Reetzbobeetz wrote:

Rita, I would have loved to be able to sit last evening and sew while listening to the wind outside. But, no, our electricity went out. Also, please don't rush Wendy. Rushing is not good for the creative energy.

Lorna

I'm still here Rita and on the go again. Watch out Lorna you'll get an email soon and that'll get you scratching your head

I gave it a steam then got carried away and spritzed it as well forgetting it had 100% wool batting. Worked a dream I have a flat quilt with texture and a bit smaller perhaps Maureen won't notice. So I couldn't do the finish I wanted but sewed some tape along edges before binding. This quilt has certainly been a learning exercise! Thank you for your advice it was great.

Enjoy your snowballs girls

I am make the Celtic Stoltice Quilt too. I have just a few of Part # 2 to finish then I can start putting the whole thing together. I am so glad I did it. I loved the colors and had most of what I needed on hand. I love the Reveal and can't wait to put it together.

Lois, this is a good place to vent, and we all need to once in a while.

Rita, I hope your are spared from damage due to the weather and rains. And please show us you solstice quilt when you're done. I have copied out all the pages and the reveal! It's wonderful. I think I'm going to make one. Not sure which colours, though.

What can I lurk into when the CW is done? Maybe into my own room/'atelier' and stash and finish some UFO's

Stay warm all of you over there in Snowland. Your weather is headed across the Atlantic and we are expecting severe flooding here in the next couple of days. The winds and rain have been ferocious. But it's perfect for sitting inside nice and warm by the sewing machine putting together my Celtic Solstice mystery quilt.

Wendy, how are you doing on CW? Are you done and ready to post to Lorna? I can't believe that there is only one more Chinese Whisper to go. It seems like only yesterday.

Susan, Not in the least insulted. What you said only made me think I might not have been really fair to my MIL. I understand that in some families people take unfair advantage of other members who are willing. I do let her know what I can and cannot do. It's just so frustrating sometimes and I had to vent a bit.

We got 4-5 inches of snow. The outside temp when I came home this evening was 8F. We did not have as much wind as I expected. We have water dripping in some pipes that run up the outside walls of the house. It sure is cold.

Dear Lois, I hope I wasn't insulting about your family, just trying to make you laugh in tough times. Believe me, I'd give anything to have just one more healthy hug from 3 parents, long gone, and you gave me a few tears this morning remembering those difficult last days of their lives as they passed on. It was a gift to be able to help them.

How much snow do you have? The Arctic blast reached us in Maryland. I even took pictures at midnight because the snow came down & just stuck to everything. The wind chill of zero degrees is something we're not used to! I hope you are safe.

Cathy, I think in all fairness to my MIL I need to say that the characteristics that I find so very hard to deal with are the very characteristics I love the most. Her fisty-ness was causing her to make some dangerous choices in regard to her health which contributed to a few days stay in the hospital. We are doing everything we can to make it possible for her to remain in her home and then she monkeys with her medications using reasoning like, "I think I'll skip my diuretics today because I don't want to be bothered with having to make frequent trips to the toilet." Just like your experience, Cathy, I learned so much about cooking from her. She is very appreciative of everything I do. She had three sons. I am the daughter she never had and she always introduces me as her daughter. She is also quite alot like the princess in "The Princess and the Pea". It' was hard to be patient with her whims when her currant decline is the result of her own poor choices.

Lois, sorry about your ordeal with your MIL. Yes, I think we all have people in the family who can drive us crazy and I guess we drive them crazy in return. I love my difficult relatives and I hope they love me in return. Luckily my MIL was extra special. She is the one who showed me how to quilt. I loved her dearly. She also taught me to cook. OK, I knew some basic stuff about cooking, but she made everything taste great. She made the best pies and cinnamon rolls. I can do that now, but don't because we are overweight. It sure sounds good. Thanks MOM, love you!

Lois~ I understand your frustration, but you did make me chuckle. I really believe this hobby keeps us sane and out of bell towers and when we are kept from it we get pretty testy
Happy New Year to you all. A dedicated CW Lurker!

loise98 wrote:

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I understand, Lois. We almost all have one of those in the family. Hope you get the time to quilt quilt quilt!!

Maureen, thank you from a CW lurker!

Lois, please, gurl, just fein (fain?) illness with MIL, we don't need 3 feet of snow to avoid crabby people. A dusting to make the world pretty, but nothing that needs shoveling, please! And why do DIL's get stuck with MIL's???? Where are the DS's? As a southern belle would say, "Oh, I just really couldn't"

Peace to all.

Boy ! does that sound familiar ! I remember when.....Rrrrrrr I have always said I was "taking lessons" when
my mother acted out and made things rough ! And I don't miss it now she's gone. Like you...I'm sure...I tried to always
think of the good....while I was ripping something to shreds !! It'll pass...try ripping some yardage...feels
great !

Happy New Year everyone. I just spent the past 2 days taking care of a very fisty, very difficult 92 year old MIL. I love her to death but there were times in the last 2 days I wanted to…. I shall not say what I wanted to do. I am so glad to be home. Snow is predicted and it will be quite fine with me if we have 3 ft. I've not yet gotten a treadle so the electricity better not go off. I need to quilt, quilt, quilt!!! How wonderful it was to come home and fine all this great new stuff on TQS. It may make me forget how frustrated I've been with a certain person. Who knew! I just wonder how many lives TQS may have saved. I know of at least one!