Bummer

I'm so bummed out. Just got an e-mail from my sister and the last "definitive" test that she had for rheumatoid arthritis came back positive. We both knew that with our mom having had it so bad, chances were good that one of us kids would get it. Even though it is not hereditary, it can be familial. Sis is 53 and that is about a year older than mom was when it attacked her. We'll have to see what kind of treatment the rheumatologist wants to start. Caught early, it isn't as awful as it once was. Right now, sis and her hubby are in California getting ready to get on a cruise ship but, of course, a hurricane is headed for the Baja peninsula so she doesn't know how that will affect the cruise. I kid you not. Some luck she has, eh?

On a lighter note, my DH and I are leaving on a camping trip in a couple of days - going to Iowa for the Midwest Old Threshers Reunion over Labor Day Weekend. We'll leave early and just relax for a couple of days. Seems like there hasn't been much time to camp this year and yet I'm not sure what we have been doing instead.

Well, I'm off to sew some more. Hope it doesn't rain in Iowa while we're there. :-)

Found fat quarters

I have to tell you - sometimes I am just lucky! My quilt guild has a spot for members to put items that they wish to give away. Sometimes it is fabric, sometimes patterns, sometimes orphan blocks or a few books; doesn't matter, if you want to get rid of it, put it on the 'free' table. Well, yesterday I happened to find 3 coordinating fat quarters and I knew I had some more fabric that might go with them at home and I could make a cute table runner with them. So, stay tuned and we'll see what I can come up with. Of course, I could always take a road trip just in case I can't find anything in my "resource center".

Only two more to go!

Woo hoo!! I got another one done for Project Linus! I have two more to go and then I will have all of the tops that I made this last winter quilted!! Wow, sure took me long enough, but I did have a few other things to do, you know. My Frayed Edges group made 75 neck coolers last week and I need to get them delivered tomorrow.



I have sent two bundles to Iraqi Bundles of Love in the last week. What a wonderful idea this is - sharing fabric and notions and yarn and needles with the women in Iraq. These women are living in conditions we can only imagine in our nightmares and I am honored to be able to help in some small way. You know, I have been involved in outreach programs here in the U. S. for years and it never occurred to me that I could help someone in a foreign country until I read about IBOL. I'm really happy to be a part of this effort.

Well, off to bed. See ya.

Project Linus quilts, finally

Man, it's about time I got some of these done. I brought them home from Florida in April and I'm finally getting them finished. So here they are (drum roll, please).

Back to blogging

Well, I guess I've been in a mid-summer funk and couldn't think of anything to share. All that is over!!! I want you to see some photos of my quilt guild and their community service project that we worked on today. We are making neck coolers to send to service personnel in Iraq and Afganistan. Today we made 48 in a couple of hours.

These are really easy to make and the troops seem to like receiving them. If you would like the directions for making them go to www.geocities.com/helmetliner You will also find instructions for various other items that can be made in support of our troops.

That's it for now. Semper fi!