charm square quilt/summer swap

Last Saturday we went to the Fraser Valley Quilt Show. I bought 4 charm packs (48 each) all the same. They were a Moda Line in blues, browns, reds, very pretty! I want to make a very simple quilt top to go on our bed. We just painted the room brown and it looks very pretty. I think that this will look nice. A question for those who have made charm square quilts before. Did you plan it out or just grab and sew?? I have made a stack of 2 patches and then plan to put them into 4s and grow it from there but I haven’t really planned out a pattern of any type.

I also finished off the top and bottom borders of the Summer Swap Quilt. The watering can was a pattern from a Debbie Mumm book. I tried to get creative by adding the vine and flowers at the top and the ‘tablecloth’ at the bottom. I think it is quite pretty and will look nice on my special friends wall or door.

I kept the sewing simple today as we are still doing a lot of IV medications etc for Andrew. It takes up so many hours of the day and is mentally and physically very tired. I always feel a little rejuvenated when I have the chance to sew a little. It is very much a therapeutic thing for me.

For those who believe in prayer, as we do, please pray that Andrew can get over this infection. The types of infections Andrew gets are not simple little ear infection type issues. Andrew gets horrible life threatening infections in his blood stream. We hope to be over the most serious part of this infection but the emotional and physical toll takes a little while to pass.  We now need a chance to rest and recover to continue on this path that God has placed before us.

Blessing to all,