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Chickie Art, Working on a Border and Quilty Gifts! from The Modern Diary

Hazel loves to do art so she painted a paper plate and got almost no paint anywhere else! We are thinking she might be a leftie (or ambidextrous) as she seems to go back and forth some but has a preference for her left hand. This runs in our family a bit--my great grandfather Clarence Rushman was able to write with both hands and my mom's generation does many things with their non dominant hands. My youngest son Jay is also primarily left handed but he could not decide until he was about five with the help of OT ...

added by Andee 2 years ago. under barb's grassy creek , bonnie's winter packer bliss , family , health

Not Quite Spring Here but some Sunshine Yellow Sewing Going On! from The Modern Diary

Kathy's cat Singer used to stay out of my quilting studio since she does not care for my kitty Stash....but since we moved they are both ranging the whole house for the most part instead of keeping to their specific areas (that they imposed). So she is loving laying in my scraps.

I am trying to do a Christmas Through the Year project each month, but did nothing in February so I made five pillowcases (they are folded) though four of them are going for birthday gifts--I am counting it.

I love the way I organized the log ...

added by Andee 2 years, 1 month ago. under bonnie's winter packer bliss , christmas though the year 2022 , health , rsc 2022

Valentine's Mini Mystery and Ruby Jubilee in Other Colors! from The Modern Diary

I finished up the flimsy for Kathleen Tracy's Mini Valentine Mystery today. Nice and simple. Barb's is below though she added a roses border on hers and it is cute!

I sewed with Becky a few days ago and convinced her to start Ruby Jubilee! She wasted no time in picking out fabrics and whipping these up. She was my blogging friend before I moved to Arizona and we lived close enough together out there to be in the same guild! You may remember we did the Quiltville cruise together and lots of hiking too. Now we sew ...

added by Andee 2 years, 3 months ago. under bonnie's ruby jubilee , health , kathleen tracy , reading , valentine mini mystery

H is for Happy and Pine Tree Point Progress from The Modern Diary

Lots more reading going on. I do not even think I took pictures of a few of them. Enjoyed this one, though really weird it kept me turning the pages. This first half was almost normal and then it took a turn which I expected.

I read this one for a facebook book club I am in. Have not read John Saul since I was a teen. Used to love him, but outgrew him. This one was awful! Other people in the group seem to have loved it. I am a snob reader--seriously!

This one was really good! Will need ...

added by Andee 2 years, 5 months ago. under bonnie's h is for happy , bonnie's pine tree point , grandbaby hazel , health , reading

When Quilting and Wrists Collide from Humble Quilts

I finally caved and went to the doctor about my hand pain. Diagnosis: A flare up of carpal tunnel.

I think it isn't severe because I have no shooting pains, just pain. I'm supposed to rest it from normal use (yea, right), exercise it with specific exercises, take advil on a regular basis, and keep it in this split as much as I can. Report back in 2 weeks and let her know how it is feeling. Today has been a week and I haven't seen any improvement.

So many movements can cause this:

I've been ...

added by Lori 2 years, 5 months ago. under go cutter , health

It's all about UFOs from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

OH --- I had set a schedule for this post for tomorrow morning and forgot to take it off. Ooops!

We had a good session with our UFO group this past weekend. So much is getting accomplished it's blowing my mind, and repeatedly, I hear that the only reason people finished something is that they committed to getting it done for the group!

