Another quilt finished!

This past weekend I was at a quilt retreat, and finished binding "Tribble Trouble", a top that I did at a retreat at Iron River with Wanda Curtis in the 1990's. Not sure which year, but I have fabric in it that was from the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus (when he brought guns and disease to the people already living here!). I know I had the blocks done that weekend, but then bordered it years later when I finally decided what to put on for borders. I quilted it on my Nolting before Christmas, before I did my mother's quilt, but hadn't bound it. I stitched the binding on a few weeks ago, and had been hand stitching the back part here and there since then. So I finished it last weekend. But that was after taking a few other projects to the next step. I stitched together some Halloween blocks from a QuiltChicks exchange, and Purple Mountains from another QC exchange. Both are now ready to border. I'll take them with me on Thursday when my group is meeting at Silver Thimble Quilt Shoppe. I also added borders on a small wall hanging, a wool oak leaf, very pretty. I also embroidered words for a snowman wall quilt. Need to do more with that one before it will be ready to quilt... but another step is GOOD!

My student teacher is finished. I missed the kids, but I am also extremely TIRED these days. My next goal is to get "healthy", so I have more energy. Baby Steps add up. Just like with quilts... piece by piece. =-)

I have the best intentions...

but they seem to get away from me. So, now it is two months later again. I've been feeling better, but was just so busy with getting ready for Christmas. I felt like decorating this year, so it was FUN! I just love the way our house looks all done up for Christmas. The decorations are still up. Some friends are coming over tomorrow night, so Saturday I will start taking things down.

I had the BEST Christmas that I have had in a long time. Our pace was slow, even though we did a lot. I had surgery on my foot on the 27th, so a couple of days I was laid up, but enjoyed it with reading and looking at the Christmas tree. I had a Ganglion Cyst removed. It is in a location on the outside of my foot, below and in front of my ankle. I am still wearing a surgical shoe to protect it. He asked me if I wanted to see it after he took it out (I was in out patient in a hospital, but had local anesthetic). I said yes. It looked like a prune, except it was white! Weird! Probably MORE THAN YOU WANTED TO KNOW!!

I have a student teacher, but tomorrow is his last day of teaching. He's there next week, but will be doing grades, etc. I have all of his evaluations done, etc. I miss the students, so I will be glad to get back in the classroom. My students have been telling me that they miss me, too. They like the ST (he's very good), but miss me. So that makes me feel SPECIAL! LOL

I have FINISHED two quilts! One I am still binding. I finished a Yellow Brick Road pattern made of all rose fabrics for my mother, for a nap quilt. She told me she uses it CONSTANTLY. She has been going through a lot of pain with a back problem, and she sleeps a lot from the pain med. A photo of that one is posted with this entry. I had problems while quilting it. I jammed my Nolting, and DH actually had it apart to fix it. Luckily he was able to get it back together and get the timing right again! I was stressed because I wanted to finish it for Christmas, so I was really pushing myself. I quilted "Tribble Trouble" first, but am sewing the binding on now. After I am finished I will take a photo. I finally got a label on my little Christmas wreath quilt, so I can say that one is completely done, too. More pictures will follow soon!