For want of a title...

This is my window hanging for March. It was made in one of the busiest few weeks of my life. Don't know why February was so filled with appointments, interruptions, and more, but it is nearly over... hope March is as fun as making this little quilt! I am calling it "St. Pat's Hat" for want of a better title. It will replace the "Love" quilt now in our dining room window, visible to all who pass by... sort of a wave "Hello" and for me, a relief from making big quilts.

My hubby had surgery Wednesday at 1:30 and the hospital called at 3:30 to pick him up! He had no pain then, it came later but not severe. I'm amazed and so thankful to God who answers prayer in such surprising ways! DH wants to go to a luncheon today. Not sure that is wise, but he is feeling wonderful, even with an incision a few inches long.

As for quilting, I'm awaiting a shipment of border fabric and have a few starts in my studio. It was looking like an explosion in a fabric mill but cleaned it a bit last night and will do more sewing today on a few other projects in boxes stacked high.

We are at -30 C here, and in Fahrenheit that is just as cold! But I am Canadian - have a coat good to -40, so am also going shopping!

Stalled, sort of

 This month has been filled with expected appointments, events, plus a host of unexpected stuff, some were happy, others frustrating. I flunked the patience test a few times!

However, this quilt center is done. I had perfect border fabric but not enough. Could not find it locally so ordered from a shop in the next province west. They had it at a good price, but the shipping -- yikes. Anyway, it is coming next week. So this one is on hold. The colors are way off. A deeper gold and greenish gold somehow disappeared. It is in daylight so ???

I started a March hanging for my window. People love February's heart. This one will be a leprechaun's top hat with shamrocks growing out of it. Soon to be March!

We have a family brunch on Monday, I'm to see my doctor Tuesday, hubby has surgery and will be in the hospital Wednesday, bee group meets Thursday. To offset the stress of that, one fun item on that group's casual agenda is to plan a theme basket for our guild's show in June, to be auctioned to help pay for the venue. I have way too many ideas. This and Monday should be fun. Don't know about the other two days.

Now back to work, but first to smell the roses. Our church does brunch every Sunday. We feed 300-600 people, white tables with roses on many of them. If someone helps with cleanup, they get the roses. We were given two of them a couple weeks ago and they were picture perfect, had to share this one. 

 

One done, five to go . . .

What? It is February already? Well, I have a good excuse. We traveled in January. In AZ, rainy weather greened up the desert and ruined golfing, so my dear hubby took me for a shop hop. Could not buy more than a few fat quarters (suitcase full already) but did get a few patterns and lots of inspiration, plus great conversations with shop owners and customers. The best one? The Quilter's Oasis in Mesa. I'd have been happy with any yardage in the store. Wonderful fabrics, exquisite quality and just yummy. Next time I will take an extra empty suitcase!

Then we went to SC to spend a week with our daughter and son-in-law. The weather was crappy but the fun made up for it. We ate, shopped, toured, and made three 1000 piece puzzles in three days -- hard ones. Now we are experts. Laughed much and just enjoyed being together.

My daughter had a love poster on a door and another one outside on a hanging rod -- to celebrate Valentines Day and February. So I came home and made this in one afternoon. It is in our dining room window so everyone who goes by can see it. Our daughter is a sweetie, a wonderful hostess and very thoughtful. I want to be like her when I grow up.

Now I am working on a larger project. It is for a refugee couple who arrive in Canada soon with their children and the grandmother. All will get a quilt, so this is the beginning one. I've made only four blocks thus far. A dear friend from our bee group offered to make one of the other quilts, so that might mean all five will be finished before their plane lands. 

Sorry for no posts this past while. We have been buried in to-do lists since getting home. I'll try harder, if I'm not sewing like a mad woman.