Life is busy!

Our Pumpkin/Watermelon patch is out of control and Sunflowers are growing!

Sonja made lemon bars this week and this weekend she’s at a youth retreat in GA with our church.

Even though my husband is doing most of the “babysitting” of his parents, and we have a CNA come over there 3x a week, it seems like we don’t get a day off, there’s always something going on with grandma, she’s really in bad shape! She called EMS once this week, and I also took her to a cardiologist appointment but she was really bad, weak, and crying and panicky, very sad and frustrating. The doctor then started the referral process for Hospice for actually both of them, because grandpa has severe dementia, he really needs help too, WE need help!

One night Renee (our CNA and friend from church) was sent to the pharmacy and grocery story by us/them to get spaghetti and mussels and made this dinner for them (grandma’s recipe)…. Renee said it was delicious and grandpa gobbled it up, grandma went to the bathroom then went to bed and wanted cookies and tea, I don’t think she even had a bite!

Even though I’m home more, I haven’t done much, the stress is getting to me too, anytime the phone rings, I get jumpy, if I hear a noise, it’s as if it’s my Mother in law, crying or yelling or falling.

Several weeks ago we got a referral to home health care and I didn’t know what it meant, a male nurse came to the house and interviewed us and said it’s more about them coming to train US about wound care, IV stuff etc. NOT what we needed at that time, we needed help with day to say stuff and thru our church we found Renee! Now a week ago Grandma was in the hospital again- I took her- with a bedsore or something, so that got taken care of and the referral went to the home health care again, they called a few days later and after talking with them again, I said, we know how to take care of a bandage! but that grandma just got referred to hospice! well the same company does that too! so now it’s just a matter of getting THEM the referral, the home health care referral took a week because everyone was FULL, so that delayed getting to the next company etc….. so now them telling me they DO offer hospice and HAVE “room” for in home help, I’m doing everything I can to get the referral sped us, calling both the cardiologist and regular doctor to ask for that specific company! and the company is calling me every day to check in, but their hands are tied until they get the referral. Meanwhile Grandma is calling me on the phone crying that she wants more help and it’s not getting there- while Dan is at their house helping them! It’s very sad her mental state is like that! I really think she called EMS because she couldn’t find her phone and panicked and pressed her alert button!

So I guess I do something, I deal with a lot of phone calls etc….. whenever I’m not on the phone, I want to either do some mindless sewing and listen to an audiobook or just play a computer game, so I haven’t done many posts/emails lately.

Here’s my 2024 project list!

Anything I’ve worked on this week is in red

#1 (Jan 2021) Gnome EPP project- #3 done worked a bit

#2 (March 2022) EPP flowers- I did a bit in the car on the way to the beach!

#3 (June 2022) Black patterned and grey and pink quilt Bunny Slope LARGE- top done ready to quilt pattern in my shop

#4 (Jan2023) Hunter star rainbow blocks- pink, blue and green done- using them for backing for another quilt which needs binding DONE see below

#5 (Jan 2023) Washington puzzle rainbow blocks- DONE!

#6 (Jan 2023) Crossed Canoe rainbow blocks- 4 done

#7 (Jan 2023) Butterfly rainbow blocks- quilted needs binding

#8 (Jan 2023) Priscilla rainbow blocks- quilted needs binding

# (Jan 2023) Arkansas Traveler rainbow blocks- using them for backing for another quilt which needs binding DONE, see #4

# (Jan 2023) Morning star rainbow blocks- using them for backing for another quilt which needs binding DONE, see #4

#9 (Jan 2023) Tangled Star blocks – 2 blocks done turned into a pillow

#10 (Jan 2023) Chimney Sweep blocks- DONE!

#11 (Jan 2023) Storm at sea blocks- top done, ready to quilt

#12 (Jan 2023) Road to Fortune blocks – 12 blocks done top done ready to quilt- put together with butterfly blocks! quilted needs binding

#13 (Aug 2023) Scrappy Florence- Done Get pattern here

#14 (Aug 2023) red and light blue Contained- Done Get pattern here

#15 (Sept 2023) Charm Arrows quilt- working on blocks

#16 (Oct 2023) Fruit Log Cabin- DONE! pattern here and KITS here

#17 (Nov 2023) Teal and black Handy Man- DONE pattern here

#18 (Dec 2023) Tied with a ribbon charms – DONE! pattern here

#19 (Dec 2023) Window Charms – DONE,  Get pattern here

#20 (Dec 2023) Charm bow-tie quilt – DONE, pattern here

#21 (Dec 2023) Jacob’s latter charms – DONE, pattern here

#22 (Dec 2023) Charming pinwheels – DONE, pattern coming soon

#23 (Dec 2023) Charm Wrench quilt – DONE pattern coming soon

#24 (Jan) Pineapple blue and red quilt – DONE

#25 (Jan) Angelic charms- DONE, pattern here

#26 (Jan) Beachcomber jacket- DONE!

#27 (Jan) Safety scrappy – DONE! get pattern here

 #28 (Jan) Sweet Dreams sort of scrappy – DONE pattern here and kits here

#29 (Jan) Coin Toss scrappy – DONE pattern here

#30 (Feb) FQ dreams temple court quilt- DONE

#31 (Feb) Optical baby quilt- DONE pattern coming soon

#32 (Feb) Providence quilt – DONE, pattern coming soon

#33 (Feb) Pink white and grey Kaleidoscope quilt- DONE

#34 (March) Star and Cross and Pineapple quilt- DONE!

#35 (March) Signature circle- DONE

#36 (March) Bluey Crazy Cat quilt- DONE pattern here and KITS here

#37 (March) Red White and Blue charm quilt- DONE, pattern coming soon

#38 (March) Cowboy churn dash quilt- DONE pattern here

#39 (March) Jungle quilt- DONE! Get pattern here

#40 (Jan?) Rainbow block of the month- July is done

#41 (March) Bee Yellow and black quilt- top done ready to quilt

#42 (March) Scrappy Green and Teal trapezoid signature blocks- working on blocks

#43 (March?) Signature Charms quilt- DONE pattern coming soon

#44 (Jan?) Gnome Kronk- DONE get pattern here

#45 (April) Picnic Pink- DONE

#46 (April) Royalty Pink and Grey- DONE get pattern here

#47 (April) Sweater Weather Green – DONE!

#48 (April) Genesis 9:16 scrappy- DONE pattern here

#49 (April) Jungle Meringue – quilted needs binding

#50 (April) Duck Duck Goose Scrappy – top done ready to quilt

#51 (May) Christmas gingerbread quilt- quilted needs binding

#52 (June) Christmas Cookies Quilt- top done ready to quilt, pattern coming soon

#53 (June) Teal Pink Miami Baby quilt- top done ready to quilt

#54 (June) Jelly race different- top done ready to quilt

#55 (July) Brown Orange Blooming Onion- top done ready to quilt

#56 (July) Camellia Sewing and Pink and teal- working on blocks

#57 (July) Wind in Sails coffee- working on blocks

#58 (July) Grey and White Flying Fish- working on blocks

I’m still looking for more pattern testers, if you want to be added to my list, just email me