Confined to quarters...

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Comment by Marnie/NH on July 12, 2009 at 8:37pm

Lynda, I hope you are well on the road to recovery...I too am stuck at home, hubby broke his truck. It is funny how if my car sits in the driveway for a week at a time, I feel free. But one day hubby takes it and I am in JAIL. lol IV antibiotics once saved my life....4 different IVs at a time!

Comment by Lynda/Ohio on July 12, 2009 at 6:53pm

Thank you all for the kind words and well wishes! Quilters are the nicest people and show that over and over again.

It is true that when I don't have to be home I usually want to be home. I also work at home (website design) and so many times I'm tempted to leave my computer coding and go down the hall to my sewing room. I'm appreciating my time at the machine.

Cat Lady - this one doesn't have Y seams, just one partial seam, which went fine. I'm going to find another of the SBS blocks that does have Y seams so I can try them when all the helpful suggestions are fresh in my mind. I think I was mostly stuck because I'd seen and read that you should be able to just pivot when you get to the center of the Y seam. Sewing it as two separate seams is much easier.

Thanks again everyone!

Comment by Joana Simmers/GA on July 12, 2009 at 1:32pm

Lynda, I feel for you being cooped up in the house like this. It's true that what would be a treat if it were be choice can become a hardship when it's a have-to. But it looks like you are making lemonade out of your lemons, something too few people are able to do. I hope your infection is quickly knocked out and that the days pass happily. You are making a beautiful quilt--can't wait to see the finished product!

Comment by Sognstitcher Lana/MN on July 12, 2009 at 1:01pm

Cheryl couldn't have said it better. I love the colors in your Star of the Orient. Can you take your friendly pole to a deck or porch and at least enjoy the fresh air?

Comment by Cheryl / NC on July 12, 2009 at 11:50am

Lynda, I also hate to be confined! The funny thing is, I can be home for weeks at a time, happily sewing in my "hidey hole" as my husband likes to call my sewing room, and never want to go anywhere. But the minute he takes my car for the day, or I'm told for some odd reason I CAN'T go somewhere, I feel suddenly trapped! I hope you are recovering well and you will soon be "let out" :) Your blocks are absolutely beautiful, I love the color combinations you have chosen. Feel better soon!

Comment by Cat Lady--MO on July 12, 2009 at 11:43am

Beautiful block Lynda. At least your IV pole and tubing are not interfering with sewing.
Remember, it is probably not what you can give the public that has you confined, but rather what the public could expose you to while you are on the antibiotics. In other words, you do not need to get another infection on top of the one you already have.
Look forward to seeing more of your blocks. How did the Y seam go on this one?

Comment by Maryann**NY on July 12, 2009 at 10:47am

Sending good wishes your way . Your work is beautiful!

Comment by Prairie Quilter on July 12, 2009 at 10:47am

Just stunning. I love this block!

Nice to hear you're making the best of a not-so-good sitiuation. It's one thing to WANT to stay home and quilt all the time, and another thing to HAVE to stay housebound. :0) Hang in there and keep those beautiful blocks coming! PQ

Comment by Trudy/WI on July 12, 2009 at 10:38am

I have to tell you, your blocks are just stunning! I absolutely love the fabrics and color combinations you have chosen! Beautiful work!
I pray you are feeling better soon!