Quequechan Quilter 31 August 2024

-

 Wow. It's been almost a month since my last post.  Between taking care of my husband and getting him to and from medical appointments and the city inspector checking out the new HVAC system and wanting the contractor to insulate lines and add a CO2 detector in the attic space, it's been non-stop with very little time for sewing or posting on my blog.

Bargello Quilt 1

I've finished quilting the first of the two bargello quilt tops I completed.  Now it just needs binding.  I've also been working on an older project that got pushed aside which I named Raining Hearts.  Here's a photo of the block for the quilt.

Raining Hearts Block

I also started cutting the pieces for one of the quilts I would like to have made in time to gift this Christmas.  I'm not certain I'll have it finished with all the drains on my time these days, but I'm going to give it a shot.  I also still have five completed quilt tops to quilt.  Since all my cash on hand went into the HVAC system, I don't have the money right now to buy the longarm I had planned to purchase this year.  It will just have to wait awhile.

There are too many projects I would like to be working on and not enough time.  All I can do is keep working away on them as I find the time.  It just seems like there's less time now than there used to be for some reason.

Hope everyone is well.  If you have any questions or comments please write them below or email me at:  quequechan.quilter@gmail.com

Have a great week,

Virginia

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Quequechan Quilter - 30 August 2025

-
Image
 Hello everyone, This is if anyone is still checking in now and then.  Taking care of my husband has taken over everything.  By the time I have time to sew I'm too tired to bother.  They finally scheduled his back surgery for this coming Wednesday. Hopefully, it will go well.  If his back continues to deteriorate, they would have been doing it as an emergency surgery to try to keep him capable of walking.  Not that he's doing much of that these days. Diamond Grid-Layer Cake Tumble Quilt All my plans to quilt the the five or six quilt tops I've made have gone down the tubes as they say. I have a basic grid done on one of them and that's as far as I've gotten.  I had hoped to have them all quilted by the end of June so I could move on to making some of the patterns I'd planned on for this year as well as some Christmas gifts.  I don't know if I'll get to any of it now. I've gone back to work part-time to help pay some of the medical bills.  I a...
Read more

Quequechan Quilter - 13 September 2025

-
Apologies again.  I have had no time to work on any quilting or craft projects.  I've been spending all of my time at hospitals and rehab facilities making sure my husband is doing all right. Unfortunately, when he was transferred to rehab this past Tuesday after his spinal surgery, the nurses at the facility were dosing him with too much insulin.  He ended up in the ER Thursday morning with low blood pressure, low body temperature, and a blood glucose level of 30.  He very nearly died because of their stupidity.  Needless to say, he will definitely not be going back there.  Now I have to fight with his insurance to get them to cover an out-of-network rehab facility that wasn't out of network five months ago when he was there for rehab.  It's also less expensive than the place that nearly killed him.  GRRRRRR! Anyway, I hope those of you who are still checking in now and then are moving along with your projects.  I would love to do something ...
Read more

Quequechan Quilter - 4 April 2026

-
Image
Hello all, I've been very busy lately.  I'm still sorting through my late husband's things of course, but I've also been making time for my hobbies.  I finished quilting one of the quilt tops I had hoped to quilt last year, I'm working on another afghan, and finally got around to making two new 18" pillow covers for my living room. Layer Cake Tumble Quilt   Current Afghan Project Buttercup Pillow Covers I still have a few quilt tops to quilt and a few new projects I want to start.  I hope to keep things rolling along even if my progess is a bit slower than I would like. There is a small group of Holy Union Sisters living at the senior assisted living facility where I work part-time.  They are planning a mass in memory of my late husband Gerry sometime this month.  They're a very kind group of ladies and have been very considerate of me and of Gerry before he passed.  It was kind of them to offer to do this mass for him and I appreciate it very much as ...
Read more