Sept. update

Things here are busy as usual... been a hectic month so far..  Last month I put together some quilt tops for my charity group and family members but I haven't gotten a chance to quilt them.  Last month I again started having chest pains and just a general not feeling good at all type of month.  But things still had to continue around the house, and hubby just doesn't have it in him to be of help to me with house or yard  things.  So I was bad and put it off, just hoping it would all go away.  It didn't and I finally got to the point that I needed to have it all checked out.  So a visit was scheduled with my heart doctor or should I say his assistant.  We discussed various options and I opted to have a heart cath done.. as I knew something was terribly wrong.  Good thing that is the way I approached it all as on the 9th of Sept. the heart cath was done and there was another blockage.  A stent was inserted and new meds were prescribed.  After spending a trying day in the hospital I went home that night feeling so much better.. No more pain or dread.. I felt alive and refreshed.  I was put on restrictions  for 10 days and wasn't allowed to do much around the house and no yard work.  Hubby managed to get the mower out and cut the grass.. but I wish he would have let me pay someone to come in a do it as he shouldn't be out there in the heat trying to do that work.  I am still on restrictions with no pulling or pushing or lifting over 20 lbs.  But things need to get done and so I will take it easy and try to get some things done and see how it all works out.  I wish my son lived closer as then I wouldn't have to worry about any of this as he would be here taking care of things for me.  But he is in PA and we are in FL... so no help there.   I did ask Sean's girls if they could help their dad around the hospital the day of my procedure and his daughter Mel stepped up to the plate. She spent the night at the house and the next day she went with us. She looked after her dad while I was getting ready for the procedure.  Her husband also stopped by to see how I was before the procedure.. and later that day he picked Mel up and took her shopping and stopped by to see how I was doing after the test.  Mel's step daughter Nikki also stopped by as we waited for my scheduled time, she works at  the hospital in the pharmacy.

Yesterday I had my follow up appt. and things seems to be doing well.  I was told that there are small blockages in my heart and that I will need to be on a blood thinner the rest of my life. I just need to be aware of any issues I might have and take care of them in a timely manner and not wait like I did this time.  To many chances of having another heart attack and to many chances that it could take my life away.  

I can now get back to my quilting, sewing and crafts... I have numerous quilt tops ready to be quilted. I am also in the process of making some items for a online friend who owns a embroidery design site.  Her designs are fantastic and one day I hope to tell you more about her work and host a giveaway featuring her designs.  I made a baby quilt with her frog designs for her and I am now making a baby tiger baby quilt  for her sister in law and also a cameo and lady quilt for her mother. 

Now that I am using my Tin Lizzy all the time I listed and sold my Nellie Belle (Bailey 15" pro quilter) to a local lady. I had met them at a Anita Goodesign event and her mother knew I quilted and asked if I would be taking quilt projects for other people.  Well, she came with her daughter when she bought the machine and she brought a quilt she wants me to quilt for her.  I broke down and told her to leave it that I would quilt it for her.  I really wasn't thinking of doing quilts for others as I am always afraid that I will mess up their quilt.  But this lady was determined that she wanted me to quilt her special quilt.  I even mentioned that her daughter had just bought a quilting machine and she said no she wanted me to quilt her quilt.

So I guess that is about it for now.. I am off to the sewing room...  Hope you all have a great weekend. Oh and a special thanks to all of you who sent get well cards, I loved them all.  It was so nice that you thought of me and it made me feel really special to know you cared.


                                                        As for the puppies

The boys are still looking for a forever home

Bubba the adventurer  (Dk color)

Bailey the shy guy (beside Bubba)

and

Buddy the lover  (in front)

Then there is Skeeter, he was the runt of the litter, the one we didn't think would make it. He is the one we bottle fed, the one for weeks never gained a ounce.  He is now a healthy boy  just tiny and so spoiled.. Of course after spending all that time and effort to make sure this guy got a fighting chance, he has a home with us.

my Pets on Quilts entry

Voting is now open at Lilypadquilting web site.

