UFOs and Such

 A friend fell out of her big heavy duty electric wheelchair  last night...She is all banged up and in the hospital now..We think  her MS has progressed...I mde this flower hanging to cheer her with a card on the door saying we love her.  This flower is made by ironing scraps on fusible fleece, quilting it..Then running it thru an Accu-Cutter shape.  Cute button from my button collection  adds the touch.

The first UFO finished today is a chair pad.  Wiggle stitches on a piece of baby water resistant flannel, covered with African fabric.is a perfect protector for chairs that somehow might be otherwise stained with red wine, grape jelly, chocolate, etc.  Not that I take in any of these...it is just a precaution:)  On Saturday afternoons friends meet at the Art Room to visit and work on projects..Lucky me was able to bring my 11 pound red Jamone travel machine down there....The hum of the machine and the act of sewing is my best meditaion ever!!

WIP on my bed with random scrappy squares:

A donation quilt top in the works

Just need a border here for a scrap baby quilt...A donation shirt from a  charity store for $2...at least 50 years old gave me the shade of green I wanted.  Just waiting, again....for the border.

A lovey WIP or UFO, six  year old Aoife with her 7 year old cousin, Abby...on vacation by the Irish sea.

A lady in the Art room asked me if I was the potholder lady???  Guess, the answer is YES.   She wanted one with Clemson fabric...which she ordered and washed and ironed for this potholder.  I could not say  no when she was so excited about it...
She even introduced me to her 87 year old husband as the potholder lady!!  Flattery, of course...

Today was a great  day ..Grateful.

Summer Color

 My little porch garden has been tended by a friend on the 3rd floor.  She is passionate about gardening and I am not..I gave my garden to her.  This is a wonderful gift for both of us

The Clematis by my blue bottle tree....In Southern tradition, the blue bottles send evil spirits on their way to somewhere else..Grateful, I am.

My barn star from Oregon, still graces the garden.

Ronald McDonald House in Charlotte is collecting knitted or crocheted small blankets to cover preemies in their carseats for the going home ride.

The size was 20 to  24 inch square.  Below is my quilted offering, made with random scrap HSTs

Very, very fun to make.

The back:

In the Oregon family tradition:

Questions:

1.  Does our cat, Stitch, love fabric???

2.  Is six year old Aoife now a chicken???

Is this really her bedroom???

As my son continues to find himself, my daughter-in-law has stepped up...She came today with the two girls, for lunch and an outing to Trader Joe's..

Grateful xo

A Happy Day

A few UFO blocks now primed for next year's patriotic hangings..So much fun.

My eldest grandson is  21  xo

Out on the west coast, Bok Bok comes inside to lay her eggs and then watches TV for a bit with 6 year old...My youngest grandchild...xo

A scrap beginning, for Ronald McDonald House.  They are asking for yarn made or quilt made 20 inches by 20 inches car seat lovies for the premature infants ride home from the hospital  This is my first try..

Our family's favorite..Stitch....the sewing machine cat ....Miss him so much as  he now lives in Portland.

Potholder...so not worth the effort ...Spent forever finding the perfect middle circle...Linda found it...Then,  I made a  mess attaching it...Joyce took out the threads...Finally...done...sigh...It is only a potholder!!!!

I was just gifted some vintage blocks....all hand pieced...Here, my friends helped me lay them out  in the art room here.

Sew it goes...fabric fun, lunch fun, fresh watermelon and peach fun...fresh peanut butter and cucumber sandwich..fun...Life is good....