I had an hour to burn a couple of days ago between getting my stitches taken out and driving to my physical therapy appointment so I stopped at Meijer to do some shopping. The only reason I chose Meijer was because I knew I could use one of their in-store scooters to get around!!! I've… Continue reading Some Reading Material – Mary Jane’s Farm Magazine October 2011
The 16 Patch Pinwheel Project – About all I can do is sit and trim
I completed the ironing of the pinwheel blocks Mom and I took apart last week. These are the last of the spiral pinwheels and now they are all ready to trim. I've been using the 4" square to trim these up.This morning I sat and trimmed up a dozen or so and then pinned the… Continue reading The 16 Patch Pinwheel Project – About all I can do is sit and trim
ACL Reconstruction Week 2 – Sewing in the Hands of a Skilled Surgeon
Hi Friends, I am almost at the end of week 2 on my ACL reconstruction journey. Hopefully I'm not grossing you out too much with all this but I wanted to share with you something I just find fascinating! Yesterday, I had my stitches removed and I was able to have a really good look… Continue reading ACL Reconstruction Week 2 – Sewing in the Hands of a Skilled Surgeon
Gross Knee Anotomy – ACL reconstruction week one
This past Friday I had my post op Doctor's Appointment and there were some pictures the Doc wanted to show me. How fun huh? So as the nurse rips off the bandages and re-tapes me up the Doc shares his detailed handiwork and very GRAPHIC photos of the inside of my knee. Very sexy! Two… Continue reading Gross Knee Anotomy – ACL reconstruction week one
ACL Surgery Status – And some busy work
Hi Everyone, Tuesday was my long awaited surgery so I wanted to send out a quick note to let you all know my ACL reconstruction went well. I was a little nervous but the hospital staff was very good and I think Dr. Mitchel...the anesthesiologist is my new best friend! When I came to, my… Continue reading ACL Surgery Status – And some busy work
Einstein at 16 months — The Campaign For Dominance Is Complete…
(there's one eye open just checking to see if I'm looking...) ~Cathy
The Ricky Tim’s Binding – Practicing My Piping!
I attached my new pintuck foot, the 46c (wide), cut my 1 inch strips and two strands of the No. 5 Perle Cotton, set up the thread with the invisible thread and started to stitch. I decided to use the leftover fabric from the edges around my quilt backing. Turned out, I don't have any… Continue reading The Ricky Tim’s Binding – Practicing My Piping!
Geeze, Prepping for The RTB is a Lot of Work!
Hi Everyone, About the only thing accomplished this weekend on the Ricky Tims Binding (RTB) was the squaring and trimming of the quilt.I watched the video several more times and wrote down what I was going to need. I needed to find Water Soluble Thread (who knew there was such a thing), a Pintuck Foot,… Continue reading Geeze, Prepping for The RTB is a Lot of Work!
I think I found what I was looking for! — The Ricky Tims Binding
Friends, After a little research I found what I was looking for!This is the video that shows, among other amazing things, his method for doing a machine binding. I found it at the library and watched the chapter about the binding last night. This technique is actually very similar to how I did the binding… Continue reading I think I found what I was looking for! — The Ricky Tims Binding
Quilting The Carolina Christmas – The Spiral Border!
The Quilting is Finished!!!! I completed the spiral quilting of the border this afternoon. I made a quick video for your viewing pleasure. There is some narration, but it's my first production at that so go easy on me! Anyhoosy...here's the vid: Now all I need to do is the binding! My FIRST binding, yikes.… Continue reading Quilting The Carolina Christmas – The Spiral Border!
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