesn't understand that he's old (12 1/2) and doesn't want to play.  They are getting along a little better...they will sometimes share the same bed.

Buddy's mouth looks a little fuzzy because he was moving...I had to take three

 photos before I took this one and gave up.

And on that note, I've got to scoot.  The B's are whining to go outside.

Glad to be back.