Another Block and A Much Better Day!

When the alarm woke me this morning, before I got out of bed, I determined that today would be a better day than yesterday.  I quickly went through my morning routine, made my bed, and got dressed.  I was at the clinic for my blood draw at 8 AM; that's some kind of record for me!  Of course, I couldn't eat anything before the blood draw.  Just so you know, anytime I have to be out that early, for any reason, I always go by McDonald's before coming home and get a sausage/biscuit; it was delicious!   My treat, for me!

I spent a bit of time making my final determination of whom I will be voting for tomorrow in the Primary Election.  It seems that so many people do not realize that really voting in the Primary Election is very important.  That's where the candidate, for any Party and any office, is determined for the General Election in November.  I always spend time studying everything I can find on each person on the ballot, and then make my "cheat sheet" to take to the poll so I'll remember who I want to vote for.  I'm sure I don't always make the right decision, but I just want to be as an informed voter as I can.  At some point tomorrow, I will vote.   I have a few friends who don't ever vote in the Primary.  I always tell them, "If you don't vote, you have no right to gripe about the outcome!" 

After making those decisions, I called my quilting buddy who has the same Janome I have; I told her mine is very sick and just must go to the doctor soon.  She said hers needs to be serviced too, and we agreed that she will drive us to Fort Worth on Wednesday morning so we can leave our machines.  I'm so glad she wanted to take hers too; I'll buy her lunch for taking me along.  Hopefully both machines will sew much better when we get them back the next week.

After lunch I decided to give my machine a going over.  I cleaned the area under the bobbin, filled a new bobbin, put in a new needle, and gave it a test run.  It seemed to be sewing much better, but I didn't sew over any seams in the test. 

I so wanted to make another Moda Blockhead Block, so I dug out more scraps, pressed them, and started cutting out Block No. 45.  (Just three more to go after that!)  I cut everything and laid it all out, hoping to avoid the problem encountered day before yesterday.  It all looked like it would fit together.  I even decided to fussy cut the four large flying geese.  Have you ever done that?  It was my first time, but I just wanted to try it with the fabric I had chosen.  It worked!  I was pleased.

I was a little worried as I began sewing the pieces together, wondering if the machine would skip stitches like it did yesterday.  Guess what!  It didn't skip a single stitch all day, but it will still be going to the doctor!  The block went together easily, and I really think maybe it is one of my favorites.  'Almost' every point is there, and in the right place, and on the first try!  I did good today, if I do say so myself!  Maybe I won't have to give up quilting after all!

Block 45

  I had a little laundry to do, so I started that next and had some potato soup for supper while the clothes were in the dryer. 

Finally, this post has gone together easily too, and I'm just about ready to call it a "good" day, and go to bed.  Hopefully the doctor visit tomorrow will go as well as today has gone for me.  I'm really not expecting a problem with anything there.

Hope you've had a good day too!

---"Love"