Roll - Roll - Roll the Quilt...

 Hi Y'all & Happy Sunday to ya!

I have had a roller coaster week with a cluster of seizures mixed in but the doctor ordered a new med for these clusters ... we tried it and it worked!  No seizures the day after and continuing since then!  I am have lots of JOYFUL MOMENTS due to this! 

How about you?  Do you have any joyful moments you would like to share?  

Please increase my joy by sharing in a comment at the end of this post!

Now during and since that time... as I don't machine piece during these times for safety of not running over my fingers or miss sewing and having to visit Jack fears! hahaha... I have been hand quilting!!!!  And I have rolled the quilt too..

Granny square close ups before rolling and a  long shot too...

Above is block #3 being worked on when I sat back down to the Granny Squares quilt of Connies' quilt...

Below is getting the 4th block ready to finish the very center big stitch after doing the "support stitching" in the rounds of granny square pieced blocks... didn't Connie do such a great job of point making!!!!  And she sewed the seams open on the back side so I can easy make the "support stitches" !!!!

Here is a long shot before rolling...

And below is the very top row of the quilt!!!  After I finish 1 more row of hand quilting the top of the 3rd row of Granny Quares on this quilt...

I plan on spending the day with my honey and hand quilting on the second part of row #3 the top of it :)

Linking this part of this post sharing my hand quilting progress to Kathy's Slow Stitching Sunday groupies... HERE<<<<  Come see what stitching mavens are there sharing pics of their work and a link to read more about those that interest you !!!  

Read on to see beautiful rose pics... and a special happening in our home this week!   And don't forget to leave a happy thought below before you leave!

Here is a current pic of the front of our Kentucky Farmhouse!

Above to the far left is a Rose of Sharon plant gifted to us by Theresa and Jack before leaving Murphy!  it has been a pot since then!!!  Now in the ground and getting used to it... it has started blooming... hopefully a close up of blooms next week on that plant... but to the right of that is a plant holder black metal trike!  In the back holder we have a rose bush in a nice large pot that holds a rose bush my honey gave me for Valentine's day in 2019!!!  We planted it then moved it to Murphy after a season of blooms!  Planted it there and now after a couple seasons of being planted and being happy it is now found it's home... at least for the moment and blooming like crazy... needs some Sevin dusting though to stop bugs from feeding off the leaves... anyone know about Sevin and application???   I will order this week :)

A bloom opening above and a bloom fully open below!

The plant and a bloom fully open... you can see the bug fed leaves now...

Our Kentucky Farmhouse!!!!

Molly settled in her fave bed in my sewing room with office while I type this and looking cute but ready for her upcoming grooming too! lol

Now for the happy moment in my week... my honey's birthday!!!

Here is a fam pic collage above and a special birthday card from Jack and Theresa and their pup Copper too!

Rick says he is forever 38 but this was the big 6-0!!!!  He tells jokes that begin "I have never heard of such and I am 38 years old!" ... lol

A thoughtful comment I found on Facebook this week in my short given perusal on social media this week...

Isn't this the truth for many!!!!

Here is a cool quilt... didn't see a pattern mentioned though ...

Look at the hand quilting....

As for me... I Choose JOY this week... and always!  Seizure free or not!  Please share a fab moment below...

Welcome to a week of stitching & living! FABRIC/CRAFTING SALE INCLUDED!

 It is mid Joyful July!  Hard to believe it is already mid year wherever you live!

Here is a pic of my grand enjoying a drive in her kid friendly side by side thing with your pet turtle... no worries ... mom and dad supervise and she hand washes exceptionally well they say to avoid any salmonella or anything else until they have been transitioned to indoor turtles... they are doing research on turtles and caring for turtles... it is quite interesting from all my son shared with me!

Here is a pic I made up last night... I will have this printed and frame it and gift it to mom and dad sooner than later for them to enjoy!

Here is a pic I found.... it is quite profound... I guess I only show your the clean parts of our moving mess... we are now outta boxes and crates in the house COMPLETELY though now! lol

This is a Pinterest photo...

Here is the final version of that quilt bound and ready to gift from my close friend Denise :)

Here is a second version she cooked up next and will quilt and bind soon ... I plan to make one since she makes it look like no time consumption ... but it does take finesse to get these colors and positions just right...PLUS her mad sewing skills make these easy for her where all these little parts may be a challenge for others!  If you are interested in one like this but in your fave colors or one of these specific ones????  Leave a message on my blog ending comments section... I can hook you up with each other :)

Here is an awesomely fun and easy quilt I would LOVE to make.... after the curtains, new wallet, secret project and the granny square hand quilting finished and delivered.. whew... but in my off time I wanna start making these 9 patches... it is important for this setting to work I THINK... that your nine patches are the same in that they are scrappy or not all together and the light or the dark is prominent in the criss cross blocks... here they used mainly lights to be their criss cross... I like that ... then depending on the sice you make them cut your squares the same unfinished size as your nine patches.... andd flippy corners and  you have a snowball block from your leftovers of you fabrics pulled for the 9 patches... best kept this project in a small crate to hold your different fabrics.... then put a border on it and call it ready to layer and hand quilt!  Do you find quilts like this??? Simple and easy and need to make???

