THE GRAND FINALE

We moved in the quilting machine onto the frame; we rearranged and purged all of the piles! 

The cloth hanging on the front of the bars are the leader fabric panels to attach the quilt backing to the frame. They have to be trimmed and reattached.

While I rested, Marsel got a break with Nyki for company...Nyki doesn't like us to tan evenly!

David got an hour break from doing the welding for me when Grandpa needed some help repairing his tractor bucket!

Marsel trimmed plants on my front porch for me (because I can't use a pair of clippers yet, much to my frustration). While she was trimming, she discovered this little guy...look hard, you can see him!

On the way home from PT, we saw this beautiful display of amaryllis! The old Florida house is just a bonus for the photo. PT went well; I really liked the people a lot, which is great since I have to go twice a week for a few months! Today I am going to head to Gainesville for a custom orthotic for my hand instead of the cast. Exciting stuff!

(I have found out how to use speech-to-text to catch up on your blogs -- I've missed you all!)

WELDING FOR QUILTING

David got the new welder out this morning and got it

all set up...

...then he tested it on some scrap metal and adjusted it until it was running how he wanted it to.

                                         

Here he is mid-job today, showing the work-in-progress

and the welder.

By the end of today, the newly-sized frame was back in the studio and ready for us girls to add the finishing touches soon. I started out the day with more energy but faded rather fast in the afternoon, and my warden nurse wanted me to rest more instead of doing more.

         The guys celebrated a job well done by taking a nighttime swim!

PREP WORK

 Bill has the welder up and working for the big job of cutting down the quilting frame!  It hasn't been used for 16 years so it needed a bit of work! 

 I spent the day getting cards sent out that were long over due--it hurts to write but I got it done before it gets worse! lol  The house is cleaned and the laundry done, my bed has new sheets and the house is ready for most of my Georgia peaches to visit as traveling nurses!