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.