Sample of the ones I made for the swap.

My hot pads from JQ swap

Here are the hot pads I got from a swap I was in, they are too pretty to use but I won't let that stop me.  The one in the center is actually a pocket from a pair of blue jeans.  What a clever idea and the unusual owl and cupcake.  They all are so pretty.  The top center one will make a nice hot pad under a casserol too.

Had a busy

Friday the 13th, went to the skin Dr. and he tried to remove the patch of skin cancer on my right cheek again.  Has tried to freeze it and tried to remove it when they did the biopsy but it would not be gone so they did a surgical procedure and I have 7 stitches in my cheek.  Hope it comes back clean, will know next week.

Then we went to Katie's school play, she was a "towns person" and a "dancing dish".  It was a very modified "Beauty and the Beast" but a fun night.  The kids all did an awesome job, it even kept grandpa awake.  LOL

Today I spent finishing up our taxes and printing them out to be mailed Mon. with a check. .....sigh.....

Tomorrow will be a sewing day or else it ain't gonna be pretty around here.  I haven't sewn a stitch since lunch bunch on Wed. and am having a real nasty case of withdrawal. 

Well it's jammie time around here,  hope I can stay awake until bed time.  TTYL

Ok I'm doin it

I joined a fitness center today.  No I haven't lost whatever mind I had left, we found out our supplemental health insurance will pay for us to exercise.  They have a program called silversneakers and will pay for our membership. Tomorrow after I go to the foot Dr. I'm going to the fitness center and learn how not to fall off the equipment and run the things.  I just need to stay committed.

I'm having fun doing machine applique fan blocks using invisible thread, it's like a nylon thread so I hope it holds up.  Just to be on the safe side I'm going to quilt on the fans.  Now I need to make some of the arcs for the bottom of the fans and attach the sashings.

Took a photo of the hot pads I had leftover from the 14 I made for a swap.  These didn't turn out so good so they are now mine.  I'll be getting 8 back from the swap so should have a very nice supply of hot pads for a while.  Til I burn em up. 

I also made 4 loaves of banana  bread and a 10 x 15 jelly roll pan of frosted brownies that grand pa took over for the grand kids to enjoy.  These brownies are too sweet and rich for us, 1 1/2 c. sugar and a whole can of Hershey's chocolate sauce............I get a sugar high just reading the recipe.  LOL

Now I'm going to work on my Asian blocks.  I'm doing the embroidery by machine using invisible thread.  This is the first time I've used this thread hope it holds up as well as a good cotton thread.  I may quilt inside the fans just to make sure.  This thread feels like a nylon thread and sometimes it does unravel when used for hems in clothes.