GIFTS OF GRACE Block 2

I finally finished the second Gifts of Grace block. I like it but the white beads look too large. I'm a little disappointed cause they looked so small in the store and they're not cheap.Oh well, I'm thinking I'll be donating this when I'm done anyway and maybe the beads on further ones won't look so big.

The reason I'm putting the beads on as I finish is because I'm planning to use this to practise hand quilting eventually so they won't be in the way. Angela was asking where I got the beads. I got the ones for my first block at a local craft shop. Yesterday we went into Michaels and it's bead overload in there.I had no idea so many people would be into beadwork. Anyway, that's where I got these. I'm really enjoying using beads to enhance the blocks. 

I hope everyone had a nice long weekend. We've still both had a light touch of this virus so we mostly rested - except for yesterday. Silly me. My husband said he wanted to go in shopping and he's an early riser. So when I was wide awake at 8am I got up. So did he, but then he went back to bed for 2 hours and I didn't. I've been having trouble getting to sleep the last while so that meant I was running on less sleep than I need. 

We finally left here at 11. One of the things on the list was to go to Lazy Boy to get him a new chair. His back has really been bad and the chair he sits in is meant for much younger people (one of those overstuffed things). He found one in the showroom he liked so I sat in it to see. Big mistake. When I stood up I felt like I was going to pass out. I was so tired and my poor body thought we were resting now. Takes awhile these days for the brain messages to reach other places like muscles. The chair needs to be ordered in cause there was a sale on and they have no more in the warehouse. This means it will be delivered in 4 to 6 weeks which is close to his birthday so now I don't have to buy him a present. Bonus!

Lunch at Tim Horton's renewed me but they gave us the coffee in regular cups so I didn't get to "roll up the rim to win". Environmentally better but gee whiz, I wanted to roll up the rim *LOL*

Then we stopped at Fabricana for me to get batting for the Red Sox quilt. They had a sale on. Wish I'd known that and I could have made a list. But I got the batting 25% off so that was good.

And I found something a few weeks ago that I've been meaning to share but keep forgetting. What's the next best thing for aging quilters/embroiderers? SELF THREADING NEEDLES!!

 

These things are amazing! No more holding up the needle and thread and squinting to try to get it in the hole! You just put the thread on top and pull down and voila! Love it, love it, love it. There's another brand out there besides Clover but I don't know what brand they are.

Off to catch up on my Monday chores I didn't get to yesterday and then hopefully get a start on hand basting the Red Sox quilt so I can get it quilted.