It has been another busy month. Last time I posted was September 14th. I was getting ready the next week to go on a 5 day quilting retreat to Zephyr Cove in Lake Tahoe. The next week, two days after guild meeting I got a horrible sore throat and headache. We were told if we were sick in any way, to not come. I had my bags packed already, supplies and machine. I took a Covid test and it was positive, so I was not able to go. Unfortunately, you could only get a refund 30 days before the retreat.
Thankfully I healed fairly quickly, and became by the next weekend. Granddaughter Kyleigh and fiance Drew got me a ticket to see Stevie Nicks in concert. Daughter Kristen and son-in-law Jeff also went. It was such a wonderful concert and a dream come true for me.
Back in September one of my hearing aids stopped working, they were out of warranty, and I decided to get them through Kaiser this time. I had to wait for an appointment, and then wait for them to come in. I wore 1 hearing aid for about 6 weeks, but they finally came in last week and I am very thankful.
The other thing that happened, was that last Sunday I turned 75. Kyleigh asked what I wanted to do, and I asked to go to Half Moon Bay. Kyleigh, daughter Katie, granddaughter Klara and I went to Half Moon Bay for the day. It was a little chilly, but I loved being at the ocean again. We also went to the orchid nursery and had a nice Mexican lunch.
Tuesday last week, Kyleigh came over to make a baby quilt for a friend of hers. I had won some fabric on Instagram, and I cut it into 5 inch squares. She sewed everything together and even quilted it herself. I just made the label and put the binding on.
That day I had incredibly bad luck with my machines that day. I had planned to work on 2 baby quilts, which I didn't get done in Zephyr Cove. My Bernina Artista 185 started making birds nests and the bobbin was making noises. This had just been in the shop less than a month ago, so I set it aside to take to the shop. I got my Bernina 770 out of the case where it had been packed go to Zephyr Cove, and once started up, it had a picture on the screen telling me the feed dogs were down, and they weren't. I watched videos for about 2 hours trying to get it fixed to no avail. So Kyleigh and I took both machines in.
Meanwhile I got this machine out of the closet. It is a Singer 99, came in a wooden case, and I got it for my 13th birthday. I haven't used it since 1973 when John bought me a Singer Touch and Sew.
Luckily I had a featherweight I could work on. I have since gotten my 770 back, but apparently the Bernina guru at the sewing machine place got Covid and it will be awhile before I get that machine back.
The past couple of days I have been at a quilt day retreat. We pay $50 for three days, and that is mainly for the prizes. We have dinners, you can come and go as you want, just leave your stuff for 4 days, and go home at night. My name was the first called and I got to pick out this beautiful layer cake in blues.
What I have been working on at retreat are the two baby quilts I meant to get done last month. The airplanes I need to put the borders on.
The ballerina girls need the sashings put on and borders.
I also started putting my small economy blocks together.
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