Sometimes I feel like that little engine and only if I keep "thinking I can" will I accomplish anything. This is a tough work week for me and I am tired already, mentally as well as physically. For my mental well being, I am trying to sew every spare minute I can. So to that end, yesterday before I had to go to work, I got a couple of quilt tops finished.
The first one I got finished is my 36 Patch Quilt Along that I did with Crazy Mom Quilts this summer. I am so glad to have it together and now I will begin piecing the back. I already know what I want to do, so I just gotta do it.
The next one I finished is on my brother asked me to make for a special little girl on his wife's side of the family. I had wanted to make a simple strip quilt, and that's how I started out. But anyone who has quilted for awhile knows that sometimes a quilt wants what it wants and your best option it to go with it. So this is what happened:
My strips needed a bit of something else, so I made some small strips going the other way and put them in. This is good, I thought. I continued adding more strips and then WHAM! the quilt needed something else. So I gave it this:
Since there is a pinwheel print in it from Children at Play, it seemed to fit. I like the scrapiness. And then it seemed happy and fine with the progress. I ended up with a thin green border and a larger pink border. I measured all the leftover fabric and I think I have enough to piece the back without buying more fabric. YAY!
I was also able to finish piecing these blocks and got the layout done.
And I did all of that in just about 3 hours before work. So today when I got home, I pieced my October Birdie stitches block and started putting the hometown squares together. Sewing soothes my mind and my soul somehow. I can still think about problems, but they seem less urgent somehow and I feel calmer.
I hope you all get lots of sewing time this week so you can feel it too.
Have a great week.
2 comments:
I love what you did with the Special VT quilt. It looks beautiful and that little girl will love it forever. I understand your comment on sewing calming you. That's gardening for me. I can just dig in the dirt and let problems drift away for a while
Sue
When I feel that way I sing the "just keep swimming" song from Finding Nemo.
These are pretty.
Anna
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