K-4

So mu husband has been a jem and given me a breather. he is doing the Dr. thing for me with our daughter. She is in a care facility and will be there probably till teh end of the week, or so I hope it is only that long...
Anyway. I decided a nice simple block would be best and not anything that was going to frustrate me, I do have to keep my sanity somehow!!

I loved doing this block and Tom and I had a good giggle over me cutting a piece from the center of the material just so I would have the right look for the middle of this block! My Mother always said that was why she was not a quilter! She could not understand cuttin in the middle of a piece just for a small bit!! I just loved the way this one turned out! It was a nice little escape from my tears and nonstop frustrations.
I did add some piece to the edges of the center triangles. That is how the original was done and I kind of thought it added something to it! I know the Brenda Papadakis pattern was not written that way, but I liked the addition.
I hope to continue to work through the tears and am so blessed to have such an amazingly strong husband.
J
Blocks:14
Triangles:0
Pieces:282
Kites:0

A detour

Every journey has a begining, a middle, and an end. Unfortunately some have detours as well. Some of these we can expect and others are not so predictable. I have to take a detour and sit in traffic for a while. My oldest daughter needs me and right now my focus has to be on her. I know that in life taking care of yourself has to come first, but as a Mother it is hard to take care of yourself when your children need you. I expect the delays from my Lillian, but this was a curveball...
I hope all will get better and we will be able to sit and have a little me time!!
Happy quilting,
J

C-4

Lucky #13 I just noticed as I added up my piece total... Holy...I decided to keep this a clean blog!! I think that Jane was off her rocker!! I really do! Anyone who would do a block this small and intricate had more than one person talking in her head!! I'm just sayin!! (My 6 others agree completely LOL)
WOW is all I have to say! I will take this one as it comes and let it speak for itself!!
Maybe another b4 the end of the day,
J (and K&R&L&... LOL)

K-10

Loved doing this one! Even through a drippy nose! This I think was one of my favorite fabrics we picked out! Heck who am I kidding! I love them all or I would not have bougth them!!
More, more, more
J
Blocks:12
Triangles:0
Peices:224
Kites:0

H-1

So my husband said he likes this best so far! I liked how it went together, well truth be told I kind of had to make the second square a little smaller because my first square kind of got carrried away! ooops. hehe It came together nicely and I got it done before the mother of all migranes hit last night!!! So this morning I am feeling a little 'hung over' form my migrane meds!! I had hoped to get one last one done last night and was informed that looking at all those dots probably was not goin to heklp out my situation!! I let him know I was done with the dots, but he was probably right about not trying to concentrate on another one!!

Maybe after some coffee and a swift kick in my pants this morning I will be able to sew together the one I cut last night!! 24 hours without my man and I am coming down with a cold! I do so wish the weather would make up it's mind!! This 80 on Sunday and 35 on Wed is killing me!!
Here's to a better day today!!
J
Blocks:11
Triangles:0
Pieces:185
Kites:0

F-13

hehe so what I thought I would have a hard time with I didn't. And what I thought would be the easiest part...oops!! I decided to do the melons first, I was affraid of those circles, so I got them on and somehow between my placing them and finishing sewing them they drifted outwards!! AHHHHHH

So I had to take a seam down the middle and bring them closer to each other!! Then, after being very disappointed with myself, I began the circles and I flew through them and I did a pretty good job with them!! I amaze myself sometimes!! I am even more proud of this one than the last applique even though I had to 'alter' it! I kind of think it adds character!!
More??
J
Blocks:10
Triangles:0
Peices:165
Kites:0

L-5

So i was able to sneak one in while the extra kids were sleeping (oh, I watch 2 two year olds, and at the end of the summer it will be two newborns and these two will be close to 3) and my kids upstairs 'cleaning', I know that all of us Mothers will have a good chuckle over that one.

Anyway!! Not to bad a square!! Came together pretty easily. still thinking about redoing the one corner. But for now I will put it in my box mark it as done and see how much it bugs me when I take it out in another week or 2!! Oh, Yes I have begun to rip one of them apart already (no mention of names, simplicity) oh me oh my!! What a lot of funny things go by!!
It is cold and gloomy outside and I am going to sit with an applique piece and see if I can't get that done before nap is done and hubby gets home!!
Family game nigth and I have deemed it a PJ day in my house!! Maybe there will be hot chocolate with game night!!
Have fun with someone you love,
J
Blocks:9
Triangles:0
Pieces:159
Kites:0