Karrin's Crazy World

Monday, April 05, 2021

350 Blocks Report, March

I did a little better in March. The goal was 31 blocks.

Pieces of the Past: 5 blocks. I assembled the top of this one. I need to make another row of blocks and put on the outside borders. This will be grandson Jaeger's graduation quilt.

Stay at Home Round Robin: 8 blocks.

Hands All Around Alcotts: 4 blocks. I decided to make a block of each size, 8" and 12"

Salt and Sand Blog Hop Project: 10 blocks. I called the whole quilt 10 blocks.

Klara's Doll quilt. I called this 6 blocks

So I have a total of 33 blocks for March. I will be linking up at Prairie Moon Quilts.

Saturday, April 03, 2021

Slow Sunday Stitching, Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone! Hope you have a good day! I will be making some au gratin potatoes and having dinner at daughter Kristen's house.

This week has sped by again. I have gotten a few things done. I quilted this top I made for the Salt and Sand Blog Hop, and got the binding sewn down by hand.

I didn't get any hexies done this week, will talk about that later.

I got Miss Klara's little doll quilt done for Beatrice, and made a little pillow with an old sheet of Klara's that had rainbows and unicorns on it. She came over this afternoon and was quite pleased with it, I think Beatrice was too!

I got gingko leaves done on my free motion sampler, and started working on the graffiti quilting, but got interrupted on that.

For Slow Sunday Stitching this week, I will be working on stitching on these tea towels for the In the Kitchen Blog Hop which is coming up in a couple of weeks.

I will be linking up For Slow Sunday Stitching at Kathy's Quilts. Thanks so much to Kathy for this continued motivation and place to link up each week!

Now for the rest of my week, which seemed to go to Hell in a handbasket.

Tuesday grandson Keaton came to spend the day with us. He is 14, and loves to spend time with his Papa. I think he also likes the food. I made pancakes, grilled cheese sandwich and we had meatball sandwiches and homemade potato salad for dinner, as well as Snickerdoodles. Kristen, his mother hadn't wanted him to spend all day on the computer, and his brother Jaeger was at the lake with his girlfriend's family, so Keaton would have been alone, and happily on the computer all day.

Just before Kristen came to pick Keaton up after work, John got in bed, and told me he was cold. I put two blankets on him. He wanted another and another. He ended up with 4 blankets on and was shivering. I took his temp and it was 100.3. The next morning it was the same, but came down later in the day running high 99's. He slept all day on the 31st. I was supposed to get my second vaccine that day, but cancelled my appointment as I didn't feel he was safe to leave alone.

Next morning I called advice nurse to try to get a message to his Dr. to order a urinalysis as he was showing symptoms of having a UTI. They wanted to talk to him and did, but he talks very slow anymore, and breathes through his mouth and is a heavy breather. They thought he was in difficulty and said I should call 911, he could be going septic. I felt he could be too, but his breathing I wasn't worried about because that is the way he breathes on exertion, or trying to talk. He refused. I called back again, to try to get a message to his Dr. to order a urinalysis as I had a sterile container at home. Second time I got a Dr. on the advice line, she briefly talked to him, and advised me harshly to call 911 as I could be putting his life at risk, and I was acting negligently. He had a mild temp this day, was sleeping all the time, telling me he didn't feel right, and was breathing heavily they thought. I tried to talk to John again, and he refused to go.

So they set us up with a telephone call with his Dr. at 12:30. His Dr. ordered the urinalysis, but told John he needed to go to ER if he got any worse, and John agreed.

After lunch, John decided he needed to walk down to the bathroom to have a BM, but couldn't get up off the commode after. His legs were shaking and he could not do his part of pushing up on the handles and standing up. I put this gait belt we have to try to pull him up, but couldn't. So I told him this time there was something wrong that needed to be checked out.

We were in the ER from about 1:30 pm till 9:45 pm. They found he did have a UTI and gave him IV antibiotics, but wanted more observation. That facility was full so they sent him to a neighboring city that has been doing overflow for our hospital. In the ER, his feet and legs were hanging off the bed at least a foot. They said they would pay for the ambulance ride to the second facility. He has a private room, there are no COVID patients on this floor, and the nurses are very kind.

