Mother's ..... Part 3 & Something Quilty

There is good news and not so good news. My
Mum is fine, nothing showed up in any of the tests she had. Mum-in-law is still in hospital, she has had a shoulder replacement and pin inserted into her arm. At 90 years of age she is finding everything very confusing. We don't know yet whether she will return to the retirement home or have to go into a nursing home. Mum is fine, nothing showed up in any of the tests she had. Mum-in-law is still in hospital, she has had a shoulder replacement and pin inserted into her arm. At 90 years of age she is finding everything very confusing. We don't know yet whether she will return to the retirement home or have to go into a nursing home.

I just love the colour of this rose, my Mum has one in her garden and bought one for me after I admired it. Of course I've forgotten the name of the rose.

This morning I spent an hour mowing some of the lawn, with all the rain last weekend the grass (and weeds) have really taken off.

This is the centre block of the blue quilt I'm making,. At present I'm working on the machine applique of all those little pieces. The centre will measure 36 ' square when completed. The 40 12.5" blocks that make up the rest of the quilt are finished. I might redo one of them though as I'm not completely happy with it.

I've finished quilting the floral row x row, now to trim and do the binding. This will be a Christmas present for my younger sister - the one who pointed out that everyone has a quilt except her.

My Christmas shopping is going very slowly, I have started but only just. Finally decided to give eldest daughter's boyfriend/partner a pair of my hand knitted socks. We don't know him very well and that's all I could think of. What to get for my brother still has me stumped. We do a Kris Kringle for the adults in the family so I only have to think of two gifts.........you'd think it would be easy!