In another month I will be able to get new specs, progressive lenses again and should have fantastic vision if the first eye is any indication. This surgery is simply amazing.
However I have struggled to continue to sew and quilt, as challenging as it has been it's too hard to give it up altogether.
This latest baby quilt is done as of today, and I hope to deliver it tomorrow. The baby is only about a month old so I am not too tardy!
I am very happy with this pattern a Missouri Quilt Company design called the Crown Block Quilt. I used scrappy yellows, a leftover print for the center and constant for both grey and white backgound with a Minkee backing. The blocks are about 25" so I only needed four and they went together fast using my little portable design boards to set up the blocks and transport them to the machine.
Yesterday Sailor Grandson brought a stack of his newest uniforms for names and other labels.
Navy uniforms also have the name on the right side of the pants above the pocket.
This fabric is tough, heavy duty enough for sails I think and almost impossible to get a pin through. In fact here's how most of the pins ended up, and these are the heavy boutonniere pins I use for pinning to the canvas leaders on the longarm!
I also managed to stick myself a couple of times, it's hard to judge where the pins will emerge through a few layers of this fabric. I think sewing these should be termed "hazardous duty" LOL.
I have sewn awards, rank, badges and name tags and done alterations on uniforms for three generations for nearly fifty years. As one man retired from service another swore into the Military, husband, son and now grandson and this is the toughest uniform fabric I have ever encountered, guess the Navy does not intend it to wear out fast! I was a little concerned about how hard it would be to sew through all those layers and the super dense labels but my little Bernina 240 sewed through without a hiccup, it could have been silk.
Love the baby quilt. I need to get 3 made this month for March due dates. One is actually a "big sister" quilt. I plan to use the same fabric, just make some minor changes. What needle did you use for the patches - denim? I remember those days! When hubby was in the Arizona Rangers, I sewed some patched on his shirts and used monofilament thread. The other guys in his unit were "amazed" that they couldn't see the stitches! lol
ReplyDeleteWow - You are one awesome grandma, sewing his name tapes on for him! I did that once with Scott's uniforms, and then told him we could always pay the on-base tailor shop in the future. They are a real pain. :) I'm wishing a safe deployment for him - our son-in-law Marine Man left on a ship two days ago for their deployment. I think it's only a 4-month assigment. At this point, anyway. . .
ReplyDeleteI never imagined the servicemen had to sew on their own name tags. Thought was only in scouts. Instead of pins on heavy duty fabric, I have used magic tape to hold them in place. It wShes out. Great for positioning zippers.
ReplyDeleteAlso just did the cataract surgery. Challenge to cut the thread with the depth perception a bit off the mark. Color differences was such a shock. Still putting in the drops. Having the same adjustment with one corrected eye and not the other. I feel like it might be easier to wear a pirates patch. But, I agree that it is amazing surgery.
Dotti in CT
How was the cruise?
ReplyDeleteMy son is a paramedic. I used "Wonder Tape" It is a doublesided water soluable tape that holds the badge long enough to be sewn. It is also great for holding zippers in place until you can sew them.
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