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What happen to Summer. It’s already blogtober

 



I started this post last week and decided to use what I started and add this,  it’s the first day of my Blogtober  

I had been so out of touch...... time lately it’s just streaming by me  

I did Blogtober last year and it was a fun challenge, so this year (at the last minute) I thought I’d give it a try again.  It will be me on a daily basis. I’ll try not to bore you too much.

You can see last years Blogtober posts in the archives.

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post started 9/21/22

Tomorrow is the first day of Autumn, what happened to summer. And what a long, hot summer we have had.  In fact it is continuing here in NE Oklahoma.  

I am so ready for Autumn and cooler weather. 

So what have I been up to these past 3 months. 

I have been struggling with back pain and can say that finally I see the light at the end of the tunnel. 

Latest CT scan was clear and my next one is the end of October also I believe I have a good understanding and practices to aid in keeping the Lymphedema in the right leg manageable……… So all the hard work in getting my life back to being active and healthy is slowly paying off. But I realize I have still a way to go.

Been knitting more than sewing this summer.

Felix Cardigan is 80% done. The rest of the left sleeve... check the length and add the bottom edge ribbing... then the rib binding


Finished the Big Comfy Cardigan... looks perfect on my dress form but when I put it on it was a couple sizes too big. I gifted it to one of my daughters

Did get the binding sewn on another Christmas quilt 

This one was a kit I picked up a few years ago that was designed by Laundry Basket using their fabric.  I just love her designs. 



Had this quilt professionally machine quilted. Beautifully done.


Made no progress on my sister’s quilt even though it stayed up on the design wall all summer...... Realized I wasn’t going to work on it because I want to move on to something I want to finish more.

Put up on the wall the top I worked on last year during Blogtober.  



Okay that's it for Day 1

back tomorrow......







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