I LOVE to Quilt

Hi, this is my first time on the quilting board. I too am looking at doing a 6 hr quilt by Kaye Wood. Kaye is a member of an organization I belong to...see the next paragraph. I belong to an organization that makes quilts for children in crisis situations, like the battered woman's center, children's cancer hospital, etc....in the Travis/Williamson county area here in Austin, Texas. It is called The Linus Connection. So, since my kids and grandkids and lots of others have all the quilts they need right now, I make alot for Linus. It is a wonderful non profit organization. Anyway, one of my favorite quilts to make is a scrap quilt with red, white and blue patriotic material. It fits well for both boys and girls. You sew the scraps onto a 5 in wide strip of muslin (36 or 45 long) and then add strips of solid (usually red or blue) inbetween the strips and on top and bottom and it makes a really cute quilt. If anyone wants more info, email me. I actually have to tie my quilts because I have lupus and fibromylegia. I think someday soon I will take a machine quilting class and see if I can do some of that. I have tried and have a hard time handling the material and it gets bunched up. Coordination and strength problem. I am two months post op on 6/29. I haven't weighed in a week, but at almost 7 weeks I was -54lbs since the surgery and -73 altogether. It hasn't been a breeze, but not too hard either. I am finding eating actual food to be a challenge, especially with getting all my protein and liquids in!! Take care of yourselves and I will come by more often. Jackie K.