Evening Stitching

Yesterday nothing – or very little got done in the daytime I had been fighting off a headache for hours and I spent more time with my eyes shut then they were open but by last night I was feeling a bit better.  I am starting to think when I get a new prescription for my glasses I need to get some contacts too.  I used to wear them for a couple years a long time ago but never really got comfortable with them.  But a lot of time now I have pain in back of my right ear no matter how much adjusting is done the glasses.  I can see close up enough to read or use my phone and for stitching – but need my glasses to even read off of the computer without enlarging the print.  A pair of contacts would come in handy then.

I did get some basil taken care of that I had drying in the dehydrator for the past 3 days – each day I had to add more time to it – finally today it was dry enough.  I put the leaf’s in a coffee grinder and get it crushed.  Then transfer the crushed to spice bottles.  This is all I’m going to dry though I have so much in the garden and had forgotten when I planted it that I had a large jar of basil from Sam’s that I had picked up in late winter and I really don’t need more.  I have a small jar and a large jar.

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I got one more unit added to Honey, Honey

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And here is the quilting from Tuesday night on Silent Night the headache started at the end of the quilting session or I wouldn’t have gotten done with so much.  I don’t usually leave some thread behind but I do put the needle away.

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6 comments… add one
  • Kate Sep 3, 2026 @ 6:36

    Headaches are definitely no fun. You still made good progress on Silent Night. Hopefully today is a much better day.

  • Linda at Texas Quilt Gal Sep 3, 2026 @ 6:40

    Hope your headache went away. Glasses – I can’t wear them for more than a few minutes, no matter how well they are adjusted. I wore contacts for many years then stopped after my cataract surgery. Now I’m thinking about getting them again, since my eyesight messed up!
    I bet that dried basil smells good.

  • Carolyn Sep 3, 2026 @ 6:57

    How nice to have the basil you dried yourself on hand for cooking. I like the flavor of basil in soups and stew, and of course pasta sauces. I didn’t get a chance to leave a comment yesterday and tell you how nice the Broken Star quilt looks! I hope your headache is gone today!

  • Diann@LittlePenguinQuilts Sep 3, 2026 @ 7:57

    Headaches that are still there after you’ve slept overnight are the pits! Hope you’re feeling better today. If contacts are a good solution to that problem, that would be helpful. Honey Honey and Silent Night are both looking good! I would never have thought to grind the dried basil in a coffee grinder – what a great idea!

  • Little Penpen Sep 3, 2026 @ 8:30

    I hope you are feeling better this morning. I ordered myself a new magnifying light combo on a floor stand to try. I can tell my eyes struggle more these days, too. Honey Honey is growing and I love the flannels in your silent Night quilt. I hope you are headache free today!

  • Cherie Moore Sep 3, 2026 @ 12:13

    I share in the hope that your headache has passed. You mention you put your quilting needle away. I so need to get into that habit as I’m forever putting them here there and everywhere…..then searching for it!

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