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Glad you and your quilts made it safe! Bummer about your freezer, though.
I never trust US mail for sending something as precious as a quilt. If I cannot hand deliver, I always sent FedEx with tracking/delivery confirmation. Still, it's a highly stressful process when you can't hand the recipient the quilt.
char
I hope the freezer has all been cleaned out. Were there any bad odors to deal with? .
And are you back at the machine yet? piecing or quilting?
Yard work all taken care of?
I keep looking out and seeing all sorts of cleanup for me to do, and the weather is beautiful. However, until this foot heals, all I can do is look. Or clean up the sewing tables!
Theresa
Theresa, my husband and I moved the freezer out of the garage, and then he power-washed it. It came out amazingly clean and odor free. He pushed it back into its place, and now he’s busy filling it up again. 🤪
I did get the gardens all cleaned, fertilized and mulched before a day-long, much needed rain yesterday.
I have been working on assembling my star blocks in the evenings, but I haven’t gotten back to the longarm yet. That’s a daytime task, and my days have been too busy. I am heading up to my discount fabric store today. I need some backing yardage and some Sunbrella fabric to cover our screen porch chair cushions.
I hope your foot heals quickly. It’s so frustrating when the mind is willing, but the body won’t cooperate.
That is another great quilt! Good job.
Sue
Another beautiful scrappy! Well done!
char
Bummer about your machine! I had that happen to me at one of the retreats. Lucky for me, Jackie had a spare machine I could use. When I got home, my repair shop had a used one that worked with my machine and was cheaper than getting a new circuit board on the old foot.
Love the bricks!
Sue
I've not seen that pattern before...I like it! Irritating when your tools for the job don't work like they are supposed to 😖
char
LOL! I was going through the photos on my ipad and discovered I made this quilt once before, two years ago. I have no recollection of doing that. Old age does things to your memory.
I think I have the foot pedal working again, yay!, but my actual right foot needs repair.
The base of my foot , that pad of flesh under the big toe, is inflamed. Now did I overuse my foot on the foot pedal, these past few weeks, or do I have gout?? Dr. isn’t quite sure which it is but I guess I really do have to take a break. A good time to clean up ’the mess’.
Theresa
Theresa, I really like that scrappy pattern. It's on my not so short list of ones to make. Try increasing you water intake, that will help if it is gout.
char
Beautiful work Char!
And so good of you to pass on and share your experience and knowledge.
Theresa
What a great experience! Your quilting is amazing - and so cool that you could share it with someone!
Sue
I really admire you for quilting under less than ideal conditions. And, now you’re a goodwill ambassador too. How sweet of you to share your knowledge with the next generation of quilters.
The photo of the spinakker taken on deck made me very envious. How I loved to sail! It was always my dream to do exactly what you’re doing - sailing the arc of the Caribbean islands. I did have many sailing adventures though, so I can’t be too jealous.