Something About Nothing

The Utah Quilt Guild hosted a charity sewing event recently.   Floyd & Lizzie's , creators of the Tin Lizzie , allowed us to use the long arm machines in their shop.    I decided to stitch squares on this plaid quilt.  I had a lot of fun using the Tin Lizzie.   I used the self regulating stitch so all the stitches looked beautiful.  It is amazing how quickly I could move through but I suppose next time I do a charity quilt I shouldn't worry about quilting it so densely!  Oops.

They are finished at last! As soon as I heard about Kick Off Your Heels , a fundraiser for  The Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center at  Cedars-Sinai Hospital  in Los Angeles, California, I knew I wanted to participate.  Not only because this center treats and educates women, and does major research for heart disease with women exclusively, but because I personally have a bum ticker. You could say this is a fundraiser that is near and dear to my heart! While in my 40's my doctors discovered that I was having mini-strokes because of a hole in my heart.  Thanks to modern advancements I didn't have to have my chest cracked open.  The doctor was able to insert a titanium umbrella into a one inch incision in an artery in my leg and I was up and walking within a couple hours.   Easiest surgery I've ever had! (and I've had plenty!) Thank you for modern research!  I had an idea for the shoes but wasn't sure how to pull it off. ...