It’s a Mona Weekend!

We’ve had this planned for a long time.

But then it became “un-planned” due to rescheduling because I was thinking I’d be in Idaho by now.

But I’m not.  I’m here!

And it’s a weekend. 

So on yesterday’s walk around the neighborhood with Sadie, I called up Mona and asked if she still had time to come and get a couple of her quilts quilted.

She said yes!  And we were loading a quilt by early afternoon!

You might remember these tops as finishes, I shared them from the cabin at some point in the past couple of months (But search wouldn’t pull up that post for me this morning) and they are WONDEFUL!

Sadie thinks so too!

The bowties are cheddar, the backgrounds are black! FUN!

While you might think this is a Halloween quilt, it in fact has the colors of both Mona’s high school (Orange and black) and her hubby Rick’s high school (Gold and black) as well – it’s good for all year round as a couch quilt for snuggling.

One in the done column!

We wanted it to be softer and more comfy warm so the quilting is not too dense.  I love this swirly design!

Sadie adores Mona too!

Yesterday was Sadie’s day to get her staples out.  The adventure is not over yet.  She’s had some lumps appearing and along with the staple removal, had those checked out.  She has several mass cell tumors that have to come off as they are malignant.  It’s a bit of a concern due to her heart murmur, but this is the surgeon who removed her previous ones.  She is scheduled for more surgery on December 11th.

Shots and checkup also took place.  She is doing great as an elder dog, and will also have her teeth cleaned and perhaps one cracked molar pulled during surgery.  Hey, if she is going to be put under, do it all.  Poor girl. 

Mona is busy this morning!

This quilt is for the guest room bed and it measures 99 X 111!  It’s a beast!  But it is so much fun to look at all of the scraps that Mona has pulled together from the contents of my string bin and other scraps.  Please keep using my fabric, Mona – it’s like bailing out a leaky boat around here.  The scraps keep coming, we can’t sew them fast enough!

Isn’t this just full of so much fun?

Sadie naps while we are working away.

Emmy Lou would also like to say thank you!

This package was on the door step when we returned from the vet yesterday.  I opened it this morning thinking it was something business related.  It’s a pet bed for Emmy Lou so Sadie can have her bed back. LOL!!!  Whoever sent this, thank you so much for the laughs and smiles, and for sharing your heart with my furry babies!

Emmy Lou says thank you, too!!

We’ll be here for most of the day quilting this beast.  The plan is to perhaps head out for some antiquing fun in Greensboro later this afternoon.

However you spend your Veterans Day, take time to think of and thank those who have given so much for the freedoms we so enjoy today.

And don't forget that we have Quilt-Cam tomorrow over in Facebook Live at 2pm Eastern.  I will have figured out SOMETHING to take the place of the Sugar Bowl project by then -- I hope!

Quiltville Quote of the Day!

This quilt was sent in by Patricia sharing the story of her grandmother who made the quilt in 1917, the year she got married. Notice that it is machine quilted in a crosshatch grid.  There has been machine quilting for as long as there has been machines!

Happy Veterans Day!