It's hard to believe that mum and dad will be back on Sunday. They have been gone for a long time, but that also means that it is the middle of July already! That hardly seems possible. In three weeks today I'll go to the States to visit my family and renew my visa. I can't wait! But at the same time I don't feel ready for it!
I still have a lot of work to do on the quilt and with mum and dad coming back this week I know that things will get really busy here at the office as well. So it'll be a busy three weeks. Thankfully, I don't have to go back to the dentist again until after I return from the States. I was there this week after spending the weekend with Priscilla's family and I picked up my new retainer. It's painful. In the two weeks that I've had my braces off they have of course shifted some, so the retainer is real fun. :|
It was nice to spend a couple of days with Pris' family again. Wearing by the time I made it back, but still so enjoyable. It's nice to be able to get to know some of the people there in the church and to be able to see the kids more than once or twice a year. Almost makes me feel a part of their lives.
I'm really looking forward to visiting the boys in August. I'll get to see my nieces and spend time with my sis. It'll be nice to get out of my environment and relax with them all there (as much as one can with an infant about :) ). It'll be good.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008
More Quilt :D
This is one of my favorite pictures. I put extra batting behind the trees to give them a little more body. The large trees I did the trunks and tops separately, but with the little maple I cut out the extra batting all in one piece. To attach the batting to the trees I did some extra quilting. Unfortunatley it isn't really visible in the pictures, but each tree trunk has its own "bark" design quilted into it.
After that I sewed the trees on to the centerpiece, then added the extra bits, like the branches and extra foliage as well as the leaves and flowers.
You can see I just have a normal machine. Actually it is really old, probably at least 30--my age! :D I'm really old. Okay, back on track, so the machine only has straight and zig zag stitches, but this quilt has taught me a lot more about the machine and what it can do. Unfortunately, I am also have some trouble with the machine and can only use it for 30-45 minutes at a time right now because the pedal keeps overheating. I'm hoping to order a new one, but that won't be in time to help with this quilt.
Here are the trees, after they have been attached to the quilt. Right now I have progressed quite far beyond this although you almost wouldn't know it. I've quilted all of the white background and added an outline of each of the trees as well as a little more quilting of the trunks. I'm just getting ready to start quilting the foliage. Then, provided I don't run out of time--panic!--I'll quilt the flowers and the leaves a little before moving on to the borders. I need to have this quilt ready in four weeks so that I can take it with me when I go to visit Sam and Melissa. Time is running out! And of course, I still need to sew mum and dad's curtains too. NO PRESSURE! :D
After that I sewed the trees on to the centerpiece, then added the extra bits, like the branches and extra foliage as well as the leaves and flowers.
You can see I just have a normal machine. Actually it is really old, probably at least 30--my age! :D I'm really old. Okay, back on track, so the machine only has straight and zig zag stitches, but this quilt has taught me a lot more about the machine and what it can do. Unfortunately, I am also have some trouble with the machine and can only use it for 30-45 minutes at a time right now because the pedal keeps overheating. I'm hoping to order a new one, but that won't be in time to help with this quilt.
Here are the trees, after they have been attached to the quilt. Right now I have progressed quite far beyond this although you almost wouldn't know it. I've quilted all of the white background and added an outline of each of the trees as well as a little more quilting of the trunks. I'm just getting ready to start quilting the foliage. Then, provided I don't run out of time--panic!--I'll quilt the flowers and the leaves a little before moving on to the borders. I need to have this quilt ready in four weeks so that I can take it with me when I go to visit Sam and Melissa. Time is running out! And of course, I still need to sew mum and dad's curtains too. NO PRESSURE! :D
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Migraines
In general I am have much less migraines that I was earlier this year, however this last week has been a doozy as I've had a mild migraine the whole week. Medicine isn't helping. It's just a little discouraging after having had a couple of good months and thinking I had it figured out.
But we'll see. The Lord can work in this too.
But we'll see. The Lord can work in this too.
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