The Georgia Update

Things are going great in Georgia with Mom. She is doing fabulous post surgery and quickly recovering from the nasty side effects of chemotherapy. We were all at a loss as to how we could keep her settled and still for any period of time. She is usually moving constantly and FULL of nervous energy. I told her that she seriously needed a hobby to keep her busy while she recuperates. I had tried to teach her crochet last time I was here without luck, and she hasn't had the attention span to focus on books or movies. Eventually she remembered that she used to really enjoy embroidery. We found some old supplies along with a partially finished project in a closet and after a little remembering, she was off. She doesn't want any pictures taken right now, but it was a beautiful sight to see her settled in and stitching away. So if anyone knows where I con find some cute stitchety patterns for her to work on next, please let me know. I have a folder on my computer at home, but it would be nice to get a few things ready for her before I go.

Happy Saturday

I am currently in Sharpsbug Georgia with my husband's borther's family waiting for my sister to come and fetch me to go and help with Mom. She is doing amazingly well after her surgery and is settled in at home healing. I was happy to see that the mister inky showed up as scheduled, but it does seem to have added last weeks posts as well as this weeks. So if you are checking out what everyone is up to, just start at the end and go backwards until you see something familiar. Although still without camera, I have gotten quite a bit done on vacation, I have most of two Bonnie Hunter quilts cut out and sent home to Florida. I've finished 4 more midget blocks and gotten all the prep work done on several more. I'm sure there will be some quiet time during the next week to chip away at those as well.
I hope everyone is having a safe and happy weekend.

Scrap Happy Saturday --Flag Days

I'm not sure where I'll be on July 16, so I'm scheduling this ahead of time.  I should be in transit from Destin to either Atlanta or Florida, I'll try to check in when I arrive.  Until then see how everyone is doing with their own versions of patriotic colors. 

Vacation Update

One day seems to blend into the next on vacation. We have a routine of getting up for breakfast before heading down to the beach. We have sprinkled in a couple of outings for variety. Tuesaday was a water park and today we have rented a boat. Although I've taken a few pictures, I didn't bring a computer and so will wait to go through those until I get home. I have spent evenings after the kids are in bed working an midget appliqué. I hate to work out of order, but it is worth it to have tiny little bits of sewing to keep me busy.
Mom's surgery was yesterday, everything seems to have gone well. It was quite late before they were done though and the surgeon will update us all today. I think I'll go straight up from here rather than driving home first and catching a flight back.

Happy July

I've got a trial block made for a red white and blue quilt.  The pattern is one from Bonnie Hunter's new book and it will go nicely with the red and blue nine patches that I had already made.  Use the misterlinky below to post your patriotic progress. 

Packing

 When the kids started to pack up for vacation, they loaded up on swimsuits and counted out underwear.  The first thing I did was to pick a project to carry along.  I've still got my little baskets for handwork, but I also wanted to have a project for evenings in the hotel room.  There are two projects from Bonnie Hunters new book that both use 1.5 inch and 3.5 inch strips.  I am planning one in blue and brown and one in blue red and white.  

We spent the morning watching the shuttle launch.  There was a lot of low cloud cover, so it wasn't visible for very long.  It is the last launch ever though, so we had to see it go up.  I'll miss being able to pop out into the front yard and see them go up. 
After that we all went out to a movie and then came home to finish packing.  Mom's surgery is scheduled for next week so the tentative plan is for me to catch a ride to Atlanta with the in-laws to help mom out.  She has a girlfriend coming to stay with her for the first few days and then the plan is for me to stay for the next week or so. 

Baby Nines Layered

The little pink nine patches came from the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.  I'm sure someone will have a baby girl eventually.  I think I'll get this loaded up on the frame and think about how I'd like to quilt it.  First though, I'd better do a little tidying up around the house. Kurt started laundry while I was at the store yesterday, but there is still that general post trip clutter, mail and newspaper backup to deal with.  I guess I should think about dinner too. 

Hopscotch Done

Just pulled the Carolina Crossroads quilt off the frame.  It was a Bonnie Hunter scrap user pattern from Quiltmaker Magazine.  I didn't put a lot of thought into color selection as I was just "trying out" a pattern.  Still, it is a quilt now.  I was calling it Scraptastrophy while it was in progress, but when I looked back at earlier entries I realized that I was calling it Hopscotch before.  That seems like a nicer name.  I think I'll see if I have any orphan blue binding hanging out so I can finish it off officially. 
We made it back from Georgia yesterday and then went out to enjoy the fireworks and symphony at Cocoa Beach.  We met up with some friends there and had a very nice time.  I think everyone will be happy to have a quiet day at home now and recuperate from all the activity. 

Saturday Already

It is so easy to lose track of the days when out of town.  I didn't realize it was Saturday until I checked e-mail to see people wondering where Mr. Linky was.  OOPS!  I don't have anything to show yet, but next week should be calm.  I have lots of red white and blue running through my head.  How about you?  Any patriotic plans in the works?

Happy July

Today is a brand new month.  For those of us here in the US, that means red, white and blue.  If you live somewhere else, feel free to use your own patriotic combination for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge.  I've been eying Goose in the Pond from Bonnie's new book, it would look great with the 9 patches I've been working on for a while.  What have you got on the back burner?  Anything in red, white or blue?