lois i am happy for you! i hope that the future looks bright from here too.
i try to live as normal as i cant but when i have an attack it isnt possible. so i will do the operation first for the quintvain and then the carpal tunnel operation, i hope the surgent is good and handsome
and after that i will celebrate....quilting, embroidery etc.

Lois, I love your spunk! What an inspiration. Many paths up the same mountain, so to speak!

tbrown0307 wrote:
Thanks for the information Teresa. I have that book somewhere...

I have had the carpel tunnel surgery years ago and I had it before I developed the severe painful symptoms you folks describe. My most difficult symptom was that my hand would fall asleep (pins and needles) during the night and interupt my sleep several times a night. I was totally out of rest. After surgery the symptoms disappeared. I noticed increased strenght in my hand. I began doing hand work that I had laid aside for years. It was almost as if it had been an unconscious decision to stop the handwork. After surgery I turned into a knitting machine which was a very good thing. Later when I broke some bones in that hand knitting is the exercise that returned flexibility to my hand. I cannot make a fist tight enough to be able to securely hold coins. However, when I knit a little bit everyday that ability improves. I would recommend the surgery and get on with your life. I have stopped hand quilting for the most part but that is because of arthiritus in finger jointsk and not carpel tunnel symptoms. I am working on the development of FMQ skills. I have also had trigger finger surgery in the thumb on that hand. Life's short. I recommend getting back in business ASAP.

lotti, i do it for more then 2 years wearing my braces during the night...
but i will do the exersices it doesnt take too much time, simple to do but make me feel so tired - i will try to stick to it.

the quilts are great!!! may the 2013 will be fruitful for quilting !!!

Teresa, that is one fabulous fabulous quilt. Absolutely love everything about it!

Becky & Michelle, my doctor had advised me to wear my wrist braces at night. Helps to keep that thumb straight and let the tendons relax for quite a few hours at a time.. Of course, depending on what I'm doing ill also wear them during the day during 'flare-ups'
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Gorgeous quilt Teresa! The colors and the pattern are just perfect for each other.

Teresa - Beautiful quilt! I have two in the works from this pattern. One, I'm in the middle of quilting and really want to get back to that sometime soon. The other is from Christmas fabrics and I added some pieced in stars in some of the background blocks. That one I'm still piecing. They are both in my UFO pile. They jump out periodically for some progress then hide away again as they are for me and don't have any deadlines. I love Judy Martin patterns!!

Nancy

My last surgery was a De Q repair. I have not had a return of symptoms but I do try to stretch and rest !
when doing hand work..cutting ..quilting..embroidery .. anything that is repetitive. Will be three yrs in May.

Theresa your quilt is beautiful. Good luck with it.

Beautiful Teresa!!

Becky - besides Carpal Tunnel you have "De Quervain's Syndrome". I have that too. Go to Utube and find videos about massage, stretches, and strengthening exercises to do for it. Sometimes when it flares up, I wear a wrist brace that keeps my thumb in a straitened position, and that really helps.

Good luck with it!

Wonderful Teresa, yummy fabrics

Terrie you're looking well

Thanks for the compliments everyone.

I would love to put it on the wall but I don't think I have a place big enough for it. The quilt measures 92" square.

Susan her are a couple of close ups of the borders. Their are 2 different greek key blocks (different clolor placement) and I had to really watch which way they were laid out.

The pattern for the quilt came from the book "Judy Martin's Log Cabin Book".

Theresa B that is awesome! A favor please, can you post a close up of the Greek key in the border? I love that border! It really finished the top nicely.