Finally, a finish

This last few weeks has take a toll on my to-do list, but amazing how much the Lord has blessed me while I was down and out.

One quilt had me baffled for that time. My guild gave me blocks that sort of matched in style but not in content. The bigger one was a snow thing, the other two seemed more like spring or summer. However, here in Alberta, this really described our January. We had spells of spring warmth and a few days of blizzards and cold. No flowers but flower reminders. So I quilted it with snow and rain and called it "Alberta Weather." It goes to charity as a large table runner, about 20 x 60.

Now I'm scrap blasting. Hopefully one more finished tomorrow. Need to watch the Super Bowl today and maybe some Olympics. Back soon!

What a wild ride. . .

Since the last week of October, we have cared for our granddaughter who is now out of the local rehab center and living with her other gran. She can walk, within reason, and needs to wear a brace on one leg, but arm casts are off and she is thinking about what comes next. Much prayer went up for her healing as we realize how close we came to losing her.

This was a stressful and busy time. Then we had another stressful incident. On our way home from a New Years dinner with friends, we stopped at red light on a busy intersection, no cars ahead of us but an extremely icy street. . . and were rear-ended by a city bus. No passengers, but a very anxious driver. After dealing with that and their people, we were tired, to say the least. 

The next event was hubby taking info to a place filled with other people reporting accidents etc. and he picked up a virus. He is still a bit weak but I was hit much harder and am still feeling yucky. Sleeping lots, sometimes three hour naps. Friends brought in food. We did make it through but accomplished little so far this month.

Yet I did quilt during all this. Here are some photos:

This pink one is made from scraps -- and I'm not a lover of pink so wondering how I managed to get so many pick quilts from scraps. It is #341 "In the Pink"

The green one is #312 "Star in my Heart" from an assortment given to me from our guild charity group. They usually hand me a pile of fabric with the idea that I will make something of it. I rather enjoy doing this, so have quite a few on the go.

 

The stripes and stars are another fabrics from my stash, and this #343 and will go to charity, this time (as with the others on this page) to Ronald McDonald House. A group of us had a tour and took 31 quilts. Our city has this totally amazing facility, well-run and worth a big brag. They take care of families who have severely ill children. Each person in each family gets a quilt. Siblings also get a new toy. The center has play areas, kitchens for the families to use, areas for older children to do their homework, all sorts of helps, even partners who come in with food. A local steak house feeds 75 people or more twice a month. Anyway, our little group was impressed. The last one came from donated panel in the center and I added the rest to make it big enough for a table topper.

More soon, I hope.