Mystery quilt progress

It is pink month at Angela's blog!!!  soscrappy  This is her link.  

I am playing with my pink scraps.  Pink is my favorite color, so I am loving this.  I am not sure about the middle top block, but I know that every block cannot be my favorite, and the goal of this exercise is to use my scrappy pieces up, to benefit someone, somewhere.  My quilt guild makes quilts for JPS, our local county hospital.  

I am making great progress on the Quiltville Mystery quilt!!  Savoring these sewing moments, for sure.

Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!: Old Town Mystery    Better print these clues fast...they will be gone soon, if the past is any guide.

These are a few more scrappy blocks to enjoy.  Made from 3.5 inch strips, x 4.5 inches.  1.5 inch strips form the cross pieces of the blocks.  There are only 8 seams per block, just like a nine patch.  As you all know, I greatly enjoy scrappy blocks!!  My challenge is always the border...my friend Lori at Humble quilts says not all quilts need a border, and of course, she is right.  

There is more pink month sewing going on here.

 I made a tiny basket, too.  SCRAPS RULE!!

Haha!

Hope you all are having a blessed day!!

*******************************Nurse's notes*************************

I am enjoying ICU.  This is not like heart ICU...CVICU. In ICU we get everything.  Brain bleeds, infections of all kinds, sepsis being the very worst, drug overdoses, alcoholics detoxing, even behavioral stuff that needs constant monitoring.  Diabetes gone awry...and some people are just unresponsive for no discernable reason. Brain surgeries.  Spinal surgeries.   It is challenging.  Unlike hearts, which we can mostly fix, these folks are dang sick.  Older population.  Decreased family interaction.  A lot from nursing homes with no prior DNR status.  

The kiddos I work with are young, young, young nurses.  22-26 years old...they play video games in their time off and are into nails and purses and fashion.  Interesting, and fun to watch their interactions and how they bind so tightly to each other and are such fast friends.  I love that!  

The doctors are mostly nice, but they rotate in and out of the intensivist role, and work as employees of the system.    We have lots of nurse practitioners to fill in the gaps 24/7.  These are nervous, high-strung gals for the most part.  30-40 years old.  They function independently, doing many physician functions.  Including placing dialysis and central line catheter, tapping lungs and the like.  Interesting to help them.

It is physically demanding.  On my feet mostly all shift, with short bursts of power charting at the nurse's station.  No coffee or drinks or food allowed at the computers, so we sneak sips when we can not get caught!!!  

ON it goes.  Hearts are my favorites.  Hospice was good, but closed a lot of the time, so here I am in ICU!!!

Julie

Happy New Year, full of plans and promise!!

Good morning!!  Happy Sunday, or Monday to those in Australia and other places in the world!

Above is my Amaryllis.  This is the second stem coming from a big bulb  planted in December.

The first stem bent over, despite tying it up.  boo!!  But I am hopeful is will grow again next year.  Any buln experts care to comment?  Will it grown again?

January reminds me of snowmen.  This is a cute block to work on, part of a Cheri Payne group online from years ago.  I am blanket stitching the pieces down.  So much fun!

This is a random sunset picture from my workplace.  I love to look out the big windows in the empty patient rooms and see this! 

This is the back side of the Amaryllis bloom before it broke.  So pretty!

This sweet potato was from my ornament sweet potato vine.  It is humongous!!  Wonder if it is edible?

This is one of the outside kittens.  This one is bitty.  Maybe a pound now, and I do not know where mom was, or maybe it was dumped here.  He is a purring machine, and thinks I am a good lady for feeding him, telling him how sweet and pretty he is, and cuddling and petting him.

The other feral cat from a previous post has been claimed by a lady down the way now, so I am pleased that he is being taken care of well.

Yes, I bought heated cat houses for the outside baby cats. It is dang cold here today...23 degrees, and they need a snuggly house to get into.

 Last but not least, the mystery quilt!!!  I am making great progress, having all the component clues made.  Hurrah!!!  No new fabric was harmed, or purchased, to make this quilt.  Ha!

Hope each of you is doing great!!  I have so many squirrelish plans for the coming year, and look forward to seeing what you are up to as well.

Julie