Reflecting

Just sitting here at work (another boring day) and thinking about how important my quilting hobby has become to me.  It isn't just a hobby anymore.  It has been the catalyst for new friendships that have become so very important to me.  It is also my way of de-stressing in this oh so stressful world we live in.  When I sit at my sewing machine I tune out the world.  I use that time to pray, to reflect on my day, to make plans and just to relax. 

I am working on many projects at once these days.  I want to do quilts for all three of my daughters this year.  I have the top done on one...two more to go.  I want them to be extra special so am choosing patterns carefully and taking my time.

I plan on posting some pictures of the quilts that I have made...just have to have the time.

November begins

Since I last posted we have had a death in our family.  My husband's younger brother  (49) Steven who has been in the hospital for 2 1/2 years with a traumatic brain injury contract pneumonia.  His Mom called us and said we should come to Florida as they didn't expect him to make it.  Off we went the next morning and spent the next 5 days at Hospice House by Steven's side.  It was terribly hard on my husband to watch his baby brother dying.  My heart broke for him as I had already been through that 9 years ago when my brother passed away after a long illness.  I knew his pain you see.  My husband tried so very hard to be strong for his mom and sister while there in Florida through it all.  He succeeded in doing so until we were back in NY and he was putzing around his own garage all by himself...then he fell apart and had himself a good cry.  We are very glad to be home.

I have been working on several projects in my quilting room.  I have a bunch to send out to the "quilter".  I really do have to learn to quilt the pieces together after the top is made.