When my husband, Ernie, was in the hospital there was a male nurse who was particularly helpful so I told him I was making him a quilt. Since then I had phone problems and the note that I made of his address and phone number has been lost, but just in case I can track him down I have been working on his quilt. I don't have too much in the way of manly fabrics, so I bought a few 1/8's of a yards at the new Hobby Lobby in town, and decided that maybe a coin quilt would be simple and make my fabrics go farther. Then I decided that if I made two of them I would have a manly quilt in reserve. Different times I have thought that I'd like to give a male a quilt, but didn't have one made or fabrics for one for that matter. I cut my fabric into 4 10-1/2 inch sections (I had a few pieces that were too short, but I doctored them a bit to make them 10-1/2). Then I got a brainstorm, if I put a center panel, maybe I could get two quilts out of it. I decided to do frames around the panels and that's where the what was I thinking comes in. I don't like to do borders and esessentially, with the two quilts I'm doing about 10 borders. Yuck. This one is to the point where it needs the last border which will be the lighter brown that's between the panels. I've got a scrappy binding ready and I'm hoping that all will turn out appealing in the end. If I name them, I think they'll be called "Federal Currency" Get it, coins and flags.
Meanwhile, DH is still in the rehab facility. I'm hoping in a few days he can come home, he is doing well except that he won't eat much and is still losing weight. He doesn't have much appetite and the food there isn't that appealing. I bring him food sometimes, but whether or not he will eat it is iffy. The last few nights I've been sleeping in my own bed (heavenly) and visiting in the daytime.
((And I'll bet some people would think I meant "what was I thinking" about my center panel, lol. No way, I kind of like it.)) | |
