Back home - and stuck at home

Puerto de Mogan was great, coming home on Monday night was great too, and I had a lot of plans for a busy machine sewing time in Quilt Corner for the next weeks.
Quilts, dresses and more……

Unfortunately, I had a bad fall, at home, the day before yesterday…..
It was a fall with a bad twist of my foot and a very unfortunate landing - and voila, visit to hospital and pink cast for at least 5 weeks.
I am going in for a new x-ray next Friday, so I have my fingers crossed I will not need surgery on the broken bone in my foot. The surgeon said he has never seen a fracture like mine - good? or not so good?

I am happy my Quilt Corner can provide Plan B too - so from the original plan of a lot of sewing machine work, to hand piecing, English paper piecing, stitchery and some knitting.

A quirky one for my Norwegian friends:
En quilter/sydame er aldri (t)rådløs!  ;-)


Stay on your feet, wherever you are :-)

Hanne

I should have……..

I should have blogged a lot, but I did not.
I should have made a lot of things, but I did not.
I chose to focus on the smaller, more personal and private things in life while waiting for a very needed surgery.

I do not think pain does you any good in any way – it certainly does not strengthen your spine or make you more grateful for anything, as I have heard someone say.
It does not make you more brave either, in case you wondered!
It drains your batteries for one…. and for two and for three.

I always aim at putting something good in to every day, regardless of what else is going on! 
I love (and need) my feel good moments, when I can enjoy my coffee and my hand piecing and stitchery.
I have not got so much done lately, but I brought both to hospital last week, and I pieced through my pre-op waiting hours, which went fairly fast that way.
This week I have slept most of the time, and now, finally, after months of not feeling to good, I feel my batteries are taking charging again!

I have plans – for many good days ahead, but I am taking it slow, so my body can heal and my head can keep up after post-op fog brain.

I have a back log of photos and things to tell from the last weeks – I will be back shortly :-)’

Hanne

Just 4 fun, just because

I think I need a new project like I need a hole in the head, but I do need some airing out,
so maybe a hole in the head is not to bad after all ;-)

I have started this quilt once before, or maybe it is 2 times, but it did not really catch, due to colour choices (I think).

This time, a complete different colour choice!

I am just prepping blocks for now,

putting the finished pieces in small zip lock bags marked with block numbers

perfect for travels and sewing moments outside the home :-)

I have tried out a new way of organizing this project – a tray from Ikea is now filled with the fabrics I use, the templates and right now the finished kits ready to sew.

Hanne