My Wonky Modern Bday Cake Quilt

For each of my sisters' certain "significant" birthday, I made the sister a quilt (or two).  Mary was first - she received a small wallhanging of a birthday cake with stitch 'n flip roses (a la Jean Wells) as the cornerstones - and everyone who attended the party signed that quilt.  Then she also received a bigger throw size quilt with a Moon Over Mountain design (also a la Jean Wells - love her, so does Mary).  So, Mary returned the gesture and made me a small wallhanging of a birthday cake with Kaffe Fassett fabrics - it is wonky and modern and Kaffe - ahhhhh!  My family and friends have signed it, or soon will, then it will be quilted.  I love it !!!   Thanks and BBH to Mary !!!

Plan to publish more tomorrow since we are, once AGAIN, having a winter storm come in tonight!  Please, make it stop!!!
~ Kat 

Staying Positive on Staycation

We were supposed to be in Utah this week - specifically Canyonlands and Arches - hiking our hearts out and feet off. But I developed really bad tendonitis in my foot and ankle, and am having ongoing physical therapy - thus, the doc said that hiking or extensive walking was out. Bummer !!!!  So, we regrouped, decided to still take the much-needed time off and enjoy a Staycation (vacation at home - not fond of them, but any vacation now is much appreciated). We planned on making some local trips out and about around Oklahoma (which we haven't done much of since we moved here). Then, I wake up Saturday feeling pretty puny. Sunday morning, I go into the doctor and I have a full-blown sinus infection - fever & chills, congestion, sore throat - then antibiotics, nose spray. Really??? At this point our short trips are on hold until the antibiotics kick in.

I persevere - to make this feel more like a vacation than a staycation, Keven went shopping for easy meals that require little cooking and cleanup. We have a supply of library books and I have hand projects I can do while resting. Kev has projects in the garage. No house or yard chores - just FUN, SIMPLE, and REWARDING projects that we never seem to get to otherwise. We took a quick trip to the bookstore - Christmas magazines are out already!

And, what vacation would be complete without a stop at a quilt store? (yes, it was one of my local ones, which we are blessed to have two awesome ones in OKC, though it would have been nice if it had been the one in Durango, CO I had planned to stop at on the way to Utah).  A trip to the quilt store always makes the hurt feel better. Got some yummy fabric in bright colors to cheer me up - will use it to make a modern quilt over the cold, dark Winter.  And a new book out that offers simple sewing projects for every room - sweetwater's SIMPLE HOME by Lisa Burnett, Karla Eisenach & Susan Kendrick.

Off to an early night's sleep, praying for healing -
Kat