Back in the Saddle Y'all!

 Sew happy to be greeting you this week with a fresh perspective 😄

Look at these pics from our front yard too!!!

While getting photos this week in the yard... we enjoyed 3 full days of open windows and doors.... NO HEAT.... NO A/C!!!!  It is the craziest February we can recall in recent years...

Because the weather was delightful did make my back pain recovery more doable!  I see a spine specialist in Chattanooga where my knee surgeon is... in a few weeks to look at my CT scan and give me his opinion on options.  I had to go to me primary care's office this week still having 5/10 pain consistently unrelieved with the medications from the emergency room.... the doctor had his nurse give me a shot in the hip that is holding me over MUCH better even than what they gave me prior!  So as I write this I pray my pain remains a 1/5 like is my current normal pain level.  Unreal!

Meanwhile ... with the house open to the mountain breezes and a mani becoming desparate... Solar Flare took the place of hearts from my Valentine's mani.... 

Molly got a home groom and bath and brush out this week!  She lost about 5 pounds of hair 😂

And... Surprise!!!

I finished the buttonhole stitching!!!!  This week I will mail the blocks to Connie and when she has a few minutes here and there ... she can work on finishing the crochet around them based out of that buttonhole stitch :)  I am mega proud of this accomplishment and that I have rested my back so intensely!  While still moving every hour to keep my muscles moving!

Then THIS HAPPENED!!!!!

This quilt jumped out of it's box and DEMANDED to be loaded on my lonely Hinterberg Frame!!!!

The backing was pressed... the batting was fluffed.... the flimsy rested while all was bustling about them poof!!!!

The frame was filled once more!  Above is my set up and below you can see the first view of the quilt that will see us through this future move.  We are feeling stronger with this action!

Readers, thread, stencils, needles, marking pens and pencils, thimbles and iPad prepared...

This flimsy was made in full by my bestie Connie.... She had a kit ... next week I can find out more for you if you are interested in this pattern to make yourself.... I think it was an older pattern though!  Moda :)

And first stitches too!

Above you will see I dove in stitching on the inner quilt area of black background.... Connie is gonna quilt the outermost border in black big stitch.... meanwhile I get to quilt all the center area... and am I gonna have FUN! 

 Linking the SUPER DUPER HAND PROJECT mega week to Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitcher's... come see and Link up too with a photo or instagram or blog post :D  HERE <<<<<

Come along with me in future weeks as we inhale our last spring living in these mountains!

And something FUN to Quilt!