We now return to our regular scheduled programming

Last Thursday, Kathy, Eric and Colten delivered these beautiful flowers. They have lasted over a week!

On Saturday our son Jeremy, grandson Alex, and two of their friends spent the entire day on the Osage River. Morels were the only thing biting. They picked over 500!

Easter was celebrated with a delicious meal.

This was a pan full of Bernie's delicious fried chicken.

My Danish Twist is a must every Easter. 

The little grandsons in Florida had a big Easter, so much so that they took an early nap on the sofa. Sure missed visiting those guys this April. #cancer treatments

On Thursday I had my last doctor visits!  Dr Allen promoted me to the head of the class. 

I am now doctor free for SIX MONTHS!

I want to say thank you to everyone who called, sent notes, sent gifts, prayed, brought food, gave me endless hugs and cheered me on. It is great having you all for family and friends. 

I now consider myself a cancer survivor and cancer free. God is Good!

Back to the quilting.

I pieced this king size quilt for Margaret. My friend Brenda quilted it. She paid attention to the  patterns as to not cross my designs.

Here on the back you can get a better idea of the designs. 

This is my donation to the Blacksmith Association of Missouri auction next week. I pieced it and hand quilted it. My friend Deanna did the machine embroidery.

The church ladies finished hand quilting Elvis. It will be auctioned August 4th, at St. Margaret's Church Osage Bend, just outside of Jefferson City, Missouri!

Life is good!

Successful surgery. Praise the Lord.

Surgery went well on Wednesday 2/6/2019.  We were home about 2 in the afternoon.

Every time a new nurse or technician came into the room, I’d have to verify my birth date, so by the time surgery was over, everyone knew it was my birthday .  Nurse Lorie even gave me a birthday scrub hat to wear during surgery.

This time next year I plan to have a double celebration, birthday and cancer free. That’s my plan anyway. You hear me God?

I've been laying low.. My hubby has spoiled me beyond means!  I have received so many cards, gifts, cookies, meals, comments, encouragements and prayers. Thank you all! Everyone means so much. Life is precious as is good health.

The surgeon called us Friday and was happy with the surgery. She said she got all the cancer. Luckily she only had to take one lymph node and it was cancer free.

When the incisions heal I will take four weeks of radiation.

Since this is a quilting blog, let’s get back to that.  Here’s a few things I’ve completed in the last few months.

This is another top for my friend Margaret. She loves to embroidery. These blocks are of cute little log cabins, so I just had to set it together with traditional log cabin pieced blocks.

I started these paper piece blocks years ago. My January resolution was to finish them. #score. The patterns are of sunbonnet Sue and overall Sam, rolling through the 12 months. I combined them with

a pieced blocks. Someday I will hand quilt it. It’s twin bed size.

This was a quilt I made for my great nephew, Bowman. I pieced it, another great aunt, Janie hand quilted it.

My friend Judy found most of this fabric at tag sales. She asked if I could do Elvis justice? She had traced the kneeling Elvis, he was about 6 inches tall. I took him to Staples and they enlarged him to about 36 inches. He is machine appliqued to music fabric I found at Hobby Lobby.  Hopefully the church ladies will start quilting him next week. He will be auctioned at the church picnic in August.

Until next time . .. . .

Patti