Falling charms...

 This is the not so pretty quilt top that I pinbasted Friday.  The 'block' consists of the square of colorful fabric to which I added a 2 1/2 inch strip of fabric.  I just used every old thing that had.  A lot I did not particularly like. Some were given to me...some I do not recall from where they came.  Some were leftovers from other projects.

Can you tell there is somewhat of hump in the middle...from about halfway on up.  There is an actual hump.  Two seams landed on each other and the backing is made of flannel and is thick and it just would not lay flat and stay flat no matter how much I ironed it!  I think quilting will help it, plus when it is washed the rest of it will fluff up and maybe it will lay flatter and be less noticeable.  Whatever happens it is no big deal because it is going to be a quilt to cuddle under  while watching TV.

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I got the above ready to post on Friday but wanted to add more.  Just did not get it done.  I came in here for something else and thought I might as well finish it.

It has rained some today...not a lot, but enough for things to be damp.  And it is clouding back up like it might mean business this time.

I am headed to the sewing room.  My older daughter was here this weekend and she played with my little Economy Blocks that are  made from solid fabrics.  I had wanted her to come help but hated to ask cause I know she works and has stuff to do on weekends.  And when we were over there last I did not think of taking them, and I don't think I had all of them made.

Just a photo I hope will be pleasing to your eye...

Bits of life...

 

I thought I would give you something to look at if you didn't feel like reading...this was taken out at the strip pit area September 8, 2021.

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I was going to post last night but was simply to tired to think straight.  I had been busy yesterday with the usual bits of house work...a load of laundry, vacuuming, damp mopped the kitchen, plus cooking and washing dishes.  I also pieced together a backing for my not so pretty quilt top.  I cannot find where I have shown it.  I may try to take a photo of it when I start pin basting it.  I thought I might do that after I fixed supper last night, but just did not have the energy.  So I am hoping to get to that today.

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Don't you just love all the yellows of autumn?

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Roger saw the pulmonolist NP Monday...she wants to try a new medicine but wanted to discuss it with his ENT first.  His scan of the spot on his lung came back as no change, which is good.  

Roger has had phone call with cardiologist.  When they did the CT scan to check the spot on the lung, they noted that he had calcification of the mitral valve.  So the pulmonologist wanted us to get in touch with the cardiologist.   We had stopped appts when the pandemic started.

The dr.  set Roger up for a nuclear stress test the middle of next month.  

Then we had to see our family NP for renewal of his everyday meds.  That was Wednesday night.  I won't say how long that took...we always have to wait, but it was bad the other night.  But she is so good to Roger and all her patients.  I could hear enough to tell that some others had some problems...we were just there for renewal of meds.  But she always checks him out.  More on this at a later date if I can remember.

We are headed to get his blood drawn to check out everything...A1c, cholesterol, etc.   What's fun is I know that the cardiologist is ordering more labs.  We will probably have to go do them next week...

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It is the start of a beautiful day....I hope you all have a good one!

 

Playing...

 I don't know about you, but I get a few of these in the mail.  Sometimes more than others.  There are a lot of things I order because it is easier than me going and hunting and trying to read labels.  Once I order it can I look back at order history and click to order again.  No having to search and search.  And it saves quite a few footsteps.  (the above photo is after I boxed the bottom.)

Anyway, I happened to fold the corners as if I was going to make boxed corners on a bag or zipped pouch and realized if I did it would stand up.  I took it in my sewing room the other day and today I did a bit of playing.  It was a flat envelope but in a matter of a minutes, it had a boxed bottom.

I turned the plain side out and folded the top down a couple times.  It stands on its on.  I will use it to throw snippets of thread and fabric in if I can come up with a convenient place to set it.  My floor is always a mess around my chair..

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I think I am done making these.  Though I do think about making 5 more till it would be a rectangle when put together. But since it is going to hang on a wall somewhere, it doesn't really matter.  I am deciding what fabric I want to go between the blocks.  I am leaning strongly towards a gray fabric.  It will more than likely be a print...or at the least have texture.  White would not be bad, but I would need to make a couple or three replacements for some of the lightest blocks. 

I have did a couple loads of clothes today, vacuumed, and just a bit of this and that.  Plus tearing the foundation papers away from the backs of these little blocks and putting them on the design wall.  And I spent a LOT of time looking for a fabric I just had... probably less than two weeks ago.  Or at least it seems like less than two weeks ago.  I do not know why I did not put it back with the grays.

I also just made up what I call roger's medicine packs.  I use what is called mini cups with lids and make up the morning meds in one group, and evening meds in another.  I do enough for 16 days...it is much simpler to do them several days at a time.  He takes about 5 or 6 that the drs. want that are OTC meds, and then maybe 12 that are prescriptions.  So, take a bit of time to get them made up.

That is it for my day.  It is raining as I type this.  I hear a bit of thunder but nothing bad.  The rain comes for a few minutes, stops or else slows down to almost nothing.  Then it will sound heavy.  Good sleeping weather.

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This is an oldie I have shared before but it is worth listening to again....