We hope you like our pets on quilts and vote for us... we are entry Number 4  the one with puppies Beep and Bop..  /Voting is now closed, winners have been chosen... we didn't win, but the quilts that did were so cute... my all time fave was the Scotties decorating  the Christmas tree...  great job to all the Pets on Quilts quilters... I think they are all winners..after all they have the quilts and pets and what better prize..

 

 

 

Every year I entered the Pets on Quilts event when SewCalGal hosted  it, but last year the event was taken on my Lily Pad Quilting and somehow I missed getting a entry in on time, This year I had the date saved ..

 

There are many categories to enter in,

Cat on Quilt

Dog on Quilt

Other pet on Quilt

Pet-themed quilt

EQ designed quilt

Art quilt

I think I hit every category with my post..  all my quilts are designed on EQ 7 software, most are cut out using Accuquilt GO fabric cutter..

 so with out further ado here is my entry. 


I had to choose just one photo as my entry and this year it is Beep and Bop two of our puppies.. They are seen posing on Dad's quilt.. we call them the twins as they look so much alike.
After you see the two little ones, take a further look on this post to see the animal themed quilts that I make with my charity group WOCS and some of our other dogs on quilts..  At the bottom of this post you will find the link to visit the rest of the entries for the event..

The rest of the story

 

As many of my regular readers know I belong to a on line charity group called The World of Charity Stitching Group..  they come up with themes each month for ill children, seniors in nursing homes, abused women and children, and cancer patients.  Many times these themes are animal themes.. so here are just a few of my charity quilts both finished and delivered and some still in the works..

 

Here are some of my animal themed charity quilts

birds of prey

butterflies

cats

silly cows

dogs

down on the farm

farm 2

hens

long legged birds

French Country

Owls

Teddies

Teddy and ABC

Cats for Kids House on a quilt

under the sea

Tropical fish

Chickens by request

This is my 100th quilt for WOCS charity group

Silly Ladybugs.. Guess bugs can be pets..

 

 

My Family Quilts

 

As for my family quilts, well we raise Pomeranians and they think the family quilts are where the puppies and dogs should be..

try to take a picture of a quilt for my Mother in law and Mist  is there posing so pretty

newborn babies on their quilt

a chocolate cutie

a little Merle playing on dads quilt

the big boys posing for their ad..

last is Beep and Bop again on dads quilt posing for their puppy ad.

 

YEP we have a few puppies on quilts and many pet or animal themed quilts that I make for WOCS group.

 

As for pet shelter beds and quilts..

I make mini quilts for each puppy to take to their new homes, I make sure to get the litter mates and their mom's scent on the quilts so it will calm the pups when they get to their new home.

 

I don't make beds for our local shelter as they have a man who makes PVC pipe and canvas beds and they use old towels.. so we donate our old towels and we try to take a 50 lb bag of food in each month to our shelter and many times we stop at the Dollar Tree store and pick up doggie toys for the shelter animals.

 

Taking food and toys to the shelter is so appreciated by the shelters as most work on a very limited budget... oh and don't forget the treats...

 

 

If you like seeing  my Pets on Quilts post there are more to see at

Pets on Quilts event at Lily Pad Quilting site.

Here's the link...

http://lilypadquilting.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-pets-on-quilts-show-is-here-2013.html

 

 

Voting will start on Sunday August 18,

If my blog post has the most votes I can win a prize

I almost forgot, the best news for my readers... If you go to the above link for the pets on quilt show at lily pad quilting and vote for your favorite quilts  you will be entered into a drawing for prizes too//

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100 quilts for charity

This has been a busy sewing week for me... I finished a fish quilt for a young man who is in the hospital in Washington State getting Chemo.

