Off the Grid

I'll be off the grid for a while longer.  The injections in my neck didn't help at all, so surgery is scheduled for tomorrow.  Not how I wanted this to play out, but it is what it is.

There has been no sewing going on.  I poked a button or two, but truly didn't even want to look at fabric online.  As I said the last time I posted, I've conjured up a bunch of new quilts in my head but that's as far as I've gotten.  I probably should at least note what they are because I'm sure I won't remember any of them later.

The new sewing machines are sitting in my garage.  I loving run my hand across the boxes every time I walk out there. 

I was missing a piece of fabric that I wanted to use to add a border to a quilt to make it bigger.  This was the Heritage line from Moda.  I even went to the storage room to see if I had inadvertently packed it away.  Last night while just sitting in a straight chair in the living room, I remembered where it was.  It was in the little tin "suitcase" that the kit came in.  I guess I thought that too logical a place to look for it.  Anyway, that is found and I can add the simple borders and get it off to be quilted.  Don't know when that will be, though, but at least I'm ready.

I stopped by Ginger's for a few minutes last Friday.  She is closing the doors on the shop in two weeks.  Their inventory is really sold down, but I picked up a bunch of fat quarters of  '30s fabrics.  One of the bedrooms in my future retirement home will be done up in '30s.  Don't laugh!  I already have that planned! 

So that's it from here.  Other than a bunch of medical and dental appointments the last couple of weeks, I've hardly gone anywhere or done anything.   Dental -- forgot to mention that the veneer broke on a front tooth a week ago while I was at a doctor's appointment.  Went straight to the dentist afterwards.  Why does everything happen all at once?

I think I'll have a good result from this surgery.  If it doesn't work, then I guess I'll have to retire but I don't want to do that just yet.

Please think happy thoughts tomorrow.  Don't know when I'll be back online, but hopefully sooner than later.  I look forward to seeing what everyone has accomplished while I've been off the grid!