Wow. A whole month???
It has been a long month of down time for me. Really. I’ve felt awful, laid in bed a lot, not done a lot of sewing, done no grant writing. sigh Hopefully, the worst is past.
So, let’s catch up. I completed my Swoontilly quilt top. I started it around March 25. Considering how fast the other two went, this was awfully slow. I do love it, however, and I hope, hope, hope my cousin, Penny, loves it as well. (since it’s her Christmas present and all.)
Here’re a couple of pics. The indoor pic is the top laying on my queen-sized bed. This is the reason I laugh when folks say this is a double-bed quilt. Really?!? Have y’all looked at it on a queen? You can’t even see the whole thing!
See Heidi’s head and Rambo’s ears. They’re such “helpers!”
Swoon Doll Quilts
Filed under: Swoon-A-Long | Tags: basting spray, doll quilt, quilting, sewing, swoon
Leave a Comment I finally pieced these things and now they are sitting in the spare bedroom with the basting spray drying. Note I realized after basting the second one that I had forgotten to add a border to it. sigh I’ll have to figure out a way to make it more special…but I have no idea what. Anyway, here’re these two beauties and I’m going to start cutting out my Tilly Swoon in a minute! Yippee!
Bestill my beating heart…
Isn’t it beautiful?!? Oh, it’s so very nice. Woot. Makes ironing not so bad. Okay, okay, so what if it’s just a new ironing board cover? It’s on my ironing board and I love it! It’s the little things…
No more running
Filed under: Running | Tags: anemia, Couch To 10K, fitness, hypoglycemia, interval running, run, running
Leave a Comment Well, not ever, but at least until I get to the doctor and get a handle on what’s happening with me. Sam says I’m just getting old (slap), but I don’t think it’s quite that simple. First anemia for 3rd month in a row and now low blood sugar. Yuck. Either alone would be doable, but combined, they make me a bit nervous about running alone. Since I don’t have a running partner, I’m going to stay inside until the doctor. *pout*
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood!
Filed under: Running | Tags: Couch To 10K, miracles, new shoes, run, running, runtastic app, stalker, W4D1
Leave a Comment I went out for a run today…I’ve been a bit nervous about going out along after my stalker last week, but I got brave and did W4D1 of C210K today. I also took a new route, so it wouldn’t be boring. My runtastic app is about to kill me. It measures really well for the first 1-2 miles, but after that, I start getting 1/2-mi updates every 2 or 3 minutes…no matter whether I’m walking or running. All of a sudden, my 3-mi is miraculously 5-mi! Wow! I’m so fast I didn’t even know I was running! [sarcasm alert] Anyway, I managed to get in a nice 4.5-mi run and it felt great.
April Total: 4.9
2012 Total: 71.0
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Shoe Miles
Running: 302.66
Walking: 56.23
Total: 358.89
Only 141.11 to go before I buy a new pair!