Just Sad

 This has been a really tough week.  My best friend of 36+ years passed away.  She lives far from me, but I was still the last to talk to her. It was quite unexpected, which is always a reminder that none of us know how much time we have on this earth. 

I didn't get much done on the sewing front, because sewing wasn't high on my priority list this. week. 

I am just now starting to get the table toppers for the rally sewn together. I have to make seven, and so far I've assembled two. Since I need the design wall for those, I've not assembled any of the quilt tops I've made blocks for.  I keep looking for UFO's I can use as leader/enders, and I found another one that I'm using now. It will be a vertical row quilt, and I can assemble the rows easily enough as leaders/enders. 

The timing of my friend's death was a bit interesting in one aspect. I've already been thinking about next year's quilting goals, and I had already decided my main focus was to make the remaining family members who don't have a quilt from me, a quilt. I have one niece and three nephews that haven't received a quilt from me. I also have a SIL without a quilt. Those four quilts are on my to-do list for next year. I've already chosen fabrics and patterns for all of them, and one is partially cut. I had been thinking about my own mortality, and who I would regret not making a quilt for. My friend's death just cemented in my mind that that is a good goal for next year. I still have a few deadline quilts on my list, and UFO's are another area I'd like to make serious progress on. 

I did have two grandkids this week as planned. They were a good distraction for me, and I was thankful that it still worked out to have them. It was a week of sadness, gratitude, and reflection.