Well, I finally feel pretty comfortable with my serger now. In fact, I love it! Its the race car of sewing machines. How thrilling to sew, cut, and finish a seam so quickly. (I'm easily thrilled).
I wanted to post a picture of my latest quilt, Amythest Fans made for my co-worker's wife who was just diagnosed with breast cancer. It is a paper pieced adaptation of "Grandmother's Fan" and if you look closely, you can see a little pink ribbon heart embroidered on the lower right side. It was designed using a computer software program called Electric Quilt which is pretty cool. Actually, its pretty amazing. I've still got alot to learn about using it though.
I'm working on a multiblock quilted wallhanging by McKenna Ryan called "Petals of my Heart". I'm thinking of hanging it on a big wall at the office, but probably will take an anonymous vote of staff first, since I'm well aware that not everyone thinks these things are pretty. Some patients really seem to love them though.
Sometimes my work is very stressful and sad. Now that my practice has grown and I have a relationship with my patients, its sad to hear when they get cancer or die. This week, two of my patients were diagnosed with cancer and one other patient died suddenly. That sadness is the downside of caring about your patients. I think that's why this hobby gives me such joy. Touching the fabric comforts me, dreaming about what to do next distracts me, and making something beautiful, especially for someone else, seems to balance out the bad stuff. Thanks goodness my husband is so understanding and really supportive. He really is my sweetheart.
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