Yay - back at the machine

Yes, what a pleasure to be back with colour and fabric again. I've followed orders and  worked for no more than one hour at the computer or sewing machine before taking a good break., no heavy lifting allowed either. Cortisone shot helped but I do have what is known as a 'frozen shoulder' so range of movement is a problem, they tell me this can last up to three years after going through various stages - can't wait!!

Still, here are the remaining 15 blocks for Maggie Pearl, I showed a range of light and dark orange last post.

So Yellow first 

Now Green

Last up is Red 

I'm thrilled I was able to finish them all up, next will be the time consuming task of reaching a pleasing arrangement, that will probably be during the next week.

Another longed for task was on the menu over the past couple of weeks, one of the bookcases in my bedroom was years old and actually made of MDF (don't ask me what this means). There was shop in the city - Furniture for Flats - many, many years ago and they produced affordable  - read cheap - basic items of furniture, I bought two of the book cases.

The colours have changed over the years, the latest was a very soft, soft green but I was longing for  brighter colour around the house. Husband likes subdued, I love bright and bold so I bought a rich green paint, help from husband to take books of shelves and I found using my right hand only worked well with the paintbrush one shelf at a time and then the sides so it wasn't a quick fix, two weeks wasn't bad to complete this.

Not the best photo but you can see the bright green, I love it!! There's going to be more colour popping up, I can't deal with painting walls so help will be needed with this part of the revamp. Hanging on the side of the shelves is a seahorse decoration found in a hardware store, fell for it because I love seahorses

the wooden dowel pieces and shells reach way up to the top.

I think my time is up now but here's a bright red Hibiscus which is a good match for the red blocks.

Fingers crossed I continue to make progress, another hour later tonight to read blog posts.

See you soon

Maureen

Quilting Friends

 Updating - hibiscus slightly rain damaged but one I am especially fond of, a good way to begin my day.

I have been neglecting blog reading and also writing blogs myself, most of you know my history very well by now!! I seem to be always having something go wrong in addition to my constant medical problems.

Paragraph below bypass by all means, I just had to get this off my chest and although we are mostly scattered throughout the world I feel I know a lot of you as friends and have been following your blogs for many, many years with great pleasure.

Recalling the fall I had at the end of October last year - torn tendons left shoulder this time, right was three years ago. Not too bad but gradually over the months became worse, my patchwork fell away mostly as did responding to your blog posts. Two months ago I had a corstisone shot into what is called the subacromial bursa to try and stop the pain and inflammation. Hasn't worked and I'm now in a lot of pain with very limited use of shoulder. Ultrasound scan yesterday - the stenographer was horrified at the how the damage had progressed. Protective tissues - bursae - which protect the tendons muscles and bones etc from rubbing together are doubled in size, inflamed  and shoulder full of fluid going down into the biceps and even affecting my arm and hand, in fact the result of this is incredibly painful. Today another ultrasound guided shot directly into the bursa to try and reduce the size and the fluid currently within my shoulder,  if it does not the only remedy will probably be surgery.

I won't be in my little sewing haven for quite some time I suspect, I will be reading blogs but probably will have difficulty typing - as I am today but figured I may as well do this if possible even though it's taken me a heck of a long time!

Maggie Pearl I have been able to m make  another four blocks since my last post so here are the oranges beginning to merge into the yellows to come

excuse the rough placement of the blocks.

Well, best make a move now so husband can drive me to have this procedure - please keep fingers crossed for me that this will work magic and I will be able to power through my quilting and fondling fabrics as I used to do.

Wishing you all well and hoping that you have not suffered damage with the storms and tornadoes we have seen on our TV screens. Stay safe and happy quilting.

Maureen