He has been there since April 1st. He is still on observation status, now taking IV Vancomycin. Apparently 2/3 blood cultures at our facility showed the same organism that was in his urine. They repeated blood cultures today. His blood pressure also is way out of control, and they have been trying to bring that down. He is so weak, he cannot roll to the side by himself. He was continent several days ago, but doesn't appear to be now, and so they are changing him frequently. The way he is right now, he will likely be sent to rehab after his infection (s) are treated.

I will go in again on Sunday when the doctor from our facility makes his rounds.

One thing that came up on my daughter's Facebook feed this week were these two pictures. The little guy on the right is my grandson Jaeger, and his friend. They have been swimming together all these years, and this year they are graduating from high school.

Hope everyone has a great week! Thanks for stopping by!

One Monthly Goal, April

It's time to link up your One Monthly Goal at Elm Street Quilts. I continue to appreciate this monthly motivation with this link up and appreciate everything Patty does!

My One Monthly Goal for April is to make my project for the In the Kitchen Blog Hop coming up in a couple of weeks, hosted by Carla @ Creatin In the Sticks.

I have not started my project yet, but part of it is going to involve these two tea towels.

Linking up at One Monthly Goal @ Elm Street Quilts and thanks again to Patty!

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

One Monthly Goal, March

My One Monthly Goal for March, as stated on this post was to make a project for the Salt and Sand Blog Hop, which happened last week. My day was here. I hadn't started anything yet. In fact my first thought was to make a collage mermaid, but I am still gathering supplies.

My plan B was to cut a bunch of 30's fabrics showing little children at the beach with my Accuquilt tumbler die, I also used some of the nautical applique dies I have.

This is the finished quilt. I also quilted some little waves on the top and bottom.

I will be linking up to Elm Street Quilts for One Monthly Goal. Many thanks to Patty for her continued motivation, it really helps me keep on track. I had gotten the quilt top made for the blog hop but it wasn't quilted. All of a sudden on Sunday I reread my blog post about what my goal was for this month, and I said I was going to have a project done, not top, so I hurriedly got this on the frame to finish it up so I would meet my One Month Goal.

Saturday, March 27, 2021

Hand Quilt Along, Slow Sunday Stitching

Hard to believe another three weeks has flown by since reporting in for the Hand Quilt Along. The past three weeks, I have been working on two main projects. I did finish up my Ella Blocks for last month. I need to get started on my blocks for this month though.

My slow stitching the past month has continued to be working on the #100hexies100days2021, a challenge on Instagram. I have already made more than 100, the challenge started the first of March. I have already gone through a package of #125 hexie templates. Each week there is a new theme. This week it has been party or celebrations, and has been a little challenging for me to think up holidays or parties. These are some of the hexies for the past few weeks.

I called these three beach party.

I called these two Bon Voyage.

These were for last week, rainbow week. I didn't have much rainbow fabric, but just made a different color every day.

Be sure and check out the links below for the others participating in the Hand Quilt Along.

This Hand Quilt Along is an opportunity for hand quilters and piecers to share and motivate one another. We post every three weeks, to show our progress and encourage one another. If you have a hand quilting project and would like to join our group contact Kathy at the link below.

Kathy, Margaret, Deb, Nanette, Sharon, Karrin, Gretchen, Daisy, Connie, and Sherrie

I will also be linking up with Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching. Head on over and check out those links too.

The other thing I have been doing this week is stitching out motifs on my samplers for the Free Motion Quilting Academy class by HollyAnne Knight from String and Story I started the class last Fall and got about 1/2 way through the videos and doodling designs, but never stitched on my sampler. I am determined to graduate with the spring cohort, and graduation is the first part of May. Your sampler has to have 30 blocks. I now have 20 stitched out. I need to learn the graffiti, feathers, and an additional 8 motifs. I also need to stitch out a whole cloth piece, so I have been trying to get caught up in preparation for graduation. These are some of the ones I have stitched out this week.

We are trying to get some people lined up to paint our house and fix some dry rot. I orginally contacted a few guys last week, but the painter thought more needed to replaced than just the dry rot. So we will see how this next week goes.

I am due to get my last Covid shot next week, so look forward to that being done. Hope you all have a great week, and thanks for stopping by!

