13 Down & Photos of a finish

110 to go

yep 110 hexagons left to stitch and applique the

centres on for my Kaleidscope Hexagon quilt

the 13 that I have finished

the box beside the couch with 20 waiting to have their

centres stitch on

and a close up of the ones that are finished

and what the final result should look like, but I prefer straight edges so

I am thinking I will make a few half hexies so it will be square-ish

It's very overcast and a bit chilly today so this is where

you will find Henrycat if you come looking for him.

This is his quilt, he will only sit sleep on the couch if this

is pulled off the back for him, last night we had to pull ot down

so he would eat his ice cream.

We don't think we are going to get the 40-80mm of rain today they are predicting

the 'big' rains are further north, Bega the lucky town with Big W (45mins away) is on flood watch

but we are in for some biggish rain over the next 5 days.

Perfect sewing weather really.

I was just emailing Kris with my OPAM finishes for Jan/Feb when I realised

I hadn't put up any photos of Mums chemo quilt all finished

a close up of the quilting

and the backing, I LOVE the backing fabric



4 more sleeps

Until I fly home to my babies and Webby. Apparently they are coping just fine without me there keeping them all in check and fed properly :).

Having a great time here though, we do coffee out everyday, we potter, we shop, I have been to see our house, the house itself is fantastic but my much loved cottage garden that I spent lots of hours and lots of money on has met its maker, it's pretty much dead in parts and my front garden is just awful. Had a few words with the tenants and a few more with the real estate who have assured me it will be bought back to how it was when we left and not at our expense and they are getting a gardener in at their expense too I mean really how hard is it to turn on a tap everyday and water it.

We have a treatment schedule in place, is going to be a hard road to travel but you have to have a little faith I guess in the medical professionals that they are doing the right things.

Off up the coast on Tuesday to visit some patchwork shops, I went to see Pauline at Calico Crossroads put my name down for the next button club Lynette Anderson does and picked up my patterns and fabric for Gail Pan's Homecoming Lane I posted it home along with 2 quilt tops that I get to quilt on Frank when I get home.


Will also be having a quiet narky word with my siblings before I leave too I am very over their he said, she said behavior and to be honest I am just not interested in their crap I have other things to worry about these days like my mum and my boy who is having done health issues of his own.......

I have managed to get quite a bit of the stitchery I bought down with me done, it's Leanne Beasleys Sew, Laugh, Love it's very relaxing here and I have been sleeping so well I just hope I continue to sleep this well when I get home on Thursday

Oh and there is also 5.6kgs less of me not to bad for 6 weeks of eating well and drinking far to much water. That kitchenaid blender will be on my kitchen bench sooner than I expected lol.

and mum LOVED her quilt :)

2 more sleeps

Until I fly home to see my

mummy, I am very excited to be going home

I just wish it wasn't because she cancer

anyhoo

hubby and I went to Merimbula on

Thursday I needed to get

wadding, backing and binding fabric

for mum's quilt

the backing fabric, a bargin at $10 pm

the binding

Something to watch while I was quilting on the quilty beast

aka Frank

not that you can actually watch a dvd and quilt

at the same time

and on tomorrows to do list because Scouts starts back on

Thursday and I have double to sew on, the pressure is

building.

Tomorrow you can see mums Chemo Quilt, quilted, washed, dried, full

of love, its in the dryer right now

The girlies had a great week at school, they all have lovely

teachers, re connected with their friends, all are happy

so far.

Next trip is being booked when I get home for late April returning to NSW
mid May, she will be mid chemo then and dad will be needing a break.

I need to join frequent flyers I think  :)

Ta Da

In My garden all ready for quilting after

my trip home, I still have the string to stitch on the

tomato trusses, a goose beak and 3 little squares

thats is tonights job as I don't have any other

stitching ready to do of an evening

and mums chemo quilt, we are going to

Merimbula in the morning to get some backing fabric, binding

and wadding

I didn't have quite enough of the border fabric so I had to improvise

I think it looks ok though.

Flights are booked, and I still have enough left on my

Christmas voucher for another trip home in a couple of months

Roll on Monday 7:30am when I start my trip home

will have a couple of big finishes for OPAM when I get home

yippee

Lots of Quilting Progress

when I am stressed I sew

and

I sew as much as I can

and as my stress level is a bit out of control

at the moment

I have done quite a bit of sewing

starting with my mummy's chemo quilt

this little bit of love, is just waiting to be quilted now

it has all its borders on

the block layout has been swapped around a little bit

and its bright and happy and I hope it

makes Mum feel a little bit better on a bad day

and that she feels the love I have for her when she

is snuggling under it

and In My Garden, as of 4pm today it just needs its final border

stitched on, then when I get home I will quilt it, just

in the ditch very basic but that is all it needs

I will take proper photos of both quilts tomorrow when my

quilt holder uperers are awake and home from

school.

My sister is home from her holiday, I have spoken to her

she is in shock like the rest of us, its the unknown that

we aren't liking, I spoke to my brother yesterday

he said he didn't know what he should do, not

that any of us know what we should do

I am so happy that I am going

home next week, it will be the first of a few trips

home this year, I am hoping to go down at least once every

12 weeks, for as long as I am needed.

Life can be so unfair sometimes, but I guess that is what life is

all about. You take the happy with the sad, the good with the bad

and we are now taking one day at a time.



My Mummy

has cancer,

Non Hodgkins Lymphoma

and

stage 3A lung cancer

she saw her oncologist this morning and

next week starts radiation and chemotherapy

treatment.

Its a very scary time for us all but she is very positive that she

will still be around in 20 years

she asked could they give her the thick white hair chemo

as she has very thin hair at the moment.

Lots of prayers are still needed that my mummy

wins the biggest fight of her life.

I am flying home next week for about 10 days

to do what I can do to help, to spend some time with her

and to give her the quilt I made yesterday.

Its my mummy's chemo quilt

stitched with lots of love, just for her.

Now if you know my mama

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not say anything unless she does

as my sister and brother still haven't been told.

I was only told because they had to cancel postpone their trip

to visit us at the end of Febuary.

They will both find out

tomorrow

fingers, toes, everything crossed please

and I am going home yippee