I know my posts have been leaning toward my trips to VA, family time, crochet and knitting, and Little Quilts but I do still piece and quilt lap/sofa size quilts.
The last few years have been very hard on me from a health standpoint and I’m still on oral chemo for the breast cancer – fingers crossed it won’t come back – and I’m dealing with a number of health issues due to the treatment of 3 different cancers.
I’m trying to accept that I will NEVER get back to the same level of health I had before this all started, that I need more rest, more time to run to appointments, and with Keith retired, more family time – which is not a bad thing at all unlike the others but it does mean less time in the sewing room.
In addition to the bin full of hats I shared in the last post … donations are being made.
- I shipped off 6 group HeartStrings yesterday that I quilted and finished they will be donated in Maine.
- I loaded one of mine on the longarm today that will be donated through the local guild to Sleep in Heavenly Peace along with 7 other quilts to be donated by them to other organizations.
- Up next for quilting – the RWB Sharon HeartStrings quilt which will be taken to Maine in September with 2 more RWB quilts I made to be donated in Bev’s memory.
- Plus, next week I’ll be donating 2 large bags filled with Little Quilts and critters along with a stack of crochet blankets to Safe Path
That’s 17 quilts plus the Little Quilts, the chemo hats, and the crochet blankets all to be donated by the end of September.
I am Still a Quilter but I can’t just sit and do nothing when I need rest or quiet time so there are more knit and crochet projects being done for donation.
So if you are still reading this post, I guess I’m explaining why this Quilting Blog that was started in 2005 is no longer focused solely on quilting but quilting is still my passion and I will never stop as long as I’m able.
I’m also trying to convince myself that I am still useful and productive and that I still make a difference through my donation work and through sharing my projects here and on the website that inspire others to make and donate things to those in need.
Thank you for understanding and supporting me through all this.