Gift Given

Hi friends!

I wanted to share with you another small gift I have made and given. This was sent to our friend Carol. She had sent me some pretty, pink fabrics to use in the Epic Pink Tumbler Charm Quilt.

Yes, another bookmark. I thought this a very useful gift for our librarian friend. :) I used pale blue crepe I had in my stash. Also the lace is from my stash. The Art of William Morris is my own book. I chose this blue floral motif for Carol. I stitched it one over one on antique white 32ct linen using all the called for DMC. Here is the other side.

I am so glad Carol like it and will use it too.

I have been asked if I have included pink poodles in this quilt? Come on now! What do you think?! Yup! I only have a picture from last year of two of the pink poodle fabrics that are cut into tumblers now and are going to be sewn right into that Epic Quilt. Both of these are from our friend Kim. I am using the two on the right, as my personal rule with this quilt is that the fabric is all pink or mainly pink.

I am unsure yet what to think about the cortisone shot yesterday. I am trying to remain positive here, I am. However, the shots, I felt four different needles, I never look, hurt massively. She went in from the front. Very different and very bad. The pain seemed less for a few hours, then increased and became worse. It hurts to sit with that hip now. I do know that the cortisone can take 24 to 48 hours to become completely effective.This of course does nothing for the degenerative disc disease that has begun. It runs in my family strong. I have already lost one inch in height. When I mentioned this to Dr. Wu last week, she actually told me that I am too young to have arthritis in my back. I told her I feel and hear the clicking and pain in my very low back. She told me to be sure to get lots of calcium. I feel exasperated from that. I am not sure anything can be done for that problem anyhow, but positive thinking, well, I am beyond that. I have been dealing with this for 10 years. Please! I am waiting to see the results of the shots in my hip. I had the pain managed as of late, at a 2 or 3 level daily. I can cope with that. I had told her that last week also, before we did the shots one week later. This did nothing for the pain in the right hip of course. This very rarely comes anyhow, it is mainly my left side and lower back now.

Sorry to be so glum this morning. I am trying to remain positive. It is sooooooooooo hard with this pain, my constant companion of 10 years now. I am reminded of Job. He asks his wife in Job 2:10, " Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?” 

Watch for a post from me tomorrow. I am taking part in Easter Blog Hop 2015. 

Thanks for being such great friends. I truly appreciate you. I have thanked God for you today! May God richly bless you!

Stitching and praying,
Vickie