It's been a while since I wrote on my blog and since things have slowed down a bit, I thought I'd fill you in.
I've been in a whirlwind since January.
In May of this year we lost Jim's mother, Marilyn. She had moved in with us to seek alternative treatments here in California. While she did feel better, the cancer eventually was just too much for her.
It started about 25 years ago with breast cancer and progressed to 9 different types of cancer over the rest of her life but she fought off each one. Her doctors called her a miracle lady with one even asking "how are you still here?".
She was an amazing woman with an amazing spirit and if I'm even half the person she was, I'll consider my life fulfilled.
On a quilting note, she especially loved 2 of my quilts so I hung them in her room to cheer her up if she got down.
I hadn't been quilting in 5 months while we took care of her and last week finally fired up the machine only to stare at it for ten minutes asking myself "now how do you operate this thing again?" It only took about a half hour of practice and I was back in the swing of it again.
Muscle memory is a wonderful thing.
I received some wonderful news this week. I submitted two quilts to Houston this year one of which was not accepted last year. Well, they were BOTH accepted this year! To have even one quilt hanging in Houston is a complete honor let alone TWO! I was, and still am, over the moon with joy.
And that brings me to my second bit of good news. After returning from Marilyn's funeral in Illinois we realized we were pretty tapped out financially for a while. Since I now had 2 quilts accepted to Houston I thought I should really try and get to the show, but it wasn't looking good.
Well, quilters being the wonderful people they are, I was offered an opportunity to be able to attend the Houston show and I grabbed it. So I will be there will bells on! Not literally. But if I win a prize I'll look like a Budweiser Clydesdale at Christmas with full sleigh bells wrapped around my entire body! Look for me jingling up and down the aisles.
So there you have it. I think I've brought you up to speed and I'll be writing and posting pics and tips more often.
Until next time my friends, my the only tension in your life come from your sewing machines,
Much love,
Jerry