 

Mitch's Quilt

I love the fabric I choose for the background as it looked like water and what better for the little fishes

This is another request Charity quilt for a 22 year old girl with MS. she saw one of the chicken quilts that was made for the nursing home while visiting her grandmother, she loves chicken as she use to help her grandpa take care of his chickens.  WOCS members stitched the chickens for her quilt, love the chicken fabric I found for this quilt

 

Another quilt made for WOCS using donated 4 season squares and members stitched the other squares for the quilt.

 

 

This quilt I am so proud of, Members had stitched ladybugs and we got enough for three quilts, this quilt uses all the silly ladybugs.. This is my 100th quilt that I have sewn, assembled, quilted and finished for The World of Charity Group that I belong to..  Being that it marks a special number I decided that it needed to be a special quilt.. so I thought funny ladybugs on a ladybug, how cute it that.. This quilt will go to a child either at Ronald McDonald house or the Abuse shelter when finished.

 

This quilt is a twin size for my grandson Jack... he requested Star of David as the embroidery design and wanted shades of blue.. I just need to quilt it and deliver to him..  This will finish the quilts for daughter # 2s family.. The other five quilts for the kids were delivered weeks ago, Jack didn't make up his mind till he saw those quilts.  Next will be quilts for my Son's daughters.. Just taking them one family at a time..

and Last is a texture quilt kit that I bought last weekend and put together for my niece in Ohio, she is expecting her second daughter.  I try to make two quilts for the babies.. one is a texture quilt like this one or a flannel rag quilt and then the Mom's get to choose a theme for the second baby quilt,

 this time she choose Mickey Mouse as her theme..

 

Check back later this week for the PUPPY DRAMA and grandchildren

Cats were delivered to the Santa Rosa Kids House...  One of the volunteer had contacted me and requested some stuffed animals for the children.  The members of The World of Charity Stitching group once again stepped up to the plate and they stitched the cat faces and the hug me signs.  My self and another member sewed up the bodies, I stuffed, fluffed, and added a bow and the cats were ready to go..  So on to the next project... I am currently working on a quilt for a young man in Washington state who has leukemia.  His quilt will be in the mail this week...

 

 

 

Em's surgery

 

On another note, my grand daughter has a cyst on her finger and years ago it was removed.  It came back and again it was removed... The next time they removed it they cut to the bone, took fat and skin, did a graft and just messed up her finger..  Well, the cyst stayed away for quite some time... But it is back.. and her parents took her to the doctors once again.. This time they were referred to Shands in Gainsville and a tumor specialist examined her hand yesterday.  Today they did the surgery and she is now home and on the mend...

 

 

a busy week

This has been a really busy week for our house... Monday was spent at the hospital with me getting tests done..  When we came home I ended up sleeping most of the evening away thanks to the meds they gave me..  But results came in by the end of the week and things are all OK.. 

Then there was a Delivery Day to the nursing home... I took 8 quilts and some walker bags to Berryhill center, needless to say there were lots of smiling faces when they got their quilts.  Mel made the delivery to Century Care Center and the residents there almost run her down when she arrives with the quilts.. 

Here are some of the ones that were delivered... these are the ones I made using the stitched square  the World of Charity Stitching group sent me...

 

Also delivered were two ladybug themed and a wild animal quilt that were quilted by WOCS members..

 

For the rest of the week we had a visit from Jen and her crew (more on that visit later)  sold two puppies, bought out the grocery store..(not really, just seemed that way) and Saturday we hit some yard sales...

 

 

Almost forgot, Mists puppies went for their puppy shots this week too..

 

The Twins Beep and Bop

 

 

and this is their little sister

 

I often wonder on the puppies and which sex are the smartest.

seems the girls always win.  This little girl has learned that she can climb the sides of the playpen, she just hasn't gotten brave enough to make the leap. She has also learned that she can bite the sides and make a hole... so far I have been one step ahead of her...  But it is always the females who are the escapees...from the puppy pens...