Epic Winds In Tucson Arizona

Now THAT was an ugly night!  20-30 mph winds with gusts up to 45 or so wracked my house all day AND all night long.  I didn't notice it so much during the day, but at night it's been banging things around.  I've been expecting the front patio cover to disappear any minute.  This video was before the BIG winds came.  Sadly, it's supposed to continue all day today.  I guess that means I will continue to stay locked up and hope my roof remains intact.

I finally heard from the electrician who will fix my RV hookup next Wednesday.  YAY!!  It's always nice when they actually get back to you.  As for the hot water heater, that is a done deal too, just not scheduled yet.  Now I have to decide on painting the house or new flooring.  As you know, my decision making skills are not the best ... I've been trying to decide that for two years!!

SO ... Cooper and I spent the day inside after having starved myself in the morning in order to get those blood tests done.  I have to say that gal was amazing.  I didn't even feel the stick and she was done in about 15 seconds.  Nurse Patty would definitely approve.

First up .. finish quilting this one that required an extra strip at the bottom.  A big surprise to me, it came out just fine.  Maybe I'm getting the hang of this after all.

I decided this one would have my favorite hummingbird pattern on it.  This will probably be a donation quilt, so the less thread I have to use, the better.   

I finished it up with no problems at all before making sure it was Cooper approved.  He's so funny, every time I lay a quilt out on the floor, he does this stretching thing.  

Notice anything different about the backing?  The cream color isn't exactly matchy matchy, but it's a blanket instead of material.  When giving away the quilts at the University, the kids LOVED the soft blanket back on two quilts.  I decided to see what the costs were and if I could do it on my machine.

The result ... this backing blanket from Costco cost $29.00 (no batting required).  Regular material backing and batting, comes to around $86.00.  It's a no-brainer ... and so comfy soft and warm!!  You can even see the quilt pattern.  Now to figure out how to bind the edges.

And so the big winds will continue all day.  I feel rather like I'm in the Wizard of Oz with the Wicked Witch of the West trying to suck us into Never Neverland.   Oh wait, that's another story.  HANG ON TIGHT COOPER!!!!!