Where does the time go?

  Hello to anyone still checking in on occasion. My life got very busy a few years ago and I just didn't have the where with all to write. Things are going at a some what slower pace right now and I am going to see how this all goes. I'm using the Android app today, but I'm not sure how to upload photos. When I opened the app it told me it might need updated, I have no idea how to do that either. Lol
  Let's talk about quilts though since that is really why I started this blog back in 2008. I have kind of been on a finishing spree the last couple of years. I decided I had too many It is in the totes. I have 3 tops ready to quilt right now, I quilted 5 a few months ago. I had an accident around Thanksgiving of 2018 and have had to use a cane to walk since then. I had knee surgery mid June and thought by now I would be able to stand and walk enough to use the long arm machine by now. I was wrong, so we had my daughter in loves quilt, quilted by the store locally. So I'm finishing quilt tops while I'm down. I have finished a few of the older UFOs, but I've started a couple of new ones as well. Last month my cousin and I did a shop hop and she bought me a couple of Christmas panels that were companion pieces. I later found some other fabrics that were also companions. I bought 2 yards of a border print fabric as well. I finished that top today. I have a BOM from 2018 I need to put a border on and it will be ready to quilt. I started and finished a Patch Pals giraffe for my new Great grand daughter as well. It just needs quilted, and it is small enough that I might do it on my home machine. My grand daughter, ( not the babies mom) is graduating from Texas A&M in Dec. I have a plan and part of the fabrics for her quilt. I will start that one this week. I also will pull out one of my older UFOs and start to put it together. That has kind of been my process, start a new one and finish an old one.
  On another thought I had such a love hate relationship with foundation paper piecing for a long time. 2 years ago I decided I really wanted to get past my fears of it and maybe really get good at it. I joined a club at the local store and I am in love with it now. I made 3 Grinch blocks to use on the back of a Grinchy quilt I made for one of my children. 2 were Grinch and 1 was Cindy louwho. They turned out fantastic, I think. Last month I finished up 2 mini quilts for the front door. A bunny for Easter and a Reindeer and Santa for Christmas. I'm starting a new summer one for my daughter in law and might make 2 so my hubby and use one on our door for summer. These are Turtles on the beach. I will post pictures of all of these once I figure out how to on my phone, or I'll get out the laptop and do it soon.
  Well guess I should go for now, I'm glad to be back.
Tennye