Better stitiching with the Blanket Stitch

Here is the second flower I have been practing with it..no I won't show the first one..I just know I am getting better..but a wee bit more practicing and I will have my flowers looking pretty good..I used my lime green thread to show my teacher..but would have use yellow thread around the flower.

Number 14 is what I used on the leaf..than I was trying to find a reverse and could not and realized that number 13 is what I needed to be using....dahhhhhh so happy.

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My pain..

I received my Celadrin today...I can not believe they just put this jar in a bag and no other paper work or protection around it..it came cracked and a hole on top..but thank goodness it had one of those white protection thing under neath..my dh will send them at email..it cost 16.98 for a 4 oz jar..I was not about to send it out as I needed to see it works..I started to put in one my arm first, than the front and back of my knees, and than on my lower back and where my sciatic nerve was..while doing this my arm was still hurting by the time I got to put the lid on the pain was gone about 3-4 minutes..people I just could not believe it..I was doing bicep and tricep with my right arm.. It said not to put on more than 3-4 times daily..I timed it to see how long before the pain started to come back...about 4 and half hours but the pain was not that serve..I did not put any on before bed...and woke up and my arm hurt more than my knees. I just feel like if it going to only work for 4 and half hours and I sleep only 6-7 hours, I am wasting it..They also have the pills that you can take with it and you take it 3 times a day..it is more expensive so I will just take my Elations with it as it said you can..so later I will get the pills..I much rather be on this than the pain killers and nerve pill..I read for every pain killer and nerve pill no matter how much liquid you drink, it leaves a little residue in our organs..while I have been on them since Nov..that is a long time..it may not show up in my test now but what about 5 years down the road...anyway I think you all know what I am saying. You can more info online as the drugs store do not carry it yet...I hope this will help some my friends here that come to my blog..It just felt good to go out to my gazebo with out the cane or walker and sit under there and relax..I probably will still one of these when I go out in town till I get more exercises on my legs and back...I hit the bed at 10 pm and I got up at 2 am..so decided while it is quiet to do some practicing and know I can jump in bed when ever I want today...no I do not live the life of Riley...wish I could..lol lots of hugs, Lorraine

My progress so far with the book cover and problems too

I had to change the front cover as I did not have enough for it..but I do like this bright and wonderful fabric. I am going to add foo foos to the sides, I love to add embellishing to my stuff and maybe even some beads before putting it together..

This is the first time I have done blanket stitch on a machine, only because this is the first machine out of 5 that has it one it..lol oh my new Janome has it but it is still new, haven't touch it since I bought, remember I hurt myself in Nov and have been laid up since but having doing this class and know that I can now sit and sew it will get broken in,

Anyway, I practiced on different appliques I cut up to practice with all evening and when it comes to the tips or corners..I just get it to look right.so my teacher, Ruth Blanchet, academyofquilting.com will help me get through this as you can see from the above photo there is a lot of corners...lol..you have to go slow that is for sure but that did not bother me...

I hope some of have sign up for this class it is fun and it is free so go for, can be something different for you try it...actually it is very easy to do..but than again that me speaking..but also a good place to learn something knew...thanks for viewing..won't be able to do anything till this evening we are going to take mom shopping today so we will see if I am going to able to sit and sew tonight...fingers cross for me girlfriends...hugs, Lorraine

oh forgot for the people in pain a new stuff is out and it is called Celadrin...it is suppose to be at all the drugs stores but none here in Memphis had them so we ordered on line..they have already shipped it out, he did this yesterday...read about yourself...you all know I am for anything that will get rid of my pain as I am helpless sitting around going nuts...lol Have a good day all!

Future Knitting Projects

Please click on it so you can read it...I put together in my Print Master as they were so many...these are project I am not in the hurry to make but would love to have them all done now...lol I have the yarn for most of them..one I can not really find is for the gold tank right now so will look for it later.. and the rainbow one..too many skeins to buy at one time especially when you yarn with two skeins at once...it has 10 colors.that means buying 20 skeins and it was to much for me now...not in the hurry for it or might even scratch it of my list, lol I will make my sister's sweater as soon as the size needle I need for it and I have to buy my yarn for me so it will be the bamboo purses first no the shibori as I have all the yarn for that for sure..lol and the shells already picked out too...These came out of 2 books, Creating Knitting magazine, and Knit It, Felt It. Of course I have two more books coming in for my knitting community I joined...two groups.
But much say that if I can sew now..well we will see what happens..lol that's for visiting my blog, hugs, Lorraine

My supplies for my book cover class with Ruth

These are the supplies minus the batting that I am working with in Ruth Blanchet's Book Cover free class. academyofquilting.com is where you can find to sign up if you are interested..
I made 4 Flag Day and 4Th of July cards during yesterday and this morning..I did have some pain but not much so I decided it was time to get with the sewing..yes yes yes..I have a lot of quilts standing in line to be finished. I can put the cards up, showing steps as I made them, because I haven't mailed them yet to my sisters..we exchange fabric post cards at holiday time..it gives us a chance to do them..lots of hugs, Lorraine
Thank you for visiting my blog...xxoo

Parker Larsen graduates from Kindergarden

Parker I am so proud of you and your classmates, I bet you had so much fun and goodies to eat...

Parker you are going to be a big hunk of a man when you get older and will have to chase the girls away...you handsome boy you are...Aunt Lorraine

A 5 leaf clover and other plants

these are so light that I would have to wait tonight to take them..the sun is bright and tried to fixed them but they are really bright red and purple, you will have to click on them to see the name as I put the tags back outsidel...so sorry

this is a really pretty peach but it sure did not come out like it..but the blooms won't be there tonight..it is in a pot with some marigolds from last year..love those kinds that always comes back.

This is the plant mom gave me call Gardenia Jasminoida Frost Proof...growing areas in 7-10...not sure if it is mine so I put it in a pot..we have freezes here, lol the blooms are so fragrant...you can bearly in the back ground see the basil plant mom gave me..I have some chives growing on the deck..the only plant..

This is a Golden Pothos..been looking for them for my home..I use have so many different varieties till I got my business and every died.

Here is the 4 and 5 leaf clover..I am going to do what i did with moms dogwood last year..use some tulle with some wonder under and hope it makes it..I could put it between plastic wrap till I know how to preserve it...can any one help with this...

how about this have any of you seen a 5 leaf clover..I found the 4 lead when I bent down to pick up my lighter and than found this when I though a frog was hopping under my chair..I have never heard of anyone having found one..I wonder if luck goes around with this too..lots of hug and thank you visiting my blog..lots of love, luck and hugs, Lorraine

what I am doing today

Tools that I had to use to pry open this can of paint...dh did not try to open it up last night and I just could not get it opened.,,

This is what the poor lid looks like and he probably will kill me..took me about a half hour with a lot of cussing too...but both sides of the 4 doors had this white stuff on it and now I have to paint it the regular paint..but if the lid does not come off he can paint them himself....he did let me know the frame has to sanded told him he could go you know where knowing I had to paint these doors today....

Now I will put some photos of the gardenia plant my mom gave me last night, had no flowers just buds and today they are beautiful fragrant flowers..I am transplanting them..I am still hurting every where but if I do not do it won't get done...thank you for visiting my blog everyone..love you all for it..

This is the dry felted purse with a bead that I bought to make a necklace..temporally..till I get toggle button to put there. not bad..but not my type of purse..I tried to put my stuff in it and just did not like the feel of it..you have to go and dig for every thing...lol lots of hugs and have a great week..Lorraine