We are now on the way to Quartzsite, AZ where we spend most of the winter. I haven’t been in the mood for much since my last post. I just had no energy, and I was taking 2 hour naps every day in addition to sleeping more than normal at night. To no one’s surprise except my PA, I had a thyroid problem. She increased my thyroid medication (I had half of my thyroid removed many years ago due to benign nodule), and I feel human again! Not enough to finish the sewing I had planned, but enough to prep for Christmas and the trip.
Last time I noted we were heading back early for a quilting class with Kaye England. She had this really complex block that needed precision piecing, and it was a challenge. I only completed 4 of the 16” blocks in 3 days, but that was with lots of discussions. I intend on using them for a runner on a sideboard. I picked colors that will go very well with my china.
We finally did get an opportunity to see the comet that came through. I think it was named something unpronounceable: Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. We were in Iowa, and usually the skies are too hazy to see faint objects, but this one was quite visible to the naked eye if you knew where to look. My iPhone picked it up pretty well.
I did get a bit of quilting done. I did two Hunter’s Star quilts, and I got both of them quilting before running into a wall. I really like the result of this circular quilting on an angular pattern.
The green Hunter’s Star went to a friend of my oldest son, and the pink one was chosen by my youngest granddaughter.
Kevin got a new 3D printer that is MUCH faster and significantly larger than his old ones. He has been having a ball with it. He made these two things for Halloween.
Christmas was also celebrated with some 3D items. He played around with his two color printer for this tree. The little lights made it interesting.
He made some villages. This was my favorite.
He finished with a really superb tree that we added to our nativity set displays. The lights are actually color chasing, and there is a remote you can use to change the colors. Pretty impressive. The buffet is the one my blue Kaye England table runner is going to go on eventually.
And my motorhome sewing area is all complete! Kevin added latches for the storage unit, and the fabulous red chair is one I bought at the Kaye England class. The low back fits my lumbar curve perfectly, and it is amazingly comfortable. I am absolutely thrilled with it. I tried it out with some sewing before Christmas (putting a bunch of blocks together into a small throw), and it works well. I will fine tune the setup this winter.
For my birthday I got a fat quarter bundle of some lovely Christmas fabrics, and I will be sewing that if I can decide on a design. I also have plans for a Turkey Trot quilt, and I am doing a Moda Block of the Month with a local quilt shop via Zoom. I will have plenty to do.
Since it is Christmas, I thought I’d show a picture of our Christmas lights. We added railings earlier in the fall, and putting lights on them was one of the primary reasons. It is much easier to drape railings with lights than putting them on the eaves!
And it wouldn’t be a good post without pictures of the cats. Luna climbed up on this chair at Thanksgiving as soon as we put it out before the family arrived. She was definitely saying, “MINE, MINE, ALL MINE!” Minnie, in her normal way, decided to play “There is no cat.” She loves hiding underneath things.
We actually left the afternoon of 27 December, staying in the Osceola, IA Walmart lot. Tonight we are staying in the Emporia, KS lot. And the next two nights we are staying at Arcadia Lake in Edmond, OK while we visit my sister. After that we will see what the weather is before deciding our final route to Arizona.