Saturday, June 1, 2019

Saturday.....

It has been an interesting week. I seem to have done something to my back on Tuesday night/Wednesday..... So no walking since Tuesday.... when I was so good to get up at 6:30 and out the door before the temps were extremely crazy in the mid 90s and feels like over 100. Yup - it's summer without any rain to cool things off in the afternoon. It is better today (I can walk upright!) and an advil soon and walking in the pool before the sun hits it by 11 is in store shortly. We had a sleepover of one of Emily's friends Thursday night. Everyone was cranky last night, so they got a full night of sleep (almost 12 hours for each of them!). Much better moods this morning.

I still have 2 orange umbrella's to make this weekend before I switch to the dark blue ones.... so I'm showing you Aidan's coral rose which has a couple of blooms right now! Seems one has gone past the pretty stage so you only get to see one of them!

I sent him out for a photo with my phone and he wanted to show his other flower in bloom as well.




Since we are in blue.... I'll show what I have been hand quilting! My blue baskets that I made with this challenge a couple of years ago in July the summer of 2017 while up in Vermont. I have 8 or 9 of the 25 blocks quilted at this point. Maybe it will be done by the end of June? I am hand quilting on the inside of the basket, on the basket along the edge and two echo's around each basket. Then I decided to stitch on the edge of each square block... just to stabilize it a bit more. I think each block is 6 inches finished. It fits great in my round hoop.


Our visitors Friday morning. Greg came into my office and said to look out the glass side door in the garage area (finished off into an office under the air conditioning in the house). 2 Wild turkeys and their 6 babies were walking along! 



Linking up with the Rainbow Scrap Challenge. I do plan to work with some blue and yellow today.... I am sewing the blocks together for the graduation quilt this weekend. I have a feeling she will be receiving this quilt in July when I am up in Vermont rather than June when she graduates! I also hear someone wants to go to Justice today and finish getting her birthday present since soccer season is over. She is a little nervous to get her ears pierced but would like to have it done. We will see if it happens or not!

6 comments:

Jocelyn is Canadian Needle Nana said...

Hi Deb, I am quite taken with your blue baskets. I tried to do a blue post yesterday but that is not the reason; I'm in the middle of making baskets too...mine are browns/tans/yellows. I would have used blues...my favourite, but had made an indigo snowball top that used so many of my blues and needed a change. I bet your quilting is marvelous. I just love those tiny umbrellas. Happy Stitching!

The Joyful Quilter said...

Aidan, your rose in a shade of ORANGE is absolutely GORGEOUS!! Thanks for sharing your yellow flower, too. Here's hoping your back is better soon, Deb!

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

So sorry to hear you hurt your back - that is no fun at all! Your blue baskets are so pretty - good timing for quilting on this month. Love the photo of the wild turkey family! We always love seeing them, too!

a good yarn said...

Aidan's rose is beautiful. Walking in the pool should be good for your back. Like you, we need some rain here too.

Ray and Jeanne said...

Love Aiden's rose and your blue baskets. Sure hope your back continues to improve. Take care! ~Jeanne

Chopin - A Passionate Quilter said...

Oh Deb - hope the back gets better! That makes one hurt all over! Flowers are pretty and your basket quilt is coming along nicely! I am also walking at 6:30 because once that sun really comes up it is even hotter and now no wind! Summers in Florida and Texas are not for sissy's! LOL Take care and get back on your feet!