I have to include myself in that group. I'm working on an applique quilt that I taught as a year-long class in 2015, and I don't seem to have gotten much of it done during ...

added by Elaine 2 years, 6 months ago. under enchanted autumn , health , ufo

Donations, Lunch and Hospital Visit from Romany Quilting

We had a busy old day last week, heading off to Palmerston North, clutching a “To Do” list in my hand. First on the list was was to drop off my current donations for the Foster Hope Charity, which looks after children in foster care. The drop off point is in a lawyers office in Palmy where one of staff is the local co-ordinator. The office is situated on the 1st floor, with no lift available, so I had to struggle up the stairs with my walking stick, goodness knows how really old and infirm people get on when they ...

added by Jenny 2 years, 6 months ago. under donations , eating out , health

Draw String Bags from Romany Quilting

I’ve just completed stitching six little drawstring bags for the charity Foster Hope. These are given for children in foster care, amongst with other items, and they use them to keep their toiletries or pens and pencils in. Just so you don't thinks I'm Wonder Woman, I have to confess that the bags were stitched, bit by bit, over a period of several weeks – I’m still pacing myself sitting at the sewing machine after my spinal surgery. Then I had to go and purchase some suitably coloured cord, and the final job was threading it through ...

added by Jenny 2 years, 8 months ago. under bag , health , knitting

A Couple of Firsts from Romany Quilting

It was an exciting morning today, when I drove the car down to an appointment, after not driving for several months because of my back problems. Just a short drive, but very successful. I had an appointment with my oncologist as a follow up on my breast cancer five years ago, all remaining well, I’m pleased to say. And I’m forever grateful to the wonderful Dr Claire, as she was the one who ordered me an MRI which pin pointed my compressed spinal cord condition, and then referred me to the neurosurgical team.

The other first was a ...

added by Jenny 2 years, 9 months ago. under gemma , health , home , sewing machine

A tribute to Lois from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

I don't know all of you who read my blog. There are many of you that I've never met, and some friends and acquaintances have joined along the way.

Yesterday, I learned that a blog reader passed last week, and I want to acknowledge her. Lois was a wonderful lady and her and her daughter used to read my blog over breakfast. She was the most amazing hand quilter, although she did take a machine quilting class from me and did some small projects. She was in her 80's when she did that. She was in my ...

added by Elaine 2 years, 10 months ago. under all in a row , art quilts , death of a loved one , double wedding ring , health , sewing machine maintenance

Give Thanks from Romany Quilting

I don't have any slow stitching to show at the moment so thought I’d share my Give Thanks cushion which I stitched a coupe of years ago.The words sum up what I've been feeling lately after my spinal surgery.

In Every Thing Give Thanks

I’m thankful that my spinal condition was diagnosed by MRI, the only way to find it, I was told. If it hadn't been found I would have ended up in a wheelchair.

I’m thankful that here in New Zealand hospital care is free, and I’m thankful for all ...

added by Jenny 2 years, 10 months ago. under cushion , health

Pink Ribbon Topknot, and Moaning MInnies from Romany Quilting

Tales from Ward 7

During my stay in Ward 7 I had a visit from a young male physio who was just completing his training. It was Pink Shirt Day, not that I really knew that. Anti-Bullying Day is a day when people wear a pink shirt to symbolise a stand against bullying. But the physio staff have their own uniforms and instead of a pink shirt this young man was sporting a topknot tied up with a pink ribbon. He was at pains to tell me all about it, and said his female colleagues had made him do it ...

added by Jenny 2 years, 11 months ago. under cooking , health , hospital

A quilt road trip from Crazy Quilter on a Bike!

I went on a little shopping trip yesterday. I got to walk amongst bolts of fabric, look at kits, spools of thread, look at samples. It was quite a heady experience. I will NOT mention the name of the store - I don't want them getting into trouble. But I was in the store by myself. I did a little retail shopping, which I'll share with you either today or tomorrow - it depends on how much time I have this morning.

Initially, I went to do curbside pickup, which went a bit further than the curb. I'm OK ...

added by Elaine 2 years, 11 months ago. under a needle pulling thread , barn quilts , decluttering , double wedding ring , forest , health , lexi , murphy , neighbourhood , quiltsocial , shopping

Home again from Romany Quilting

To make things easier for hospital visiting Robin moved or caravan closer to Wellington to reduce the travel time. The day arrived for my spinal operation and I was whisked away. The six hour operation went well, the surgeon told us, and I am now sporting a 10 inch scar down my backbone.. Must say that the neurosurgical team were so professional and certainly inspired confidence. I was hooked up to all sorts of equipment, and the nursing care was excellent. Although it was difficult to lay prone on my tummy for some time each day.

