Off the Clock

  I bought the kit to make "With Glowing Hearts", a project put together by Northcott fabrics.  I mentioned in my last post that I was diagnosed with breast cancer last month.  Well I had a need to keep busy to help distract me, so after finishing Granddaughter #3's quilt I started right in to this one.  Within the three weeks of diagnosis to surgery I managed to do a complete quilt and get the quilt top made for this one; that is unbelievably quick for me!  I did the quilting after the surgery, which was just as well as it helped to distract me from the major rash I developed from the antiseptic they use during surgery. I had a lot of fun making the heart appliques; I haven't done that before.  I read online to use stabilizer behind the fabric to help keep everything smooth and I think that was good advice.  I hand-based the seam allowance under before pressing, and then used a blanket stitch on the machine to sew them down. I also did the binding as a bias cut as di

  Here it is, a matching quilt for Granddaughter #3 to her sisters' quilts .  I was diagnosed with breast cancer last month which of course put me into a bit of a tailspin.  What was the first thing to come to mind?  I've got to get Granddaughter #3's quilt made!  I had already bought the fabric so it was just a matter of getting to it - and I did!  I worked very quickly on this and I'm really happy with the results.  I got it finished and delivered before my surgery which was my goal.  I also managed to get the matching pillowcases made for this one and a previous one for GD#2  that I had forgotten to make at the time.  But of course with everything going on I forgot to take pics of those. I called this one "Lovebug" and embroidered hearts around the outer blocks.  This banquet table has been working really well for me for pinning my quilts.  I'm not crawling around on the floor which makes me very sore, and I'm able to get a smoother quilt this way o