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Sunday, December 30, 2012

A Quilting Day and A Patient Update

First the patient update—he is impatient—he was still running a temp this afternoon late but this evening feels as if he is turning the corner.  He has done little but go from couch to bed, bed to couch.  About 6:30 tonight he did get out and take a stroll with Emmi and me.

It was a quilting day and I can spill the beans now.  Remember all the days before Christmas when I would talk about the Christmas project I was working on?  Rollie asked me to make Gina a quilt in honor of their 30th wedding anniversary—after seeing photos of their bedroom in Louisiana I elected to make my first ever wholecloth quilt and my first ever bed runner—a narrow quilt which is draped across the foot of the bed.

Rollie and Gina were thrilled with the outcome, Gina was totally surprised and I could not have been more pleased with the results.

IMG_5728I used a pale gold colored silk fabric for the front and a cream color for the back.

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IMG_5740The back with the label in the left corner

IMG_5742I was so pleased with the way it turned out, I want to make some more wholecloth quilts!

I spent most of the day working on my little steering wheel table topper and am now hand sewing the binding down.  We watched a movie late this afternoon—from the Thurston Blockbuster collection—Hope Springs with Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones.  Let’s just say this movie wasn’t one of Meryl Streep’s best—it had funny parts but sure didn’t hold my interest!

Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve, 2012 is about to be history and we have sure changed lifestyles in 2012!  It will be exciting to see what 2013 brings!

13 comments:

  1. Your quilt is beautiful! What a thoughtful gift that I'm sure will be cherished.

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  2. that beautiful quilt will definitely be a family heirloom at the Thurston House! very nice handiwork, Janna!

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  3. The quilt is beautiful . . . I've always wanted to do a wholecloth quilt, too, but haven't tried it yet!

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  4. My heavens, Janna - your quilt is gorgeous! How are you ever going to top that? Enjoy reading your blog a great deal. Glad the patient is getting better
    Margie

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  5. your quilt is gorgeous Janna....make me drool for a long arm...All the very best in 2013 to you and Mike

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  6. Your quilts are always beautiful, but this one is absolutely gorgeous!

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  7. Lovely quilt! You are quite a talented lady.

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  8. Your gift is STUNNING!! Incredible quilting! So happy the patient is on the mend!
    P

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  9. Gorgeous Janna! WOW! You do amazing work. Glad to hear your hubby is starting to feel better. Happy New Year!

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  10. butterbean carpenterDecember 31, 2012 at 9:18 AM

    Howdy J&M,

    DON'T TRY TO DO TOO MUCH TOO SOON, MIKE; RELAPSES ARE TWICE AS BAD!!!

    JANNA, THE QUILT IS LOVERLY!! YOU'RE JUST THE MOST TALENTED THING TO EVER COME FROM 'MOUNTAIN WILLIAM' COUNTRY!!!

    HOPE Y'ALLS DAY IS A GOOD'UN!!!

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  11. I'm sure Michael is anxious to get back to work....and to feel better before that happens.

    Beautiful quilt.

    Wishing you a most rewarding and fulfilling 2013.

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  12. Janna your quilts are gorgeous! We just got together with Gail and Matt and were thinking of you and Mike. Hopefully, we will see you sometime this year.

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