Hello Friends
Hope you are all doing well. I am not sure anyone reads this anymore, but I am still going to use it to post my thoughts. If you are reading this, please post a comment.
2024 has not started off the best. We had some bad weather in January forcing some appointment changes for mom and some work from home challenges. February 9th was my son's 27th birthday. He came down and we took him out to eat. Unbeknownst to us, mom was carrying covid. We all got together on Saturday at my sister's. Mom was coughing pretty badly. We thought it was extra fluid as she is a dialysis patient. My son and I took her to the ED when we were done at the party. They ran their normal tests and she came back positive. We were all shocked! She thinks she picked it up when she went out to eat with a friend earlier in the week. By Wednesday, we all had tested positive. Luckily I can work from home. On Wednesday I woke up with the worst teeth pain of my life. I took a Mucinex and called out of work. Slept most of the day. But that was the worst of it for me. My mom spent 2 nights in the hospital but was never on oxygen, just weak.
March 3rd was my mom's birthday. We had a few birthday parties for her. We are all feeling so much better. My son was home again this past weekend. It's always great to have him home. This was a bunny I made for mom's birthday. I made the bow and put on the flowers. It will sit outside her apartment door in the hallway.
Back in December I needed to make a baby quilt for a coworker. I had found a really neat pattern and got started. I was finished with the quilt and I like to wash them before I gift them. Unfortunately, where I had sewed on the binding waves, it had pulled apart in some places. I tried to fix them and re-washed the quilt. Other areas opened up. Ugh! I could not gift this!
This picture was before the finished binding. Looks great! But it did not wash well. I am taking it all apart and redoing it to gift to another baby. Hopefully it doesn't pull apart this time.
I still needed a quilt. What was I going to do. I found a pattern on Pinterest and decided I could paper piece the blocks. I quickly got to work and made this:
The baby room theme was ocean so I think this fit the bill. It washed up nicely I just hope it stays together.
In between making baby quilts, I also was knitting. My bestie in Colorado loves purple so I made this for her:
It's a scarf. My sister made me one and I get compliments every time I wear it. I hope my friend does too. I am working on another one at the moment.
Now on to goals for 2024. I have picked my word for the year just need time to make it up. Hopefully by my next post. I am going to a quilt retreat in April with members of my quilt guild. I can't wait!
Here are things I would like to work on:
Floral Bouquet Quilt-pattern by Tilda Fabrics
John Wayne Quilt- bought a panel and fabric from Fat Quarter Shop
Cow Quilt-bought panel from a local quilt shop
Wild and Goosey-pattern by Bonnie Hunter
Potato Chip Quilt-making for a retired friend
As far as goals for the year, I'd like to get some quilts made for gifting. I would like to make 2 or 3 baby quilts and 2 or 3 scrap quilts. I am not setting hard goals as I don't want to set myself up for failure. Since we can't predict how the year is going to go, I would just like to continue sewing and crafting. What I get done, I get done.
Do you have goals? How do you stick with them?
Blessings!
Amy
