Where, oh where shall I begin????
I guess at the beginning???
"Goodnight Darlene!"
This was made in honor of my good friend Darlene
who blogs at Dar's Patchwork Garden.
It is also a new workshop I will be offering.
You all know how much I love strings, and this one
uses a BUNCH of them!
See what I mean?
Stay tuned for the quilting on this one!
It's my birthday month!
Before you all start asking......
I am 39 and holding thank you very much....
LOLOLOL
I was able to spend my birthday with my family!
My dad has zero sense of humor as you can see!
And who can beat your favorite meal prepared by your
own Momma?
Stuffed peppers and fried potatoes!
It was a great day spent with family......
then....
Back to flying.......
some of my flights had very light loads which
gave me some time to open and spin four patch
blocks I use as my leader and ender project.
Like these used in my version of
Bonnie Hunter's "Narragansett Blues".......ala browns for me.
Dar just quilted this one for me and I am
ready to bind it now.
Flying can really be beautiful sometimes......
except when you get contacted by your sister that
your mother fell ill and was being taken to the hospital......
Mom had passed out and hit her head with no reason why......
ct scans found bleeding on the brain.
Small town life fact:
My mother's doctor went to high school with me,
and we were really good friends.......and still are!
I can't thank her enough for calling me personally and filling
me in on mom's condition.
It felt like I was literally a million miles away from home
and no good way to get back......
Sis kept me posted on my mother's condition.
Don't let this pic fool you.......Mom's condition was serious
even though her hair is fixed and fingernails painted.
My mother has ALWAYS taken pride in her appearance.
Fortunately, my father and sister were by her side in
my absence.
During this time, my friends, Bonnie and Lori
checked in on me....just when I needed it most.
I want to thank them, and ALL of you who
expressed concern for my mother, and me this past week.
I was literally overwhelmed by the support
and concern everyone showed to me and my family.
I finally got home, and was able to be there for Mom's
release from the hospital. All of her tests came back OK
and she was given an all clear to leave the hospital.
Blood pressure medication proved to be the culprit.
Blood pressure medication proved to be the culprit.
Thank God!
(Please note.....my mother hopes there are no fashionistas out there
that notices she is wearing a black sweater with navy pants.....
it was the sweater Dad brought for her to wear.)
LOLOL That pretty little Momma of mine!
During all of this, I got no sleep, no rest.....
I was flying, and my resistance was down...
therefore, it was head cold city for me!
My mom knew I had Scrap Club's Final Reveal
scheduled, and she insisted I get back so those
quilters wouldn't get mad at me! LOLOL
Well, hesitantly, I went.....
I just love all of the quilters in
Scrap Club hosted by Kevin the Quilter!
They were so kind, and concerned about everything
that had taken place with my mother.
We had a wonderful reveal!
The participation level was beyond compare for this session.
66 Lone Star quilts were shown in our
Lonestar Legacies chapter of Scrap Club.
Photos will be coming soon of all of the talented
quilters' works!
I can't wait to share them with you all!
My friend, Chris, found this antique Lone Star Quilt
at an antique mall in Nebraska.
She surprised me with it at the Final Reveal!
There is a texture antique quilts have that is like nothing else!
I just love them, don't you?
And I love all of my friends out there
in the quilting world and blog land!
Thanks for all of the encouragement!
Thanks for being a friend!
Keep on Quilting!
Kevin the Quilter
