My carpal tunnel is acting up and my hand is going numb every time I start stitching. But I have to finish binding "Love Birds" TODAY! I still have to make a friendship block before Monday and get my block of the month stuff together. And Sophie badly needs a bath. And I have two pots of lantana that want planting. And all the plants need watering.
Yesterday I finished making the binding and scalloped the edges of the quilt. I machine stitched the binding onto the quilt and started hand stitching it to the back. But by 10:00 last night, I could not longer see well enough to tell where the black binding ended and the black thread began, so I had to give it up. Started back this morning, and now my right hand is refusing to cooperate.
I thought I'd take a break and blog and maybe my hand will be better when I get back to the quilt binding. And I'm going to put my whatchamacallit on my hand--that thing I wear to sew when I'm having trouble with my hand. Can't remember what it's called. Not a brace, but a elasticized glove thingy with the fingers removed. It usually helps.
Oh, and I have finally figured out why I wasn't receiving email notification of blog comments. They were going to my spam folder for some reason. Since I hardly ever check my spam folder, I didn't know that until Typepad finally told me to check it and there they were. Now I just have to figure out how to stop them from going there. Anyway, now I can reply to your comments. I won't reply to each and every one, but to most I will.
Since hardly anybody was participating anymore, I've stopped posting the Friday Mr. Linky for your progress reports. But I hope all of you are sewing up a storm and getting those projects finished. Happy Friday, everyone.
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On 07/06/2012, Jan said ...
Carpal tunnel...check! Difficulty seeing black on black...check! "Whatchamacallit Thingy" to wear on my hand...need to look into that right away! Thanks for the idea! If it helps I'm all over that one!!
On 07/06/2012, Diane W said ...
Hope you get all the projects finished, don't fret too much, just work steady. I finished a UFO but gave it to a different person than first intended for.
On 07/06/2012, RUTH said ...
If I lived closer I'd come and give you a helping hand. Just take it slow and steady Susan.
Cheers Ruth
On 07/06/2012, Lori in South Dakota said ...
Ahh--the joys of carpal tunnel! Black on black--daytime with TWO lamps!
On 07/06/2012, Donna said ...
Susan,
I am not far away if you want me to come help you with the binding. I am serious! I hope your hands feel better soon. I can't seem to get much accomplished these days.
Hugs,
Donna
On 07/06/2012, Barbara Anne said ...
Here's to hiring someone to plant and water this one time - or call in family to this job for a promise of pizza and beer! The lantana and plants will thank you and you won't have used even one spoon.
I hear you on the achy wrists and the bother of black on black. I've told the boys they may like black, but it won't ever be a border or binding on a quilt. No way, no how - that ship has sailed!
When you find out the name of the whatchamacallit glove, please post the information.
Both in-laws are in rehab getting PT, OT, and speech therapy and I'm doing all of the laundry. Glub, glub! I fondly remember sewing ... but did buy the new issue of Quilt Sampler today!
Hugs!
On 07/06/2012, Gael said ...
I'm thinkin people are just "summer" buzy, maybe thats why they are not Linky-ing? We are still fighting the mites, so no sewing going on.
Hope your hands are better today....Take care
Gael
On 07/07/2012, Donna Welter said ...
Susan,
Would you please email me your addy? I thought about you several wks ago and remembered I always felt better about things I'd remembered, AFTER I "talked" to you.
I volunteer at a retirement ctr 10 mi. from here and LOVE it. It's the ONE place in the entire state I would trust for a loved one to reside. The entire staff, right down to and including the security staff are SO friendly and helpful. The odd thing was "something" kept telling me, for about 2 yrs., to go THERE to volunteer. I kept putting it off until finally, one day, just so I could say "Been there, tried that!", I stopped and applied.
I laugh EVERY day I go there- as soon as I go in, there's my friend Norman, and we croak with laughter EVERY time we see and talk with ea. other. Probably THE best decision I've ever made in my life. A very distinct 2nd advantage is I'm learning ALOT about "Someone"- the retirement ctr is managed by a very special group of people that've been around a LONG, LONG time. More about that later.
Bruno, whom I think you suggested might be able to learn nudging a jingle bell with his nose when he needs to "go out", is 5. Weighs 60 lbs., which is exactly what I estimated he'd eventually become, the day I found him and looked at the size of his paws. (Somebody had just dumped him, he was "crying", I would've kept him regardless of his projected size!)
Our vet said he is half Lab, half Border collie. Spends part of every day trying to "herd" and "cut" the 2 cats. Odd, they don't seem to care for him telling them which way to go.
We have a grandaughter now, being raised by our older son, she's going to be 7 next month and lives in KS. She calls Jeff "Popa", he's her grandad. My son wanted a differently spelled "normal" name for her, he chose "Danyelle Elisabeth". Gotta go- have to get ready to go to Wallyworld. Yay! or Ugh!????
Later,
Donna W.
PS: That darned dog NEVER nudges the bells after we go to bed- he goes to THAT door, alright, but he KNOWS we can't hear the bells several rooms away, so he barks. HE can hear a dry leaf blow onto the front porch and he's off and running, barking "Are you friend or foe?"
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