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This is the little sister of Crossing the Line. It is about 9″ X 9″. It is on its way to the Keiko and Friends show.
This is the little sister of Crossing the Line. It is about 9″ X 9″. It is on its way to the Keiko and Friends show.
This little gem was started in a class with Melody Johnson. I love it, but didn’t know how or what to name it. Tonight it came to me: Crossing the Line. I just finished quilting it with some wonderful Superior King Tut thread. That stuff is awesome.
I got the call yesterday and I DO have breast cancer again. I have non-invasive ductal carcinoma in situ. I have had this twice before so I know the routine. In the left breast, it was so small, I only had lymph nodes removed and then had radiation – that was 17 years ago. Eleven years ago I had the same diagnosis in the right breast, went in to have a lumpectomy, but the margins were not clear enough so I ended up with a mastectomy. Have to see the surgeon Monday to find out what happens next. I’m pretty sure it will be lumpectomy and radiation. There will not be a quilt titled Radiant Breast.
So I’m just trying to get on with life. I finished my Radiant Sunrise for the auction on Saturday. It is alittle wonky so I have to block it, do a label and a sleeve. Now I have to finish quilting a smaller art quilt that I will post tomorrow. I’m off to work in The Surface Design office processing conference stuff.
Here is Radiant Sunrise:
Oh! This is scary isn’t it? This has been an interesting day. I spent most of the morning with my breast in a mammography machine getting a needle biopsy done. Bummer! Have to hope that it is not malignant, but I have had breast cancer twice before – 17 years ago in the left breast and 11 years ago in the right breast. I will get the results tomorrow or Thursday.
At least this evening was fun. Our church does a Mardi Gras mass and Fat Tuesday pancake supper. At the mass we dress up – even the clergy – have a joke fest for the sermon, the altar is decorated Mardi Gras Style and dancing in the aisles to a live Dixie Land Band. Yee Ha.
I love to make tiny little art quilts. I have turned a whole deck of cards into tiny quilts as part of a challenge on the Quilt Art list. I sent my deck away and received a new deck of cards – each one was a little gem created by another fiber artist. This year I have decided to make fabric postcards to send in lieu of thank you notes, birthday cards and get well wishes. With Valentine’s Day looming, I think I have to get busy!! Here are three cards that I have completed so far.
This was for Steve’s birthday;
This was for my daughter Lisa‘s Birthday (she is very partial to bird imagery):
This was for my friend Diane‘s birthday:
When I mail the cards, I use a 37 cent stamp. Sometimes I ask for hand cancelling, other times I just drop them in the mailbox. So far they have all arrived at their destinations.