Thanks, Everyone!
I’m starting this post out with a quilty picture – because I can share that I DID put some pieces together yesterday – it’s an effort in making “order out of chaos” and if you could see the chaos in the studio right now – there are strips in the colors of sand, white, grassy green, rusty nutmeg ALL OVER the place –
And truly, I could be re-sorting them back into their color families and start putting them away (in their new cubbies beneath the table side of the long arm which is working out SPLENDIDLY!) but maybe I will want to frame this quilt top with *something* when I fully get it together so there they stay.
When making truly scrappy blocks…I kind of fly by the seat of my pants thinking that if I pull in ENOUGH variety the likelihood of the same fabric touching itself as the blocks come together will be somewhat minimalized.
Not wanting to think too hard after yesterday’s post – I just sewed all of the blocks into pairs, checking that no fabrics rejoined itself as they are want to do.
Today? Maybe they will be joined in fours and I can start laying out.
There have been so many kind and understanding comments and helpful emails with where we can look to find housing that will fit us for a few months while we help Jason with his rehab after brain surgery.
For those inquiring, he will be at PeaceHealth in Vancouver, Washington.
We have some leads on rentals, and are so grateful for offers on the Portland, OR side of the river, but traffic can be an absolute snarl and a 20 minute drive can take 2 hours so we are trying to stay close to where his therapy will be.
Most of all we appreciate and feel much comfort in the well wishes and prayers being offered so freely in our behalf. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
I know they will carry us forward with our “One Day At A Time” motto.
Yesterday Jason was feeling quite hemmed in and anxious while staring at the 4 walls of his 300 sq ft studio apartment and I suggested he get in his converted van and just go camping for a couple of days.
He texted later that he was on his way up toward Mt St Helens – the season is over the camping spaces are free. He’s got his camera, he loves to take photos. He stopped at this burger joint to send a photo before he left any traces of a cell signal behind. He’ll be out of touch for a while.
I think being one with nature for a couple of days will be good for him.
At any rate – I know many of you come here for quilting content only, and quilting is definitely going to be what is holding my seams together in the near and far future.
