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Feeling Cruddy & My Velda Newman Quilt

I have had a virus for a day or two that has affected my intestinal quality of life and left me feeling achy and out of sorts. I had a lot of "obligations" yesterday so I muddled through and then crashed last night. I slept until 8:30 and am trying to get it together because Lisa is coming to spend the night and I need to prepare the guest room and make a nice dinner, but at this point it may be nice take out!!

In the words of Robbi Eklow, I am having brain cramps so I can’t even think about responding to Gabrielle’s question – "What drives you to create?"

Deborah saw a presentation by Velda Newman last week-end and I mentioned that I have taken two classes from the great Velda! She asked to see what I had made. In the first class we actually had a pattern and made a quilt. It was very early in my quilting career so I didn’t do much quilting, but I think my apples are quite stunning!! In the second, two-day class, we just made samples of her various techniques. Here is the apple quilt:

Veldaapples

I thought maybe Steve could help me today, but he is having a really bad day, too. He got a new Dell computer last week. His first problem was that the Microsoft Office he has would not load on the new computer because the CD was damaged. Microsoft said he had to buy new software because they would not support the old version. He relented and did that and now the new computer has crashed, before the new software even arrived. So lets just say, he is not a happy camper. This is why I call Microsoft the evil empire. Apples rule!!

4 Responses to “Feeling Cruddy & My Velda Newman Quilt”

  1. Love the double entrende of apple…hope you get back to your healthy self soon.

  2. Deborah says:

    Yum. Thank you so much for sharing what you did with Velda. One of the Frayed Edges took a class this weekend and shared some very similar apples on Monday. She’s not sure what she’ll do with them. I love your setting! Sorry you’re feeling bad. Take care of yourself and have a wonderful visit with Lisa.

  3. Diane says:

    Sorry to hear you’re feeling ill…hope you’re feeling perkier in time for tomorrow!

  4. Karoda says:

    Gerrie, I’m sorry to read that you are feeling cruddy. I know that a good woman can’t be kept down too long so just hangeth in as best you can and take it easy.