Ta Da......it's finished!

 

My Cathedral Friendship Quilt is finished and on my bed. I am so pleased with how it looks. Thank you to the friends who joined in to send fabric to be included. (Names listed on the right sidebar). Fabric arrived from England, Germany, France, Surrey Canada and New Brunswick Canada, Pennsylvania Alabama, Wisconsin, Connecticut and Rhode Island as well as Arizona. Names are written on the reverse side of windows,,,, I will be adding a label soon. I began this project in April of this year...but really it did begin in 1991 in my mind. It took 5 months and completely stitched by hand.

The binding did not take long at all to attach. I took pleasure and pride  in each stitch. It is a very heavy quilt! These past few days I have been planning the next one....Hexagons. They will measure a 5 inch finish. It will be all floral centers...large print, small print and different colors. Time to look through the fabric bins for square that are 6 inches before cutting. The back squares will again be of muslin. It will be a little smaller than my bed quilt as it is for the living room. Once in awhile even in Arizona you need/want a blanket to cover up with. 

I join many in thinking of the Queen's passing. I send thoughts to all my friends in England and Canada who also mourn their leaders loss. Now to remember to say King Charles III. The royals all move up one to new roles.

One of those weeks

A habit is starting to swirl around me! Just a week ago I woke only to have terrible pains in my left hip and leg...finally out of the sling and still dealing with shoulder mobility ...I think my Achilles is doing okay. Finally got an appointment with CORE for a pain assessment. MRI is Sunday. I told the MA and doctor that I qualify for  a CORE shirt...since January this is the fourth...4th doctor! I need a bubble to live in!

 I finally reached the final width of the quilt...now just to add to each end until I get to the finish. I have crumbled it up...can you see your window? I cannot thank you all enough for joining my friendship quilt.

These are some of the piles of your windows ready to add here and there. I still grab from my bin for the rest of the windows....

 

I shake it up and swish around and pull out a window. The only time it is rejected if it is too close to a repeat. I love the mix-up. I think I will be going into my fabric storage bin to see if I missed any print to include. 

TV mornings have been the Tour de France then Wimbledon. Down to the semi-finals in tennis and today was only Stage 7 for TDF of 21. If you are not familiar with the race, it spans 23 days and about 2,200 miles.  Cannot image cycling continuously for about 5 1/2 hours  and about 136 miles each day. Tennis is also grueling.... hours of play! 

Housemates are working... Murphy is napping on the bed and me?, going back to the sewing table. Next is making squares for the upcoming rows. Each row will be 13 squares with 25 windows. Still a way to go. 

Glad you had some time to stop by. Thank you for your kind words and encouragement. Thank you for your friendship.

Would you like to donate

 

Is Spring finally here...or where ever you are? Our Arizona temps have been down to the high 70s then into 80s and even high 90s. Not sure if we are beginning Spring or summer. Last week my bedroom wall clock stopped working.... out it went. Alan and Lisa ordered me a new one

I love it. Thankfully it is silent, no ticking sound. This past month, all 3 of our cell phones have not been working well...yesterday Alan got all new ones. Let's hope that is all that needs replacing.The saying is that all happens in threes....we will see.

As for the donation....no no no...it is not for money. A square or two of fabric is what I am looking for!!! Measurement is 2 1/2 inches or 5 inch square....

 I am starting a Cathedral Square Quilt. The centers measure 2 1/2 inches. I thought how fun it would be to have a real variety of centers and have friends contribute. An envelope, one or two squares and a stamp is all . Most of us buy the charm packs for projects. I can cut my 5 inch ones down to give me 4. If interested in "donating" let me know and I will email you my address. As for the muslin squares, I will need to cut at least 600 for a twin size! I ordered the muslin from Jo Ann's and just need to do curb side pick-up. This is a project that I have wanted to do for years..... years.

How about an Achilles update. It has been a tough couple of weeks for sure. The bruising on the shin and calf are fading slowly and the incisions are healing. The issue is the heel is still quite painful. I will admit that I thought it would have been easier, less painful. As a result of walking off kilter, my right knee is aching badly and my back by nightfall is sore. Tomorrow I see the surgeon.... hope it is all good news from him. Okay, time to check in with Alan to get my phone working. Glad we had time to chat. Thank you for your kind words and encouragement. Thank you for your friendship.