In fact only three more seams have been stitched on the little piece I had begun when I last posted.
Progress so far - reason for barely any progress in a photo shortly and if your'e a little squeamish or not a fan of the colour of The Hulk you may want to pass!
This is the good bit
and I seem to have more strips left now than I had before I began this piece
yes, a very untidy pile but was sorted, with help, and now all nicely hanging on the back of my sewing room door.
After working with a heap of bright colour I had a walk around the garden, a favourite camellia
and the last bloom on my Perle d'Or rose
I then decided to paint my nails and not just a nice pale pink but something a little more daring, and all ready to finish up the strip sewing and make a start on a new quilt using Allegory fabrics by Anna Maria
from https://www.thesecleverhands.com.au
good thing that a couple of days later I removed the colour! Thursday last week I had a ride in an ambulance - siren going and red light flashing - the works! Cardiac issues but only in emergency a few hours, awaiting next instalment any day. One problem cropped up when the nurse had to place a lure in the back of my hand, I have peculiar veins, very small and when anyone tries to stick a needle in the vein rolls away - not kidding here, they're really strange. Anyway the needle went in, vein rolled away then back and unfortunately the needle went straight through - a blown vein! The back of my had just filled up with blood under the skin - quick action from two nurses saved the day -more or less. so, no more sewing and this is being typed with my right hand, ever, ever so slowly. and if I do forget and use my left hand the colour intensifies gloriously!!!This is the result of the mishap, I've toned the colour down so it doesn't look too bad!
Apologies to all for being remiss in reading posts, or when I do read them not commenting and I hope to be in a better position in a week to try and get back to some semblance of normal with my blogging!!
Take care and enjoy your quilting
9 comments:
Oh dear! The quilt will wait and the flowers don't need two hands to enjoy. Rolling veins aren't all that uncommon... I learned to draw blood many moons ago as part of med tech training (never got good at it though!), and we were warned and trained. That doesn't mean they're easy to deal with, but don't worry about being weird! I hope the hand heals quickly!
So sorry about your cardiac and hand issues, Maureen!! Just rest and get better--quilts and responses can wait for sure...hugs and best wishes Julierose
I have a friend with the same problem with veins. It takes longer for them to get a vein on her to cooperate than the time of the rest of the appointment. I hope the cardiac issues were resolved. Sewing is relaxing whenever you can get to it.
(((Hugs))) Hope you recover soon. The sewing is something to look forward to.
Oh dear your hand looks sore but I love the strip quilt
You poor girl! Best wishes!
So sorry for the latest non-fun escapade. Something always goes wrong with me when they are doing the simplest things. After stent surgery, the blood pooled under the pressure bandage and I had to have 3 blood pressure cuffs on the arm, trying to reduce the bleeding so I did not lose the arm. The entire arm was black and blue and throbbed for months. I will pray that you have no more complications and have excellent care!
Next time, insist that the nurse use a pediatric needle for those rolling veins (ask me how I know). The pediatric needles are much finer and I've had better success when those are used. Take care and I hope the bruising/swelling simmers down sooner instead of later.
I hope you're feeling better and can put this episode behind you. I'm sure you'd rather be quilting!
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