My last post was March 1st and then I somehow had a viral infection in my ear... vestibular neuritis which had me living in a world with brutal spinning and it wouldn't stop. After a week of being unable to move much and going through some brutal episodes, I did call our nurses' hot line and she connected me with a doctor who urged me to head to the ER. That was a good decision and I was there for a few days while they ran many tests to rule out heart attack, a stroke, anything affecting my brain and the final test was the worst with a neuro surgeon having me do things with my eyes and head that had me vomiting and begging him to stop but he assured me it was necessary for an accurate diagnosis. Apparently, prednisone was the solution with massive doses for the first few days and then a gradual tapering off along with anti nausea medication.
I still have moments of dizziness but they pass quickly though I always have Gravol (better than no name brand) and my other meds handy. I am doing balance exercises through physio which I assume are helping though doing anything with my eyes closed causes great wobbling.
Since beginning of March, my lists got ignored for what I wanted to accomplish in my world of quilting... but, I am my own 'boss' so was free to change what I was working on. I did get Stashbuster annual challenge block done with green fabrics but still two months of colours waiting to be made.
I kept working on my churn dash blocks using gray and red with Canadian themed fabric in the center. The blocks didn't look great when I put them all together so added in sashing on two sides with a small corner block of red.
This was the final preemie quilt I made using the leftover blocks from the small quilts made in February. Totally orphan blocks but very pink and will hopefully brighten up the NICU.
I managed to get a few March decor items out after getting home from hospital.
Our dear, darling great granddaughter came with her mum and dad for a visit. That is my grandson and it is amazing how much she looks like her daddy when he was her age.
One project I did complete was my bunny runner bought from Quilt Nut Creations... a lovely small shop in a cute cottage behind their home in Chilliwack, BC.
Our Wednesday group is going to make some happy blocks using cat/dog fabrics so we can donate to the SPCA. We aren't sure of what they can use but hoping to make some quilts they can raffle or use as door prizes. I had a lot of fun fabrics when I dug them out.
In Vancouver BC, the trees were glorious during blossom time. Our weather cooperated and the trees were stunning.
I am listing some furniture on Facebook marketplace because after my vertigo, it would have been nice to have a sofa bed in this location so I could be in bed, quiet and calm, without having to deal with stairs. It would also be better for my husband who was trekking up and down to check on me. Good news is that it sold... now onto more furniture. As I approach 80, it feels important to reduce what we have and enjoy life with fewer possessions.
I have also been pampering our front yard this spring and I did get it sprayed to prevent chafer beetles from laying eggs which grow grubs that attract the raccoons.
Our hedges got trimmed thanks to our neighbour and my husband, after a blood transfusion and an iron infusion at the beginning of April, has been getting gardens ready for planting some vegetables. Another good friend and her husband delivered us a load of manure which is being places in all his 'growing' holes.
Great Nana with her adorable wee baby.
While I was digging out cat and dog fabric for some SPCA projects, I also found bug, critter, frog fabrics... even some snakes and spiders. I have a niece and a grandson who would have been thrilled with these fabrics. I totally missed the Running Doe quilt challenge for March. The pattern is called Lindy but I decided that I would just make a lot of blocks and then start making quilt tops with them.
The blocks are 12" wide and 7" deep so I played with arrangements and came up with this idea. So far have 3 tops made.
Another piece of furniture, a sideboard from our farmhouse, moved here 16 years ago and never used upstairs... it is living in the basement and really hope someone would love to give it a new home.
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This was one of the quilts I sold at our quilt show earlier this month.
I also sold this one as well... one of my favorite patterns - Kimberly by GE designs
At the quilt show I bought 3 projects... but told myself that if I buy, I need to make asap. So this cute little zip pouch got made.
I also made the kit for the tote bag purchased at the show.
This fabric book was the third kit I purchased and it is stitched up into a silly book for great granddaughter to enjoy.
One more picture of my great grand.
I spent some time yesterday tidying up a couple of drawers and also treated my mats to some cleaning and scrubbing. I like to use vinegar water sprayed on them and then let them dry after I have scrubbed. All neat and tidy and read to tackle making more cat/dog blocks and April's Running Doe Turnkey.
Catching up on some other projects. I had finished this village table topper in February but decided I needed to quilt it some more... so stippled in all the gray areas. This was a project from Missouri Star advent box in 2024.
I made this red/brown quilt using my Triple log cabin block and fabrics came from a bag tossed in my direction at a quilt meeting plus some from my stash. It is for quilts of Valour.
This is the back of the quilt which adds a bit of a Canadian theme to the finished project.
This was the quilts of Valour display at our quilt show. A huge thank you to Carla who set it up for me since climbing on ladders is not something I can do while still having a possible attack of vertigo. She did a great job.
This is the finished churn dash and glad I added the black sashings to it.
I missed the session at the March guild meeting where they made these cute buckets so am determined to get one made... they were created using orphan blocks as the inspiration.
This last picture is an ongoing project. I made yellow brick road blocks for a friend but am waiting for her to play with the layout before I stitch the blocks together into a quilt top. Really cute fabrics but she had less fabrics to play with so there are multiples of the fat quarters and I seem to get dizzy every time I start playing with them.
So, ending April with some finished and a new month begins in a few days. I have all my critter blocks into tops that now need to be layered, quilted and bound which might happen though this is the week for blood test, oncologist appointment and immunotherapy infusion for my husband so my time is limited in my studio.
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