I met with my oncologist yesterday and the G-R-E-A-T news is that my latest CT scan showed NO CHANGE which means that everything is status quo with the cancer and my next scan will be a year from now instead of every six months.
Woo hoo!
I also met with the orthopaedic surgeon who repaired my fractured hip and the good news is that it's 100% healed. The not-so-good news is that I might have to walk with the aid of a cane for the unforeseeable future and if those are the cards that I've been dealt, then that's just fine and I can live with it. I'll just have to be careful and stay indoors when the weather turns nasty. No big deal because that means more sewing and stitching time!
Woo hoo!
Speaking of stitching, we had our guild Christmas party last week and before going out to dinner, we met at the library in the afternoon where we hold our meetings and the committee had some super events planned.
We each made a little coneflower pincushion and a scissor keep. Aren't they the cutest little things you ever did see?
The pattern and instructions can be found in the Summer 2013 issue of Primitive Quilts & Projects magazine...one of my favorites!
Woo hoo!
Of course we had a gift exchange and here's what I received...
Love them!
Woo hoo!
I've been diligently working on my new quilt design and the first step...the stitchery blocks...are now complete. I'll probably start on the pieced blocks sometime later this week or weekend.
Woo hoo!
I finally dusted off this wool crazy pincushion top that I started many moons ago which I used as a sample for the tutorial I wrote about HERE.
It's still far from finished but I'm enjoying watching it come to life as I add the embellishing stitches. Love this part and I L-O-V-E working with wool!
Woo hoo!
And it's been a long time coming but I've got a great start on the final French braid border for Darlene's mystery quilt. She released this last step just before my hip fractured so it's been on the back burner until recently.
Love the scrappiness!
Woo hoo!
And last but by no means least, December's First Friday Freebie is done and is ready to be released this Friday, the 6th of December. Make sure to come back then because Darlene's shop, A Needle Pulling Thread, will be offering an all inclusive kit to purchase for this project at a VERY special price.
Woo hoo!
Happy stitching!
63 comments:
Lots of reasons to WooHoo, Kaaren! The news about the cancer is wonderful. So glad you got that word.
What cute little things you made at the guild party.
I love your braids--what scrappy goodness! Have you done much with braid quilts before? If so, do you struggle with the bias edges?
Just for the fun of it--another WooHoo for you!!!
WooHoo what good news, I am so happy for you!
Lots of hugs
Karin på Ösäter
Who Hoo, congrats!
Woo Hoo All over for a Great Report at the DR! Canes will keep you safer. Gotta get out my Primitive Magazine to see how-to on those scissor keeps. I love being grounded by snow, that does mean MORE quilting for me.
Glad to hear of such good reports from your doctors! I'm sure it's such a big relief.
It looks like you're 100% back into the sewing groove! Wonderful projects you have featured today.
Delightful news, Kaaren. I am a cancer survivor (of many years, now) and I still remember like it was yesterday each time I reached a milestone! Good for you! Sounds as though you are keeping busy and having lots of quilty fun.
Oh, great news! I remember the relief when my exams went from every 6 months to every year. After my 6 years had passed, I told my oncologist that he was a great doctor, a very nice man, but I never wanted to see him again. He said he gets that a lot. :)
I am so glad you are doing well :o)
Oh, Kaaren, what a lot to celebrate. I am soooo happy for you. God Bless You. Love all the stitching projects. What a Great day.
Can I get another WOO HOO!? Fantastic news my friend!!!
Wonderful news, Kaaren! I'm so happy you are doing so well! Maybe you could get the DH to carve you a cane from the woods in your area, and then you could decorate it!
Congratulations on all of the good news you have received. Way to go...Those are gorgeous projects you have made. Love that coneflower.
And I Whoo-Hoo along with you!!! :-) It's all good! A very merry happy to you! I always enjoy seeing what you are stitching too... love that scrappy braid!
Looking forward to seeing what you have in store for us on Friday! :-)
Wonderful news deserving plenty of woohoo's. Love everything in your post today!
I am so happy for your latest health update. I am coming up on being a three year survivor and know the trepidation you feel waiting for your scan results. You go girl.
Woohoo is right! Great news!!
Great news on your health!! Stay well.
You have been a busy lady. So happy to hear your great news. Take care.
Wooohooo! What wonderful news you have been given by your doctors. I'd say that's the best Christmas gift for this year!! Love all your quilting projects and that coneflower pincushion- too cute!!
Great news, Kaaren! So glad for you! All your projects are so lovely.
That is the best Christmas present one can have and share!!!!
Keeping you in my prayers!
Wonderful, wonderful news!! So happy that you are healing so well. Keep that needle going up and down :-)
Prayers answered with a lot to Whoo Hoo about! Lots of good news and goodies! Not too bad if, when there is bad weather, you have to say inside and sew and that's ok if you use a "hiking pole"...sounds better than a cane. LOL Love all the eye candy in this post! ((hugs))Ann in PA
First of all, Kaaren...Congratulations on the great news regarding your health. Prayers are answered everyday.
All of your projects look wonderful...loving the scissor keep.
I'm looking forward to your December FFF and also visiting Darlene's store for the kit. This is a wonderful idea...so wonderful you two TEAMED up for it ;)
See you both on Friday!
Wonderful news...Woo Hoo from Arizona USA! Love the pincushion and scissor keep...I may have to try you newest pincushion.