Monday, March 22, 2021

Salt and Sand Blog Hop, My Day

Welcome to the second day, and my day of the Salt and Sea Blog Hop! When Carol @Just Let Me Quilt first suggested this hop, I knew I had to join in. The beach and ocean are my special place, I dream of visiting them again. Many thanks to Carol for once again coming up with a wonderful hop. The full list of participants is below, be sure and visit and see what everyone has come up with!

I had a brilliant plan to begin with that didn't come to fruition yet. I had planned to make a collage mermaid, something I have never done before, but unfortunately I just received my materials last week. I had a graphic artist, the husband of my hearing aid technician, draw me a beautiful mermaid some years ago, and I plan to make a collage of it, this is not something you attempt a week before the hop. So on to Plan B.

I used some of my Christmas money to purchase some new dies for my Accuquilt cutter, and had not had a chance to use yet. I had gotten a tumbler die, and I also purchased some nautical dies. I used some of my 30's fabrics that have little children on the seashore, and also used some of my nautical fabric.

I put nautical borders on. On the bottom it says "Ahoy, my friend, come sail with me.. Let's Make believe we're at sea"

This is the whole top. I haven't had a chance to quilt it yet. This top will end up being one of my contributions to the Hands 2 Help Comfort Quilt Challenge 2021 organized by Sarah @Confessions of a Fabric Addict.

My daughter came over on when I was working on this top and told me my granddaughter would love one like this for her baby doll Beatrice. I had some leftover tumblers cut out, so I will sew Beatrice a quilt for Easter!

Be sure and visit the others participating in this hop, and thanks again Carol for another wonderful hop!

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Salt and Sand Blog Hop Starts Today

The Salt and Sand Blog Hop starts today, hosted by the fabulous Carol @Just Let Me Quilt. I cannot wait to see everyone's creations!

Saturday, March 20, 2021

Slow Sunday Stitching

Most of my slow stitching this week has been working on my hexies at night for the #100hexies100days2021 being hosted by @sewfoxymama on Instagram. This week the theme was rainbows. I only had 1 tiny piece of rainbow fabric, so each night I am working on a different color. Next week the theme is party or celebration, I have no clue what I am going to do then.

So for my Slow Sunday Stitching I will be working on more hexies. I plan to link up to Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching. Head on over and see what everyone has been up to!

It's been another busy week otherwise. I have been trying to get 2 hours done on my free motion quilting each day, sewing on my sampler, which is part of the requirement for the Free Motion Quilting Academy graduation by HollyAnne Knight @String and Story. There are 30 motifs, 30 squares in my sampler, and I need to stitch each motif on one of the squares. I have 8 done so far. This semester will be graduating the first part of May, so I am trying to get motifs stitched out. Some I am a bit better at than others, none are perfect.

I was stitching the other day, and and was almost finished with this continuous curves block, and I ran out of bobbin thread here.

Here are samples of some of my work.

I made us a pineapple upside down cake this week. It has been yummy!

My grandson Jaeger is graduating this year, and my daughter posted his picture. Hard to believe it is time for this already, the years pass so fast!

As a reminder, the Salt and Sand blog Hop, hosted by Carol @Just Let me Quilt starts next week. The list of participants is below. Can't wait to see everyone's creations. My day is on Tuesday the 23rd.

March 22
Creatin' in the Sticks
Selina Quilts
That Fabric Feeling
Days Filled With Joy
Elizabeth Coughlin Designs
Karen's Korner
Homespun Hannah's Blog
Crafts and Math

March 23
MooseStashQuilting
Life in the Scrapatch
Food for Thought
For The Love Of Geese
Becky’s Adventures in Quilting and Travel
Karrin’s Crazy World
Sew Many Yarns
Kathy's Kwilts and More

March 24
Ms P Designs USA
DayBrook Designs
Vroomans Quilts
Kathleen McMusing
Quilt Schmilt
The Darling Dogwood
Daughters of Dorinda
Annie’s Musings

March 25
Quiltscapes
Beaquilter
Stitchin At Home
The Joyful Quilter
Scrapdash
Freckled Fox Quiltery
Quilts Fabric and Thread Tales
Words & Stitches

March 26
Just Let Me Quilt
Websterquilt
Quilting Gail
Samelia's Mum
Quilt Fabrication
Little Penguin Quilts
Just Sew Quilter
Inflorescence

Thanks for stopping by!