Way to long

I have  QAYG happening. I made crumb blocks and then I trimmed and sandwiched them and used the deco stitches to do the quilting. 

I decided I need twice the amount of them as I have finished to make a twin quilt.

Also have been fiddling with using up squares I have cut at 2.5 inches. I have 52 of the 16-patches stitched together. 

I had a request from my new neighbor to make his wife a quilt. I told it would take time and also money for fabric and labor. He didn't seem scared off. 

His wife saw the quilt I made for my Granddaughter and gave to her last month. He said that is all she has talked about was the quilt. So it will be a surprise. I think I need between 120-150 of these so just a dent in the overall picture. 

I have batting and the thread and the scraps so that is all paid for, but the backing is the next thing and sashing fabric. I am going to check out Quiltedtwins.com for backing. They have the best price and tons of variety. $8.49 a yard at 108" wide. Shipping is $6.00. They carry over 200 different prints in wide backings. 

To the reason it has been so long. Jeff my husband is going through another phase with his journey with Parkinson's disease. He is weaker and thinner. Each day gets harder for him. So we go with the flow. If he can do something great if not we put it off or I do it. 

I try and chisel out some time for me which is hard some days. I have pulled out some counted cross stitch to sit with him so he can not feel so alone in the evening. Plus it is therapy for me. 

Hope your days are going well in all this heat we had and the approaching days of Fall. Chris 

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