It’s been a long time since I have stayed home from church. I was able to watch it on the computer as there is a live stream over the internet but it really isn’t the same as being there. There was a guest speaker this morning which actually made me feel better about missing it. Pastor J.P. McCamey (Tisra’s favorite speaker…please read that as if typed in the sarcasm font.) brought the message as he does every year on the first Sunday of September. The man is very passionate and people always respond to him but I have to say from a personal standpoint…I don’t get it. I mean…he’s getting a little old…okay…a lot old…and his sermons are riddled with jokes that have no punch lines or in some cases punch lines that have no jokes. I’m never quite sure what he spoke about when I leave, but he does quote a lot of scripture and I know that in his heart he is a wonderful man of God. He is energetic and loves to sing but his songs rarely have a melody and it’s really hard to tell when they begin or end. Like I said…the man is passionate and I can’t help but like him for his love for God and the church, but hard as I try I have never been caught up in his sermons.
Owen is the reason I stayed home. He had a fever all day yesterday and still felt a bit warm this morning. I certainly didn’t want him spreading anything so we decided yesterday that he would not be going this morning. I think I caught some of his bug as well. I didn’t sleep well last night due to a very stuffy nose and this morning I have felt a little dazed and yucky. I am drinking lots and lots of water in hopes of flushing it all out as quickly as possible. I’m also going to get some rest here in a minute…not that I’ve done much today…but I’m actually going to lay down. For more detail on Owen’s condition and what we went through yesterday, see Kris’ blog.
I’m 3/4ths of the way done with my quilt. I hit a bit of a snag when I rolled it last. I realized that my backing is not long enough. So I’m going to have to take the whole thing out of the quilt frame and stitch a 9 inch width of muslin to the back. Then I’ll have to get it back in the frame and finish it up. I’ve set a goal of finishing it by the end of this month and it is possible but I’m going to have to really be dedicated to doing it. Once the quilting is done I have to finish it off with a border of sorts. I’ll machine stitch it all the way around in the front and then hand stitch it to the back. Then…wash it and it’s done. Assuming it doesn’t all fall apart in the wash. I already have a quilt top ready to go in the frame when this one is done. A friend of mine has a top that her mother embroidered and pieced by hand for her. Her mother has now passed away and she has never been able to get it quilted. I can’t wait to tell her the frame is unoccupied and get her all set up. I am also working on a small quilt for when that is done. Little by little I am piecing my little sun dress pattern to put together. I have 5 finished blocks and 2 that are nearly finished. I haven’t really decided how many I should do so I don’t know how close to done I am.
That’s what is going on around here. We have a holiday this week so Kris will be home with us tomorrow and hopefully we will all feel good enough to enjoy our day together.
Quilting is definitely a lost art, and you have done such a great job on this one. Will this be your first one to have completed?
Maybe we can get my “never ending quilt” in the frame whenever it’s finally finished. I’ve finished hand sewing 33 blocks over the past 9 years, and need to finish about 60 more.
Hope you are all getting well, I know you have all had a tough few weeks with illness.
LaDonna – Yes, to all of that. It will be my first full size quilt. I have done three baby quilts but never one this large. I would love to quilt on the top you are making. That would be so incredible to get to have a hand in that project. And I do think we are getting well. Kris and Owen each had a stomach bug and then Owen and I with our colds. It’s been a little strange. Owen is doing much, much better today and I don’t think what I’m feeling will last long.
Sorry about the sickness. We are under the weather here too. Emma and I slept for almost 4 hours this afternoon. And I could go back to sleep again. yeah on the quilt. I haven’t worked on mine since I last was at LaDonna’s. Not good.
When we were at Cornerstone I made a note to myself to make sure we weren’t at church the first Sunday in Sept. I’m awful, I know.