Don't y'all love this meme... this kid comes in sure his mom can fix his baseball right away! lol :)

I wish I had those kinda skills... do you?

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Hand stitching.... I finished the bottom of the tea kettle...

Now I am thinking I will use the X format I used on the base for the wiry handle but what stitches should I use for that top of the kettle knob do you think???  And do any of you have a design for the belly of the kettle?

My hand quilting has culminated in finishing block #3 on this row... there are 4 per row... so floral in between each block is next then on to block #4 then the border and ROLL!!!!

I got this pattern recently... I wanna make it for a gift for someone and if not too arduous a stitching ... I will make me one too!  I feel so blessed!  This would make me and my friend both happy :)

Linking all this handy fun to my friend Kathy at Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitching crew... these are some magnificent stitchers... please come take a  look HERE <<<< Feel free to link up you WIP or Finish :)

She has a fun slow loving donkey meme on her page today! hehe

I got a new band and a cover for the front of my new apple watch... This new band is MUCH more comfortable than the original one I purchased !

Y'all... I am loving this new smart watch... it interacts with my iPhone and reminds me to stand, be mindful, and encourages me to move about and exercise or get in steps... something fun... also it keeps a  check on my heartrate and my oxygen rate and warns me if they are off kilter or if I fall... since I have seizures intermittently still... I hope this will help if I fall during one.  I never liked my FitBit this much... Yes this was more expensive than the $45 I paid for the first watch... but I was ready for this watch and I have no idea all it will do yet!  I am just messing around and seeking vids when I can on that specific need at the time ... lol!

My honey turns a big milestone year for us... He will have outlived most all his large family and including cousins... before this  time... even his dad... so I ordered him new pill boxes because his old ones were worn out! lol... so the ones on the left came in ... all the supplements and meds he takes daily won't fit completly in those boxes so I reordered what I thought would be a larger size... they are HUGE... much bigger than he needs... see the difference below???  I keep mine in a daily dose pack for the week.. no issues with mine.. it was replaced last year lol!  But his is now fixed up I guess... any more supplements you have to recommend??? 🤣

I hope you each have a fab day... thanks for making it this far... if you mention the discount word in THIS EMAIL <<<. You will get a $5 discount off the $30 flat fee for the box of the 5 options you may like to be delivered in the USA only .

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Have a fantastic week and make time for a bit of pondering your life situations with some slow stitching time :)

Happy Birthday and Stitching Progress !!!

June 25th since my last post!!!  Why is that ???  After getting more settled I have been sewing and quilting and this weekend marks getting back to the basics...

Since we have chatted here last I celebrated a birthday with my honey , bestie, and my parents!  

My honey and my bestie are celebrating July birthdays too!  How fun :)

We also celebrated the freedom we gained with the Declaration of independence...

The spread at my Dad and Mom's home... aka  Party Central!

One of my gifts was this cup... it will have a special place... this was gifted by my parents along with a celebratory shirt to wear to next years' celebration 😍

This pic was a learning experience on my iPhone! lol

My honey gifted me a Apple Watch...

I LOVE it!!  And my previous Fit Bit is going to my darling daughter for her upcoming July birthday along with some cash for her 25th birthday!!!

My son's were together the weekend before my birthday and sent me this celebratory wish :)  My daughter and oldest son did call too!  I was soooo happy :)

Me and my honey have birthday celebratory cards rolling in and y mom even had copies of the Declaration of Independence for our birthday celebration too!

 I foudn ths uper cool insulated glass with lid and fun straw too... I scarfed it up and enjoyed this as a birthday gift!

I also got me a new pair of cool looking Skechers!!!

And here they are in real life!

There was a full moon on my birthday.... I loved that :)  I tried to capture a pic of it but it just doesn't look near as awesome as it did in real life!!!

In my quilting life I have been sewing!!!  On my 319w... I am enjoying all i am doing here... and now have all the squares for the center section cut... and have the sashings cut... need the cornerstones and some other parts before ready to move forward...

Here is all I can show you ....as this needs to be completely SECRET until then...

My handquilting life has been going quiet well... last time we chatted I was on the first block on this row... now I am halfway done with the THIRD block on this row as pictured on my frame below and in close ups after that!

Left side of the quilt up to center of block #1... YAY... took a while to get back in the swing of things :)

Block #2 got done during my birthday WEEK...

And here is block #3 on this row... my WIP... I am getting faster now... and I am glad... getting my rhythm back after that move was tough!

Linking this hand quilting progress... and catching up too... with Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitchers HERE <<<  Come on over and see what FUN is happening over there!!!

Here is a snippet of our bedroom.. getting more settled :)

Molly has taken a while to call this her new home and make new cozy spots around our home... but she looks pretty chill in this photo.... what cha think?

A look from our recliners to the kitchen...  I love the armoire in our bedroom... it is unique to most modern furniture I have seen and fits our "vibe".

I think I have finally run our of pics and words to catch you all up ... Hoping you have a happy Sunday and ...

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