Items of Comfort

 

Giving away the family cookie cutters, somehow I squirreled these away for myself..Why?    Oh, my, Grandma, you would think me nostalgic and a bit nutty, but they remind me of you and all your great treats.

Below, a random old orphan block, now a fun potholder!!

Cuttings from a friend's Coleus plant...season is over , but I do love Coleus.

I want the grands to realize that I am a cool and awesome grandma.

I will pass on the purple hair, the nose ring and belly button ornament. I was looking for old jeans to slash with the stylish cuts, but the grandchildren did not think I would look that cool!!

A friend told me about this site: 

Gourmet Quilter

I think she may be my  new best friend!!

Just finishing this small quilt for a stuffed animal or doll.  It matches the baby quilt I made from scraps.

It is so beyond me that after sewing for 60 years, I still can end up with a small quilt having very, very wavy edges.  I am disgusted with myself.  I know the stuffed animal will not mind, but hanging it on the wall is out....UGH!!

Above, the quiltlet lies among the mess of my unfinished quilts.

Yet, here I am...lazy and doing nothing but sitting in the sun, and/or reading or touching fabric

Just like an old lady!!!

Day Two

Grandma O'Quilts gets welcomed to her patio apartment at Matthews Glen.

While at dinner tonight, my friendly neighbor had left Coleus from her garden on my kitchen counter.

Cheering my day

Today, I had OT and PT and ice cream lunch with Sherry.

She worked all day to help me organize my place. I am one lucky me.

Talk about Joy!!

Here I brag about Lynsey loving her running team at her new school.

Girls on the Run in elementary school started this love.

Overwhelmed, but supported, Grandma works on her patience. Waiting here for maintenance to secure shelves to the walls before I start unpacking boxes of fabric.

And the cure for crazy is of course...

"Just go sew"

I started a rope bowl.

The Grandma is now on her way.