No question, the past month has been difficult. Since May 16 my husband has had three heart
surgeries. The first was open heart
surgery for a condition we had monitored several years. The other two dealt with issues that arose
following the first procedure. We are
home, at last, and he is gradually getting better though I believe it’s going
to a very long haul for his healing; and we are still struggling with learning
to deal his post-surgery limitations.
I knew I would be spending hours in doctors’ offices,
hospital waiting rooms and hotels, so I had prepped a new handwork
project. As it turned out, it
was only after we came home that I had the heart or the energy to really start
it.
It’s another English Paper Piecing project, this time using ½ inch hexies. I am trying to replicate a design Carmen Maria (@laboresenelatico) posted on Instagram November 13, 2021. Her piece is done using an even smaller size hexie and reproduction fabrics. I simply pulled leftover modern fabric from my stash so mine will look much different. I contacted her on Instagram and she kindly gave me permission to use her design. She also has a blog (laboresenelatico.blogspot.com), which is not very active, but between it and her Instagram account I’ve spent many happy hours admiring her work.
Perhaps it is the gray background, but the
colors are much prettier in person than in the picture. I still need to baste a bunch more hexies,
but could not resist starting to layout and stitch the design.
Here was the extended forecast for our area. We did reach 106 degrees Saturday. That’s too hot for me to be out and about,
so I’m going to put on a Netflix movie
and work on my hexies some more. Stay
cool, everyone.
You couldn’t relive your life, skipping the awful parts, without
losing what made it worthwhile. You had
to accept it as a whole -- like the world, or the person you loved. Stewart O’Nan
