Button Block #21 Complete

I finished up the peacock button block:



I think I did justice to the beautiful peacock that Allie sent to me!

I then started on this block:



I have a beautiful green glass Bird Of Paradise button for this block that I bought on Ebay 2 weeks ago. Yes, I know the point of this project was to use the buttons that I have here and not be buying more but I couldn't help myself! I have a cat button that I bought on Ebay too! Nothing wrong with a few special buttons on this quilt!

In other news, in regards to my "Elegant Crazy Quilt Seam Treatments" book, I've been considering moving it to a "Print On Demand" service. I'm wondering if it's just too much of a pain for stitchers to have to print it up themselves. It's not something that bothers me but I'm wondering if I have readers who would prefer to receive a hard copy in the mail? If anyone would, could you please leave me a comment and let me know?

I'd still like to offer a second volume of border designs (the borders are already to go) and I could do both at one time.

Please let me know your thoughts everyone! Thanks!!!

Button Block #20 Complete

It felt good to sit and stitch yesterday. I picked up a few things at WalMart that my mom needed and then just stitched the rest of the day. I finished up Button Block #20:



After that, I started on this one:



My dad is doing well. He can get down into the TV room now and sit by his computer for awhile. He said his computer chair is the most comfortable chair he's sat in in 2 weeks!

Button Blocks #20 & #21

I finished up stitching the seams on this block yesterday:



I have to run to WalMart and pick up a prescription for my mom and then I should be able to stitch this afternoon.

When I finish up on the pink & silver block, I'll be doing this one next:



This is the "special" block that I mentioned last week. Allie sent me this gorgeous peacock:



It's hand-painted and so beautiful and ya'll know I have this thing for peacocks! I knew the moment I saw it that it had to go on my Button Quilt! So this will be the focal point for this block.

I'm starting to think that I want this quilt to be quite large. Somewhere in the 80 - 100 block range. Since I'm on #20, I still have quite a way to go yet! Stay tuned!

Button Block #20

Thank you everyone for your kind comments regarding my dad. He's home now and is doing quite well! He actually did great getting up the steps. It took awhile but the railings on both sides helped a lot. The hardest part was getting him up the two steps from the garage into the house. There are no railings there.

Anyway, I'm thinking now that he's better off at home. He said he's sleeping better because it's quiet and he can move around and rest at his own pace.

I started on Button Block #20 yesterday:



I only managed one seam before I got tired and ended up just sitting and looking at magazines but I think I'll start getting a little more into my normal routine soon.

Thank you again everyone, for you kind thoughts and best wishes!

Quick Update On My Father

The hospital is sending him home today. Not because he's ready but because Medicare will only pay for so much and the hospital refuses to take any loss. The state of healthcare in the US is a sad state! It's not about people and healing by any means. But it is what it is so we have to deal with it.

And I would like to say one more thing. I have absolutely no use for social workers! If I have any readers who work as social workers, I'm sorry but they are some the most rude and inconsiderate people I've ever met! A little compassion for both the patient and their families would go a long way!

I'll be going to bring him home later this morning. I have absolutely no idea how my mom and I are going to get him up the steps. I guess we'll cross that bridge when we get there. At least I have a Towncar so that should be relatively easy for him to get in and out of. There's no way he would be able to get in and out of our truck.

Now that he'll be home, I expect to have some of my free time back. This has been an exhausting couple of weeks. I'm not one to be on the go all the time but I've had to help my mom out.

I guess that's all I have to say for today. I'm very tired and I'm really needing to stitch. I just haven't had the energy.