Saturday, February 4, 2012

Not the day I planned.

Today I had all these huge plans to get one of my 2 dragon fly quilts finished or at least most of the way done. The plan was today show off the quilt or maybe have it or something finished.  At around 2 I got a call telling me that my dad had a stroke and was taken by ambulance to the hospital.  Long story short and 5 hours at the hospital later, he only has a infection and is being shipped back to his nursing home.  So instead of a quilt to show off you get to see my dad.  He is better and home I came.






What do I find when I get home but a package from the "Fat Quarter Shop". The other day I won a Jelly Roll from Such a Sew and Sew on the January Finishes Linky party.  I had a great month with 7 finishes.  And of course the win.  Now I need suggestions on what to make with my new Jelly Roll.  I plan to make a quilt using the idea found on a quilt from  http://www.redpepperquilts.com/ called Quilter's Palette (that link will take you to the quilt) It has a 5x5 block in diffident color ways it will take me forever to get enough to do a full quilt but going to use some on that.  I am looking for any suggestions on what to use the rest of the Jelly Role on. Now that I am home, I think I am going to make a stab at my Dragonfly quilt. Oh and one last thank you to Such a Sew and Sew.  I have won 3 other items this week also will link back and show them off when I get them too.  But this is my 2nd win ever, but the first to show up so YEA!!  At some point in the future I plan to have some type of give away if you have thought or ideas to make it fun let me know.  Think small though, I am new and don't yet have a lot to give.

7 comments:

bunbear said... 1

glad your dad is ok. you could do a jelly roll races top for something quick and easy.

Elizabeth said... 2

So glad your dad is OK!

And, yay! Your Jelly Roll came! I love this tutorial and made this quilt using it.

Whatever you do, have fun with it!

xo -E

Lorraine said... 3

I was sorry to hear about your Dad so pleased he is okay.
Well done you for winning the jelly roll looking forward to the creation made with it.

Tiffany said... 4

Hope that your dad continues to do okay.

Jelly roll - I don't buy a lot of them! I think it would make a cute string quilt block. You could then use it for potholders, table runners, or even a quilt!
Happy winnings! Isn't it fun to win something? :D I recently had a small giveaway on my blog where I gave away a mug rug that I had made - so it doesn't have to be fabric, and it doesn't have to be big, in my opinion.

KaHolly said... 5

So glad your dad is going to be okay. What a worry!! Congratulations on your wins! With your enthusiasm, I'm sure you will make something beautiful! ~karen

Susan said... 6

I'm so glad your dad is fine. He looks good in the picture. You must have had a tense few hours, though!

Moda Bake Shop has a lot of "recipes" for quilts made with precuts. Looking up the tag jelly roll, http://www.modabakeshop.com/search/label/Jelly%20Roll, I saw some great ones. Etchings is one I like because it's simpler than it looks. Cross Terrain is interesting, too. I like the idea you linked, too.

Diane Bohn said... 7

I'm so glad your dad is ok! That would be scary! Hope you are ok too! Congrats on the win! :) that's super exciting!

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