I am definitely ready for Christmas.
Friday, December 24, 2021
Christmas 2021
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Catching Up on Projects
It’s here…the holiday season!
The last week of October and the first week of November were isolation days for hubby and me as I caught Covid and then I gave it to him. The good news is we are both pretty much back to normal and getting on with life…yeah!
We were able to get an infusion of monoclonal antibodies which helped quicken our recovery. I did my first telemedicine appointment with my natural path and she loaded us on some immune building supplements. We had to cancel a trip to Houston to visit friends and families but it worked out that our son who is in the Air Force and doing a three-month deployment with his unit got a week off and was able to come to Anchorage. My other son who flies for a cargo company was in town too so for the first time this year…we had a complete family gathering. We’ve all had Covid so no more worries about family gatherings.
I did work on some cross stitch projects…I felt good enough to count. I finished up a set of Mill Hill witches, Miranda, Mimi and Muriel.
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
October Retreat
I'm back from a four-day retreat where I sewed on lots of fun projects.
My first project was to add borders to my last retreat quilt top. I have a specific wall I want to hang this quilt on so it needed several borders to make it fit.
Saturday, October 2, 2021
A Finish to Start October
I am so excited! I finished my second, “By Annie,” bag pattern, “Tools of the Trade.”
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
September News
The last day of the Alaska State Fair is always Labor Day. I was happy to get my three entries back home with me. I got a pretty purple division champion ribbon for my, "A Place for Everything 2.0," bag. I entered two quilts and the Christmas theme won a first place ribbon with my Sparklers quilt picking up a third place ribbon.
I have finished two of the latest Mill Hill Santa ornaments. I had a comment about access to vintage Santa ornament patterns but I was unable to respond since the comment was flagged as a "no reply blogger." This is a default setting for leaving comments and if you want me to be able to email a reply, you have to change your settings. You can google how to do that. You can also message me through my public Facebook page or Instagram page...both are listed as "And Sew Forth."
My poor cat is plagued with ongoing rash issues. We are seeing a specialist next week. I sure hope we find some answers. My dog, Logan, was snoozing away while I was quilting a few days ago and Eli just decided to join him. There was another empty dog bed in my sewing room but Eli wanted to be on the one with Logan.
My animals do entertain me!
Saturday, August 21, 2021
A Bit of Progress
The hardest part of quilting for me is getting a quilt loaded on my frame. I am going to tackle a king-size top which takes even more effort... just getting the backing ironed takes too much time!
Friday, August 13, 2021
Quilting...Almost
I turned on my quilting machine...first time since April.
I've been bitten by the "bag making bug."
I really want to make a travel bag for my cutting mat and rulers for quilt retreats, and By Annie has one that looks just right.
I quilted my coordinating back and front fabrics with by Annie's Soft and Stable.