Annis, I am very sorry to hear about your husband. I do hope he recovers quickly and completely. And the flood on top of everything else must be so awful. May you see those sunshiney days.

Geneva

Annis glad to hear your husband is doing well. Sending prayers and positive thoughts.
Hugs,
Jo NY

I didn't know the signs. His retired dentist is the one that told him what it might be. He thought he was just having muscle spasms from doing dozer work the day before. I was in the city and he was in the country. Our ranch hand brought him into town and his brother got him to the hospital just in time. He was out of surgery before I got to see him. Our country home is a half hour from the nearest hospital which is really just a clinic. If you called 911 they would have sent paramedics which would take awhile then they would have called Care Flite which would take even more time so it could have taken several hours to get him there when you can drive it in an hour.

Annis, my heart goes out to you. That sounds overwhelming, yet you sound as if you just won't be overwhelmed, come hell or high water. Hope the second half of the year is better for you and yours, than the first half has been.

Annis, my thoughts are with you and your family. Men are stubborn and so glad you knew the signs to get him to the hospital. Take care.

Sharon, in Colorado

Oh my goodness you poor soul. I'm glad you knew the signs of heart attack and were able to get help for him and thank goodness for modern medicine. I wish him a good recovery and you the strength to deal with all the flood and damage and still think of holding a retreat. You're made of strong stuff you two!

Priorities can change in an instant. My DH is recovering from a massive heart attack that required CPR twice at the emergency room before being transferred to another hospital for surgery. He had a stent placed in his widow maker artery on the 20th. Then when we thought things couldn't get much worse we had a flash flood at our country home on the 26th. The houses are dry but his new shop building had about 18" of water and my almost finished retreat center had 5" of water. Thankfully it was a few weeks from being furnished but someone is going to have to get down on their hands and knees and scrub thousands of feet of grout lines! For now I have a few days to get ready for a retreat group that will be using our other building which stayed dry one more time. The flood happened at night while we took shelter in our guest house which has concrete and rock walls. I spent several hours watching what looked like a raging river going down the road and between the 2 buildings. My DH slept through some of it but when he woke up and asked what was going on I said you don't want to know. He said he already knew. We had crews cleaning up the next morning. Fences are down everywhere and the roads and driveways are a mess. My DH is doing his best to restrain from climbing on a dozer to repair the damage. And I'm doing my best to keep him from doing what he shouldn't be doing. Be aware of the signs of a heart attack. It could save your life. And it may not be what you think it would be. His was jaw and shoulder pain. But most important don't skip your annual physicals. Looking forward to a week of sunshiny days.

Keep at it, Rosemary. You'll get it right!

Dawn, entries for FoQ is not juried (if I understand the term correctly) They just ask for the category, size(in centimetres), and a written description for the entry form - along with how it is getting there and back again and the entry fees. Pretty straightforward.

I do want to have a bit of a play with the joining up seams, The central cross is not just 'right' and it bugs me, so I will try & fix it before I proceed. As Sally Collins says, you only have to get it right - the last time.

Geneva, I really like quilts that have a rainbow of colors! They are my favorites and yours is wonderful! Looks like an easy pattern, and very fun to work on.

Terrie, way to go girl! Any quilter who does not buy fabric on a regular basis, doesn't have current stock in her stash. We all need a shot of new fabric once in a while, just to make us smile! I usually leave my new fabric out on my cutting table just to admire it from time to time! I call it "fabric therapy!"

Rosemary, way cool! I recently sent off my entry packet for IQA Houston, and spent a week trying to get the perfect pictures of it, etc., and was a nervous wreck when I was done! How did you get yours entered, if it is not finished? IQA requires a close up so that they can see the quilting, and other fine detail. Oh, and, I found out, the smaller the quilt, the harder it is to get it perfectly square to the camera! An 1/8" is a big deal on a small quilt, but a you can be 1/4" off or more on a larger one, and never see it in a photo! But, I do love those minis. Hurry and finish it, and share a picture! And, good luck in the show!

Dawn

Love it Geneva - the top and the quilting!

Rosemary - looking forward to a picture of completed Maxiature!
Barb

We'll done Rosemary I look forward to seeing it

I've done it now Maxiature is entered for FoQ in August. really must get on & finish it!

Good for you Terrie!

Well, I was wrong... the cone of thread has 6,000 yards not the 5,000 I made up! It is from Quilter's Choice by Golden Threads. Color 3061 Prairie Sage. It says "poly wrapped poly" and is made in the PRC, which I believe is the People's Republic of China. The size says TEX 30. It's a very thin thread.

Well, have a good week everyone!

geneva