Back to the Civil War Quilt Blocks

All the red, white, and blue fabric has been packed away, and the Civil War fabrics are out, all over everything!  I decided that before I get too involved in another project, I'd best do a little catch-up on the Civil War blocks.  I've made six so far this week, and I think I still have 11 more blocks to make to finish the series.  Hopefully I'll get them all made before the end of the year!  I had to do a little ripping and re-sewing on a couple of the blocks, but they will all be okay I think; good enough for me anyway! 

Week 41 - Red, White and Blue Quilt
Week 42 - H is for Hospital



Week 43 - Right Hand of Friendship
Week 44 - Union (The center says "The Union Forever"





Week 46 - Apple Tree
Week 45 - Port and Starboard

The more of these blocks I make, the more I wonder how I will ever get them together.  So many patterns, so many colors!  The next time I begin a project like this, I hope someone reminds me to choose just a few colors and work with those only.  As I near the end of these blocks, I'm realizing I probably have enough Civil War fabrics to make at least two more!  I'm thinking something easy in 2013, like maybe a rail fence to use up the fabrics!  I love most of them, but I'm still struggling with the color mix, even though I know it's my own fault!

Earlier in the week I also did a little free motion practice, and had a good time with it though I will still need lots more practice before I'll be brave enough to try it on a real quilt.  I'm not giving up --- yet! 

GS#3 had a close call yesterday.  He and some friends went to the lake and decided, of all things, to have a mud fight --- no anger, just silly (stupid!) stuff teenage boys sometimes do!  He got hit directly in the eye with a hunk of mud that also had a rock.  DIL rushed him to the doctor who thought maybe he had suffered a torn retina, and an appointment was made for this morning with a retina specialist in the metroplex.  It was determined that the retina was not torn, thank God, but blood vessels in his eyeball were broken and some severe bruising.  Believe it or not, his eyelid nor the surrounding area are discolored at all --- just the eyeball itself.  The doctor prescribed meds and eye drops, and will see him for follow-up next week and for at least three months, maybe more.  This granny was, and still is, about frantic over the possibility of his eyesight being damaged for life!  Hopefully that will not be the case!  He told me today he is seeing fairly well. 



Hope everyone is looking forward to a great week-end, and maybe also getting a little quilting done. 

---"Love"