Slow Sunday Stitching

Well I am writing this tonight wounded.  I went to the ER late this afternoon with a rotary cutter wound.  I had been cutting something this afternoon and my ruler slipped and I cut my left index finger.  After I soaked through 4 Band Aids and dripped blood down the hall soaking through the Band Aid and onto the sofa, I decided maybe I needed stitches and took myself to the ER.  I was amazed, I was in and out within an hour.  Apparently they triage wounds and injuries into another section and it went really quick.  They numbed my finger and put in 5 stitches.  I am having to type the letters I usually type with my index finger with my middle finger.  Of course I had to wait until my fingers weren't numb anymore.

This week was not too busy, so I tried to spend some time working in the yard early in the morning as we have been in 100's again.   Again I have the Amaranth growing in two different places,  including out of the brick patio.

The trumpet vine is attracting the hummingbirds and also nicely shades my kitchen window so it doesn't get so much afternoon heat.

This week I was also able to finish quilting the guild community quilt I started quilting on 5th Wednesday workday.

This week I have felt like my deceased relatives have encouraged me to do certain things.  I felt like John encouraged me to watch the newest James Bond movie, No Time to Die.  He loved the James Bond movies.

I also felt like John's mother was encouraging me to hand quilt one of my quilt tops.  I only have hand quilted I think 3 small quilts, the largest of which took me about 20 years to finish, mainly because I kept setting it aside and forgetting about it.  

This week's guild activity was pin basting at the Community Center which is across the street from my house.  You can reserve a place for your personal quilt, or we are pin basting community quilters.  So I reserved a place for my small quilt, which is a reproduction of an antique block.

This is a closeup of one of the sunflower blocks.

This is what I will be working on for Slow Sunday Stitching.  I will be linking up with Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching.  Head on over and check out what everyone is working on.  

Thanks for stopping by!