Being Tested on Tuesday

I love my son, but, boy does he drive me crazy!

He likes to talk to me. Not when I have time for a conversation, but when I am in the middle of something else. Like when I am in another room... with noise from other things going on... like water running, or the dishwasher working, or washing machine spinning... or the TV is on... or... well, you get the picture. Then he gets mad when I don't respond because I didn't hear him or I have to go to him and ask him what he said because I can hear that he is talking but not what he is saying. GGRRR.

Or, he wants me to do things for him that he can do himself. I just brought me his laundry. Piled it all on the floor by the basement stairs. I went to his room and got his lovely laundry basket that is on wheels so it easier for him to push/pull and told him to put his clothes in that. I would have him to his own laundry but our washer and dryer are in the basement and his wheelchair doesn't do stairs.

Or, he expects me to drop whatever I am doing, not matter what, and take care of whatever he wants or needs at that moment. And, he isn't shy about letting me know that he is unhappy about it if I don't.

On a more positive note this is what I have been doing lately.






I have added the piping to the blocks for In a Pickle.

I have been hand quilting this lovely old top. A friend and co-worker asked me - well, I volunteered - to quilt it. It was made by her grandmother.








Made a paracord wrist band for my son. This is the Shark Jaw pattern.













Working on a baby boy quilt that I planned to give to a new great-nephew arriving in October. But... my husband and son don't like it much. I am going to finish it anyway and maybe enter it in the county fair next year.






And, speaking of the fair, I entered 2 quilts and a knitted infinity scarf.


2nd Place

I got a 1st and a 2nd with the quilts...

1st Place

 

and a 1st with the scarf.

 

 

Design Wall Monday

To see what others are doing go here...

I had a wonderful few days of celebration for the 4th of July. My son and I always stay with my youngest brother and his family. They are so nice to be around. I took my son down on Monday and came back home. That way we got to have some guy time with my brother. They sighted in his shotgun and crossbow to get ready for hunting season. I went back on Thursday. My sis-in-law and I spent the afternoon thrifting. We each got a few things. It is so fun to see what other people no longer want and to see things we remember having as kids. I saw a few older sewing machines but didn't think to take pictures.
My parents met us at the house later that afternoon.

On Friday more my mom, my niece, her boyfriend and myself decided we liked the nice cool breeze on the porch and opted to not go to the parade with the others. It was a beautiful day. Later more people came, we had good food, good conversations and good times.

Back at home and back to sewing now.
This project is not on the design wall yet, but it is getting there.

 

It is paper pieced. I love the batik fabrics. I enjoy paper pieced patterns.

It just seems like it takes a long time to get them put together.

The kit is from Keepsake Quilting. The pattern is Larisa Key Designs In a Pickle by JWD Publishing.

 

I came across these photo storage boxes at my local Joann fabric store.

They are working pretty well for storing future quilts in.

They are a nice size and stack well, too.