Since my last, or my first, blog I have been laided up with the flu. I have no memory of ever having had the flu, so I felt like I was dying. Of course, I wasn't, but I could hardly get out of bed and, worse of all, could not quilt nor make jewelry. (Yes, I have 2 expensive hobbies, both of which I blame my sister-in-law for introducing them to me.)
My sister-in-law is my quilting buddy, jewelry making buddy and best friend. We have a great relationship, more than a sister to me. We are so close, that somehow we both managed to have Fibromyalgia. She had it for many, many years, and I was diagnosed with it in 1997. We do have lots in common and understand one another's pains and hardships.
She and her husband, came up to visit from Florida this past week, and I have been so sick that we haven't been able to anything together. However, today is the first day that I have felt capable of doing anything, so, of course, we visited my favorite bead store, Beadjoux Bead Store, (beadjoux@att.net), which is a hop, skip, and a jump from my house. :-)
What a great few hours, after a 2 week jail term. We were like kids in a candy store. She bought up a storm, but I was reasonable. Well, I have a mini beading store in my hobby room, so I really didn't need much. We signed up for 2 classes for next Thursday, Jan. 16th. Both of us will be making gorgeous bracelets, although not the same pattern. In addition, we will stay in for a free beading class, going to make a beautiful open heart pendant made from 3 and 4mm bicone crystals. A nice day to look forward to! :-)
This coming week, our next outing will be to the 2 fairly local quilt stores. More eye candy for us, at least it will not be fattening. :-) It is fun to see her in our favorite types of stores, she is happy and can set aside her pain, if only for a short while. I am looking forward to that day. By the way, we each have wonderful husbands that support us in our hobbies, and we love them for it.
As for my new adventure, I am going to begin the Leah Day 'Building Blocks Quilt Along', and I am so excited to learn many ways on how to Free Motion Quilt my quilts. Leah Day does a wonderful job with FMQ, on her home sewing machine. Watch her tutorials on YouTube, you will be glad you did. Since being on Social Security Disability, having my quilts done by a LongArm quilter is no longer an option, so I want to learn how to quilt them myself. This project is exactly what I needed. Thank You Leah Day!
I will keep posting my progress in future blogs. Have to hurry up and prepare my first block, since our new lesson begins on Monday! Somehow need to squeeze this into my schedule this week, along with the long list of 'Things To Do', we have made for things that hzve to get done before the family goes back to Florida, two Sundays from today. Juana, my buddy, does not want to go back home. She would love to stay longer, but doctor appointments are in the way. I am hoping they will be back in March, in time for the Quilt and Sewing Expo at the Gwinnett Civic Center. I sure do miss having my quilting and beading buddy close by.
No more to say today, except my Mom just completed 91 years of life this week! Thank you, my dear God Almighty. What a blessing it is to still have my mom alive and fairly well.
Until next, have a great week. Enjoy your hobbies, but mostly, enjoy your family, children and spouse! The time we spend with them, are everlasting memories!
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