As expected the next ...

added by Jenny 2 years, 11 months ago. under health , hospital , night sky

It’s Not Nice to Mess With Mother Nature from Tink Squared

Yesterday morning I had my second Pfizer vaccination. The first one gave me nothing more than sore arm. Around 5pm yesterday, I started to feel a bit queasy. My arm was ready stiff and sore. I was on my way home, and as soon as I got there, I made a cup of tea and fixed a salad.

By 8pm I felt more queasy and decided to go to bed and read. by 9pm, I was shaking so violently it hurt. I have never been so cold in my entire life. If I could have made it to the thermostat ...

added by tinksquared 2 years, 11 months ago. under covid-19 , health , life , pfizer vaccine (Comments)

Sew Wot Tuesday and Surgery Date from Romany Quilting

Our two weekly Sew Wot get-together was a little different this time. Helen was our hostess and she had arranged for us to meet at Fox’s Cottage, our gorgeous local quit shop. She was concerned that two of us (back and knee problems) would have trouble climbing up the flight of internal stairs at her home, so arranged our morning at Fox’s Cottage instead. Isn’t that wonderfully thoughtful of her.

Our local quilt shop

Sandra was minding her cute little grand-son Harry for the morning and he was so good, smiling at everyone, and taking an interest ...

added by Jenny 2 years, 11 months ago. under health , hospital , sew wot ladies

Happy Mother’s Day! from Tink Squared

I’ll probably forget to post tomorrow, so here’s wishing you all a lovely mom’s day!

My mom and I aren’t doing much, it’s supposed to rain and it is after all, mom’s day for me too :). I’m making us pizza, and we may see if we can remember how to play Canasta, a card game we played frequently when I was younger but neither of us remember anything about it.

In an effort to make our pizza more healthy, I added 150g’s of spelt flour to my 350g’s of bread flour ...

added by tinksquared 2 years, 11 months ago. under apple watch , health , life , outdoors (Comments)

Miss Myrtle The Maestro from Tink Squared

I caught the little mouse inside my violin case the other day. I’m not sure how she managed to get inside, and we had to have a serious discussion about that, because now I’m wondering if that string that broke on me last month was due to a little mouse scampering about where she shouldn’t have been, and not caused by me over tightening it?

And then, this.

I mean, come on! I know exactly what she’s up to here. Trying to shame me into playing! I wonder why she didn’t restring my violin for ...

added by tinksquared 2 years, 11 months ago. under apple watch , baking , health , life , miss myrtle , outdoors (Comments)

Gemma, Phillip and Me from Romany Quilting

It’s hard to believe that our little Gemma turned three over the weekend. No, we didn’t bake a cake, but she had her favourite “Jimbos” meat for dinner that night.

Birman cats are very playful, and she has been spending time with her “knitting” a length of leftover yarn from a project. She carries it around in her mouth, lays on her back and attacks with her feet, having a fine old time.

Gemma with her knitting yarn

I’ve just finished making her a belated birthday gift, aa little grey mouse. This is obviously related to “The ...

added by Jenny 3 years ago. under birthday , gemma , health

And this week…… from Romany Quilting

Its been another busy week – I’ve been doing a bit of this, and a bit of that. I’m sure I've told you that it is Autumn here in my part of paradise, so it was high time to get my little hand stitched Autumn wall-hanging up on the wall. It’s not new so no doubt you have seen it before. The bald eagles from Juneau, Alaska, also got a time out of the cupboard - I had purchased this kit from the local quilt shop in Juneau. We enjoyed a week or so staying there way back ...

added by Jenny 3 years ago. under cooking , gemma , health , hospital , stitcheries

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