Slow Sunday Stitching

 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.  

I oiled it, and sewed a seam, and it sewed just fine,  I rewound the bobbin, and then looked around for the bobbin holder and couldn't find it.  Two days later I realized that the bobbin case didn't come out.

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.

There is a quilt shop a couple of doors down from where we meet called Sew Katie Jean and they usually come over during our retreat, and 5 people's names are pulled out of a bag.  My name was called and these were my prizes.

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. 

I also started working on Kyleigh's wedding quilt.

What I will be working on for Slow Sunday Stitching is the vintage double wedding ring.  

I will be linking up with Kathy's Quilts for Slow Sunday Stitching and https://quiltingpatch.blogspot.com/

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