Happy Long Weekend

The middle of May already!!

We seemed to have gone from winter to summer around here

We have been in the field getting the crops seeded.

My job these days range from cook, to chore girl, to truck driver, to water hauler..

basically you name it, I do it

Some days I am lucky enough to have the kids home to help me.

Got the garden planted this morning even!!

Some days I even get a little down time, where I can sneak to my sewing machine

I am hooked on the Swoon pattern right now.

I signed up for a class on Craftsy

I am learning tips and tricks from the class to help with my quilting.

I have never made Half Square Triangles or Flying Geese before

This is my first  Swoon block

I am pretty happy with it!

Now only 9 more of these babies to make for my quilt!

Happy Long Weekend Sunday!

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Next Project

I seem to be one project ahead of my self these day

I barley have one in the works and I am planning my next one

I actually have about 3 in my head right now

I signed up for a Craftsy Class as well

I am making an Irish Chain Quilt now

using Jelly rolls strips

Lots of them

But I do have to admit

It does make 9 patch square making much easier

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Great Granny Finished!!

TA - DA!!!!

Many hours

Many yards of thread

Many words

but it is done!!

It is a queen sized beast!

I used Martenique by 3 Sisters for Moda fabric

1 Layer cake and 1 Charm pack

I found the pattern on 

the Notes if Sincerity blog

I still have thought of making a regular granny square quilt

I also would like to make my son a quilt before he goes for his surgery

I have a quilt started for my niece for her grad

and I have fabric lined up to make a Swoon quilt

This quilt was a beast to quilt and bind

I was toying with the idea of getting this one

longarm quilted, but then ran out of time.

I just straight lined quilted it

in a cross corner pattern

I found a quilt store that rents a long arm

machine by the day in store, you get a lesson on how to use it

and get to use it for the whole day. 

I plan to try it out....

maybe next time

But looks pretty good on my bed!!

I really wanted to take pictures outside,

but seriously, we still have 3-4 foot snow banks

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Happy Sunday

The Good and the Bad

My youngest son was born with kidney issues

They never bothered him though

Until last December

He stated having pains in the kidney region

We went to the hospital, they did X-Rays

and Ultrasounds, found nothing

No source of the pain

HE had these attacks of pain a few times,

So I took him to our family Doctor,

who sent him to the provincial specialist.

Out appointment with the specialist was this last week

He sent him for a Renal Scan

Poor guy had to lay still for 30 minutes, 

then got to go for a little walk, 

then lay for another 30 minutes.

The results are

The small tube coming from his kidney to his bladder

is pinched in a small area,

Which we knew from when he was a baby.

This area has started causing the kidney to not be able to empty

which is the pain.

The good news is

It can be fixed!!

The bad news is

It will take surgery to fix it

He is not too happy about that,

but glad that we have an answer to what is causing the pain.

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On the quilting side of my life

I got my Great Grannies all joined together

I added a 2 inch border all around each square

Looks good doesn't it??

Just need to 

baste and quilt it now!!

Happy Friday

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