Thursday, June 5, 2014

Heart felt addition

 There are three different kinds of applique in this quilt.  The starch method version is what I used for the basket handles...they still need to be appliqued down.  For the circles in the border, it is blanket stitching.  For the triangles in the border, I tried something different.  I backed each piece with muslin, sewed around the edges right sides together, and turned them.  A Eleanor Burns method, I think, from long ago.  Just trying it out...they are loosey goosey still, and it will be fun to sew them down too!
 A favorite heart...
And another!!  I trim all threads at one time, at the end...so forgive the thready parts!!Seems like the best use of time...my mother would have had a hissy fit...she was a REAL seamstress, LOL!!



**************************Nurse's Notes****************************

PTSD...post traumatic stress disorder.  I had a 80 year old fellow yesterday as my patient.  He said he was in the Vietnam war.  Just a very nice gentleman, but he really needed to have oxygen.  He fell asleep, and his oxygen mask slipped to the side, so I crept in to fix it for him, trying not to disturb him.  BIG mistake!!  He woke up seriously swinging!!!  Poor guy...after so many years, his war experiences still haunt him.   I was so sorry to have alarmed him...and learned...   He was so sorry...I was so very sorry...what a darling man.  What a honor it is to serve our veterans; to a person, they are just amazing to care for!!


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Have a great day, everyone!

Julie


10 comments:

Janet O. said...

The hearts are a delightful little touch!
What a tender story. Love your nurse's notes.

audrey said...

It's almost impossible to get all the threads off for each picture! I used to used that muslin backing on my applique years ago. Made me feel like I couldn't mess things up too badly.:)

Sandi said...

Lovely quilt, you reference Quilt Hollow a resource but I can't find a post re your little quilt. Can you point me in the right direction. Thanks.

Vic in NH said...

Great scrap baskets, Julie!
when I worked as a nurse's aide before there was certification (1970) our RN taught us to stand quietly at the foot of the bed of a sleeping patient and speak their name softly but clearly again and again until they responded. We had one geriatric lady who would wake up swinging if startled, too. I can so relate to your story.

Vicki W said...

What a cute quilt!

Vicki W said...

What a cute quilt!

Chantal said...

Love the addition of the hearts on the baskets. It is just lovely!

Rebecca in AK said...

This is a delightful quilt, especially love the little hearts on the baskets. Nursing is full of surprises! Glad you are both okay!

Binsa said...

LOve this quilt Julie, Warm Regards, Lyn

belarmina said...

un edredón precioso!!!!
me gustan las cesta
¡¡¡buena cuidadora!!!
saludos

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