OMG: A Finished Flimsy

Never let it be said that a broken shoulder can stand between a woman and her quilting...not permanently, anyway. I'm happy to say that the Snowflakes quilt top is now a finished flimsy. Ta-Da!!!

It's as if I hit the stash jackpot with the fabrics. Except for the backing (shown below), all of the fabrics for this quilt came from my stash. Even the embroidered snowflake background fabric was first used in the Snow Globes quilt. 

After sewing on the third border, I had just one more seam left to sew to make a back for it. Now, it will go on the quilts-to-be-quilted pile, and I expect it will be finished sometime later this year. (It will get done faster if we actually hold our Oregon State Fair this year. Last year's fair was canceled.)

Of course, nothing happens in the sewing room without the help of my trusty cat. He held the top and bottom borders down while I sewed the side borders to the quilt top.

When it was all finished, he gave it a serious once-over before pronouncing it acceptable.

And I'm feeling pretty darned smug because this was my project for both December's and January's OMG, and so I'll be linking up there when the party starts later this month. (Note to self: write a reminder to link up.)

After writing yesterday's post, I went downstairs to see a rare moment of shared lapping. I guess watching the goings on at our Capitol on Wednesday made them decide to give peace a chance. 

There has been a little more progress on the slow-stitching piece. I'll probably move my hoop when I work on it this morning.

And for the first time in over a month, I made dinner last night. It was still a team effort. Mike helped with some of the chopping and heavy lifting. He peeled and sliced the sweet potatoes and cut the apples into wedges. They were both baked in the oven, and he hefted the cast iron skillet from stovetop to oven for me. It's actually been kind of fun doing these team efforts in the kitchen, but I think he'll be just as glad to let me take over when I'm able to do everything myself.

So last night's dinner was nothing special, but if you're interested, we made Pork Chops with Roasted Apples and Onions. This is a recipe from our diet. Speaking of the diet, it's gone completely out the window since my accident. Fortunately, neither of us has gained any weight during this time, but we haven't lost any either. 

This dish is made with frozen pearl onions and gala apples sliced into wedges. They're roasted in the oven for about 20 minutes. The pork chops are sliced thin and fried in a skillet, and then a sauce is made from the pan drippings. It's pretty easy and doesn't take a lot of time. The sweet potatoes were just peeled and sliced into coins, then drizzled with olive oil, seasoned with salt and pepper, and roasted in the same 400° oven with the apples and onions. Easy, and it constitutes another little victory on the road to healing.

So today I'll be kitting up some projects to take along on our trip. I've probably traced out enough slow-stitching projects to keep me busy. Also, Meg Hawkey should be publishing instructions for her stitch-along for February's International Embroidery Month soon. I was hoping she'd have done it by now because it's harder for me to make preparations on the road. Last year's project took three tries to get it printed right. 

Also, I'm going to pull together fabrics and patterns to make some minis while we're traveling. If I get real energetic, I'll sew the Charm Stars together. 

This was one of two Rainbow Scrap Challenge projects I did for the 2019 challenge. (I didn't do one in 2020.) The blocks were finished back in May, but they still need to be sewn together. The original pattern had this with a keyboard border around the outside edge. I'm thinking I'll skip the border. The quilt is large enough as is, and so I'll just add a binding eventually. And all of that to say that I'll be taking these finished blocks along to be sewn together too.

Okay, so there's plenty to keep me busy today, and the next several days are going to be days to start buckling down and getting ready. I'm afraid Mike will be doing most of the work since I still can't lift anything heavier than my coffee cup. He'll be carrying all the loads from the house to the RV. 

For now, I'll settle in and get some slow-stitching done. It's a nice slow start to a busy day.