Returning With New Blocks

I've been gone from this blog for a long time.  On December 22, my life got turned upside down, because a little tumor growing on my S-1 decided to interfere with the myelin sheath of the sciatic nerve.  Pain interfered with my life, and finally, on the 29th, I was sent to University of Utah Medical Center.  Fortunately, treatments (twice) on my sciatic nerves have finally resulted in being pain free.  My left foot and lower leg are without feeling, and I've learned to walk all over again.  When I leave the gorgeous pink roses cane behind, I waddle like a duck, but it's walking.  These four months have been interesting to say the least, but I'm improving and able to do more things than I could.  Climbing the stairs to go upstairs to go to bed was one of the greatest achievements.  Isn't life interesting?

In the meantime, I am enjoying doing some needlework, and finished the April block in the Piecemaker's calendar quilt.  The crazy quilt corners are just fun to do - all I have left to do is to embroider significant dates on this block.   Be sure to click on each of these pictures to enlarge them.

How embarrassing - I just looked back at November, and I did put this March block on the blog.  However, I didn't enlarge the corners, and they're worth looking at.  

Below are the four corners for this block.  I hope my sister, Ann, can see the lace and blue she gave to me to help make this quilt more full of family memories.

I've finished the April block - the cherry blossoms.  Now I get the fun of doing the corner crazy quilt "blocks" , and then add them on.  One thing about it, when you sit around a lot, you manage to get some hand sewing done.  It's easy to get carried away.