Matching Pouch.....

Now when I use my chair I won't have to worry about someone getting into my pocketbook as it hangs off the back, can put everything I need in the zippered pouch.

Foldable Cane Pouch For Wheelchair...............

Got tired of having to hold the cane on my lap the whole time I am using the chair!  Found this zebra fabric shower curtain a while back, $1.00, knew I would use it one day.

Next up....matching pouch for over the arm rest for wallet, cash etc.

First Ever Cathedral Block.....Really Easy.....

  Thanks to Missouri Star Quilt Company for their easy tutorial!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akKU0zg-qaw

The Reasons I Have Not Posted Too Many Projects Lately........

EDS has caused:
Jaw - TMJ, tons of popping & clicking and gets tired
Cervical Spine - 2 degenerative disks, total reversal of curve and stenosis
SI joints - just some clicking, not bad
Shoulders - just plain hurt
Shoulder blades - left one gets very painful
Elbows - pain and locking, esp left one due to cane use
Wrists - horrible, hurts to pick stuff up, flush a toilet, open a jar etc
Hands - same as above
Fingers - sever arthritis, hyper extending, curving & achy
Hips - 1 replaced but flexor tendon was damaged during surgery and both hurt a lot.
Knees - UGH too much to list, super painful, cracking, crunching etc
Ankles - left one is okay, right one is messed up, tendon is not riding in the groove made for it and may be torn. Swells alot
Feet - top of right one can be sore at times otherwise okay.
Toes - each joint aches.
Bladder - too stretchy so on meds to help with control. Was having accidents daily...very embarrassing!!

Rag Doll and Matching Soft Ball.........New Baby Gift....

Color seems a bit off, but cute none the less!  Gift for a new baby girl born into a family with 3 boys under 6!!  She will need all the 'girly' stuff she can get!

Manly Cane Cover....Been Requested!!...............

My cane covers have been slowly bust steadily selling.....Love that my PT allows me to keep them in her office for sale!

I heard there were requests for more 'manly' fabrics...so here are my first 4 guy ones.  Hope they sell.

Ehlers Danlos Update......

I posted a while back about EDS and how it has affected me.  As of today, March 28, 2016, things have gotten worse.

Next week I go into surgery to have my knee replacement....well...replaced!  After a short 5 years it has come loose.  I need to have it removed, then they will drill much further into both bones and put in revision hardware. This is quite scary as there is no going back if this does not take.

My hands have gotten much worse, a lot of pain, lose of strength, fingers are bending back etc.

The smallest thing, like lifting a jar or milk carton can cause pain in my wrists that last for minutes to hours.

I have a stress fracture on the top of my right foot.  I was just standing still and heard a pop/crack and felt pain...then in a few minutes the pain went away.  A couple of weeks later after having a bone scan the dr found it.

Shoulders are starting to affect me also.  Lots of pain on laying down and trying to sleep.

Anyway, there is so much more but that is enough for now.

Bonnies Boxes of Love - Cancer Patients......

A local group in our town makes boxes of goodies for people undergoing cancer treatments.  I contribute these....Hershey Cocoa containers, covered with lightly quilted fabric..they fill them with hard candy, gum, other little fun things.  A really nice program!!

This is a picture of the last 3 I did..


Here are ones from a while back:

Another "Just in Case" Baby Quilt.....

This is the Circus Quilt.  Hard to tell by the pics but the quilting was done in bright neon green thread.  So colorful....36 x 36

Since about this time last year my health starting quickly going down hill.  My hands now will hurt when I am sewing.  Since EDS is progressive there will probably come a time I can no longer sew.  My goal is to get some baby quilts done in case either of my sons & dils have children.  In my mind there is nothing better than a homemade quilt from a parent or grandparent!