Lots of great things in this post but the very best is your health news. I know you'll be careful with winter walking and maybe, just maybe, this will be a good winter without too much of that white stuff. I wouldn't want you to give up on those stitching days in town.
Definitely a Woo Hoo kinda day! Congratulations on the great news on the cancer cells. Walking with a cane is not so bad! My dad did, and it's really kinda distinguished, isn't it? There are some very pretty canes, too.
So glad that you received such positive health news! Congratulations!
So happy to hear you good news! I recently had a lumbar fusion surgery on my back and had a small fracture in my hip after I got home. No idea what caused the fracture but it is at the end of one of the screws. Well as you know it was quite painful and it has complicated my recovery. I am improving slowly but still have lingering pain in my hip and am wondering if you have any pain now that your fracture has healed. The doctor says the back will take a year to feel normal but he is not sure about the fracture as it is not a complication he has come across before. Sorry you are walking with a cane but hopefully you have no pain!
So happy to hear the good news on your health! Whoop! Whoop!
Love the projects, especially the pinkeep and scissor holder.
Praise God, good for you!
love the little coneflower, and the crazy one you are working up, the quilt and the fabric is wonderful too.
so happy for you!
I am so happy to read your good news about your health. I love the scissor keep and pincushion.
I am so glad you are doing well. I have kept you in my prayers. Right around the same time health issues came up for you, they did for me too, but they are minor compared to what you have been through - (rotten knees and frozen shoulders). God bless.
Woo Hoo indeed!!!
Such wonderful news! WOO HOO!!!!
Grand news! Double whoohoo!
I must admit that I had been missing your posts and wondered what you were doing - now I know. You've been busy. Love the fact that all is good news with the health issues so onwards and upwards. I do like your wool crazy pin cushion and your scrappy fabrics for your border. Happy stitching, stay safe and snug. Hugs, Elizabeth
such good news from both your doctors and coming just before Christmas gives you another reason to celebrate.
Oh so HAPPY that your news was so great!!!! XOXOXO Bev
Hi Kaaren,
So pleased to hear of your great news. Missed you and was a bit worried.
Can't wait for Friday
Have a great day.
Dianne
Happy,happy for you, wonderful news and at the best time of the year. Have a marvelous Christmas and a Happy New Year.
I was wondering what all those "WOOHOO" were coming from your side of Canada?! I couldn't be happier with all the noise!! A greater gift you could never received!! Just wonderful news!!
I can see that I am going to have to get out my Primitive Quilts Magazine and find these projects!! Very sweet!!
M'agrada molt el coixi de posar agulles amb forma de flor.
Moltes feicictas !!!
A big WOOHOO for the fabulous news, Kaaren.
Love all your goodies and treasures.
I'm so happy for you!! WooHoo :0)
WOO HOO! Praise God for his goodness and mercy. Merry Christmas. What a wonderful gift. Hugs
WooHoo is right, Kaaren. That is great news.
Super WOOHOO on the good news. I was wondering how you were doing since you hadn't blogged for a couple of weeks. Glad to hear that you're doing well and got such a good report. More time for sewing/quilting sounds like a wonderful plan to me, too bad I still have to work for a few more years. You have a wonderful holiday!
Lots of good things happening but the best - about the cancer. Congratulations and a WooHoo from me.
What great news Kaaren, an early Christmas gift to enjoy the year through!
Can't wait to see your FFF today. Stay warm and watch out on that ice. Maybe you should get some of those ice grippers you can put on your boots?
The best time for such happy news about your health is before Christmas!
That's a lot of woo hoo's lol Kaaren. I think i might have heard you even up here lol. Happy you have so many good things in your life right now :)
GREAT NEWS! So happy everything is going well. The little items you made at your guild party are adorable! The braid is wonderful. Looking forward to Friday!
I am tickled to death for your good news! I am whooping with you! Merry Christmas! Hugs, Sandi
Great news. Have a lovely Christmas and stay off the snow. Bev in Britain.
So glad to hear your good health news!!!! Now to relax and enjoy the festive season! Your little projects are lovely, and yes! I did see them in my copy of the Prim magazine, they are so very cute!!!!!
The braid work is just gorgeous!!!
All the very best for the coming holiday season!!
What wonderful news, Kaaren! If all you came away with was using the cane - not to shabby, I say! Many uses for canes, you know ;>) Looks like you're really "cleaning up" on the sewing front! Your gifties are so "you"!
Cheers!
So much good news in one post!! Looks like your year is ending on a good note. May the luck continue. Kathie L in Allentown
This was a post with lots of good news! I am so happy for you. I have not been visiting blogs lately, much has been going on.
I hope to get more time for it again now. I have been knitting a lot this year. Now I need some inspiration to sew, and I know your blog is good for that!
The pin cushion and needle holder are just my taste. I need to dig out the magazine and hunt up the pattern.
Such wonderful news, Kaaren!! You are an inspiration to all of us and our aches and pains! ;) What a fun time you had...such goodies.
Jump, jump, jump ... thats great news !!!! What a wonderful Christmas you will have ;-)
It took lots of clicking to find you to compliment you on your lovely xmas pin cushion I saw pinned on Pinterest. It was so beautiful-- how could I not find you to tell you. A work of art and inspiration. I am going to pin it so I can admire it anytime I want to. Thank you Kaaren.
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