Time Off From Quilting

On January 28, I had surgery on my thumb.  Having trigger finger in my thumb wasn't something that I would have anticipated a couple of years ago, any more than I would have expected a pandemic.   But since when has life been predictable, right?  

Last year was a busy one for the business so to be brutally honest, a couple of weeks off feels pretty good.  The surgery did cause a flair in my myasthenia gravis and that has not been pleasant.  I have honestly not been able to get many of the things done that I had planned for my time off, and that has been a bit of a bummer.  On the bright side, however, I did get one quilt of mine quilted after Christmas.  It is still waiting for binding, which is prepared and ready to go when I can again use my left hand for more than very light tasks.  I also finished a customer quilt which is custom quilted.  Hopefully you will enjoy the pictures of both.  First up is my king sized Labyrinth quilt.

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Borders:

On occasion I get quilts that require hand guided quilting.  These quilts must be reasonably small for me to accept them, as again, there is a limit to how long my muscles will hold out while machine guiding.  This is a quilt from Julie, which needed hand guided background fill around the applique.  

 

The back: 

I was so happy to hear back from Julie that she liked the quilting.  Customer feedback is so much needed so that I can continue to refine what I do.  Thank you Julie.