I was going nuts recovering from hand surgery and being unable to do anything creative. Well I finally was able to use my hands for something. Not the most complex things, but they were needed as the other ones they replace were getting a little stale for me. The link takes you to the first of three pictures of some Sewing Machine covers. Made from some left over quilt squares. I have one more to do but that will have to wait for another day.
John
Glad you're on the mend and aren't slacking off on your creative works. It's always a pleasure to see what you've been up to.
Judie
They're really smart. I love the paisley fabrics on the treadle cover. . In message , John writes
afternoon. Thanks for the idea.
What a great thing to do with unfinished quilt tops. I have some extra Baltimore album blocks and a sewing buddy who has everything. This will be great gift for her. Time is short, I hope I can whip it up in an afternoon. I have an old plastic cover that should make a good pattern. Thanks for the idea.
Regards, anthony in Tampa Bay (to reply privately, replace live dot com with bigfoot dot com)
John, I was just thinking . . . (an event that is a little scary) that while you're healing, you would enjoy traveling around the websites that show wonderful quilt ideas. One that I think you'll enjoy is
Thanks Polly. Very inspiring.
John
What hand surgery? I know I don't get to monitor this group often, but I can't believe I missed that. Sending good, healing thoughts, prayers, and the gentlest of hugs. Heal fast, John! You're an inspiration to us all.
The gory details are that last year, at this time, if you remember, I suffered a slight injury to two fingers of my left hand during some machine work, in the basement. It involved my fingernails. The docs at the time said they might grow back in "funny". Well, after a year of dealing with "funny" fingernails, I decided to deal with them. Hence the outpatient surgery, and he resulting wrap of gauze which renders the fingers unusable for anything other than giving the peace sign. After having tried that approach during the 1960's, I finding that it is as ineffectual now as it was back then, I bide my time until I have the stitches removed, and return once more to the forefront of creative quilting, (well, my idea of that). So there you have the sad tale of somebody who should have known better than to come too close to a table saw. As they say, experience,is a great teacher. I couldn't believe that 45 years of injury free machine usage should not remain a constant. And so it goes.
John
I guess the good news is that after the injury you still had enough fingers to have 'funny fingernails'. Ouch though. Peace back at 'cha John. Taria
Don't do any foreign travel during your convalescence, John. Your condition reminds me of a story about the 1st George Bush who was greeting dignitaries in some country and thought he was giving the 'peace' sign. Apparently, in that land, our peace sign was akin to another hand sign that is totally inappropriate - unless, of course, someone snatches the parking space you've been waiting for. Polly
"John" The gory details are that last year, at this time, if you remember, I suffered a slight injury to two fingers of my left hand during some machine work, in the basement. It involved my fingernails. The docs at the time said they might grow back in "funny". Well, after a year of dealing with "funny" fingernails, I decided to deal with them. Hence the outpatient surgery, and he resulting wrap of gauze which renders the fingers unusable for anything other than giving the peace sign. After having tried that approach during the 1960's, I finding that it is as ineffectual now as it was back then, I bide my time until I have the stitches removed, and return once more to the forefront of creative quilting, (well, my idea of that). So there you have the sad tale of somebody who should have known better than to come too close to a table saw. As they say, experience,is a great teacher. I couldn't believe that 45 years of injury free machine usage should not remain a constant. And so it goes.
John
(giggle) I think that's in the UK, when done with the palm inward. But John, when you say, "machine," do you mean sewing machine or some burly tool and die contraption?
EEEWWWW! I'm so glad it wasn't any worse than that John. Your poor wife must have been scared out of her wits.
She is very level headed and a former director of large division of a publishing company. She was used to handling deadlines, but this tested her abilities. She did pour herself a couple of glasses of wine when we finally got back home, so that helped out, I am sure. I was in a chemically altered state, so I didn't feel too bad either.
John
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