Another Recovery Project

 It has been four weeks since my total hip replacement surgery. I am happy to report that my recovery is coming along very well. 

It has been about four days since I have had to move from my bed to my recliner at night. I am sleeping much better now, and I'm having less nerve pain and almost no hip pain. My walker is now parked in the garage, used only for outside outings. Inside I use only my walking stick, and sometimes not even that. Yesterday I did all of the dusting upstairs and down stairs, dust mopped the hardwood floors, and I am now the chief chef at dinner prep, with Tom being my gofer. I still do my physical therapy exercises three times a day and ice three times a day. Other than that, I can be up and about. 

That is why I need projects. Today I finished my hip recovery project, making placemats to go with my Valentine table topper. 

I haven't been to a fabric store in a long time, so once again I dug through my fabric scraps to see what I could put together. 

There wasn't much left of the hearts fabrics, so I looked for pinks that were of a compatible hue. 

And yes, there are stories. And this time you get pictures.

When Jill began teaching first grade in Colorado, she asked me to make her some holiday themed vests. I used the heart fabric for the back and the lining of this Valentine's Day vest.

The solid pink and the floral pink are from one of my early creations for Irene, for her third birthday, I think, which was also Easter. I had fun with my embroidery program. 

I see that that floral fabric also showed up on a patchwork dress I made for Irene when she was a little older. Some time ago, when Tom was playing with a photography program, he made a photo montage of some of the clothes I had made for Irene. You can see the pink dress, right of center, top, and the patchwork dress on the right, next to it.  

Of course the Heidi dress, bottom center, is still everyone's favorite. There were quite a few more for birthdays and Christmases. 

I think it was about age nine that Irene announced that she didn't need anymore fancy dresses. I could accessorize her jeans instead. After that I embroidered some tee shirts for a while.

And now, my scrap box is getting down to just small chunks. What to do? Maybe pot holders?