Reports have come in: September 1st: The Quilt Guru marked up a quilt sandwich for free motion work, Da Noob set a goal for the week of setting up her new sewing table, And me? I cut the grey pieces for the bargello quilt I'm working on (a crap ton of pieces) Onto the next day. Comment if you want to join in with your own goals for the month! xoxo sash
That's it. September. Gonna make this happen. So everyday this month something sewing will HAPPEN. And (theoretically) every day I'll post about it. It's only 30 days but just THINK what I could get done! Not to mention how much more cheerful I will be. OK - let's do this. Who's with me???
If Monday is a bully, Tuesday is the smart, mean tag-along right behind the bully; less physically overwhelming, but sneaky & manipulative.
In my world, Tuesday is staff meeting day. It starts early, everyone's in the office at once, I provide breakfast, we review all the jobs, bids, changes, problems, scheduling. So it's way too early, way too many people, plus shopping, & cooking.... Blech!!! Also, for some guys, it's the only time all week they come into the office. So receipts, time cards, change orders, questions, packing slips, ordering, tool repairs, ALL THE THINGS come at me right after the meeting. It's totally nuts & they are all eager to get back to the job site.
Did I mention that
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Usually the guys clear out of here & order is restored by 9:30 or 10. Ah - quiet at last, but that's when Tuesday gets all devious. All those pieces of paper, bits of information, & requests - they are floating around me demanding ATTENTION! ACTION! RESOLUTION! ANSWERS!! Yeah - Tuesdays are rough. You know what helps turn my Tuesday around? {Tylenol & Dr Pepper?} Well yeah, normally. But even better than that? {Better than Dr Pepper? Blasphemy!} How about an early visit from the mailman? {I'm listening} With a package. {Keep talking} THIS PACKAGE
{Oh YEAH!} Always exciting to get something from Craftsy but this is a surprise. Well - I ordered it. But I don't remember really what it is - so right now, it's a surprise.
Wanna see? Oh cool! That was quick! It's the Cotton & Steel Yellow Mystery Fat Quarter Box!
They put these on clearance & I managed to get one before they sold out! I LOVE yellow!!! So let's check this out!!
Ta Da!
Hmmm - So that isn't what I was expecting. If you had to label this mix of fabrics, would you go with "yellow"? Yeah. Me neither. Guess it's even more of a surprise than I knew.
I'm still glad to have the Cotton & Steel pieces.
Look at these prints - really cool images & such interesting colors.
And the hand of this fabric - the way it feels & drapes - it's really beautiful. It's still Tuesday. I'm not gonna skip my dose of Dr Pepper. But some soft colorful quilting fabric can make any day a little lighter & brighter, doncha think? xo sash
For other Cotton & Steel fabrics, check out Connecting Threads. Their quilter's candy fabrics are great solids & blenders. They show up in all my projects. Their thread is also a really good, standard cotton thread. I use it for piecing & for hand sewing.
Oh - Hello there! I've missed you! I bet you've been keeping busy and so have I!
Mr Jenkins
With THIS
And THIS:
Helping them tie the knot
Daddy!
And, of course, THIS There's also been sewing and travel and work and life.... But that's another story. For today, I just wanted to say "Hello!" xo sash
Anyone who follows me on Goodreads knows that I'm a bit obsessed with Young Adult fiction. Anyone who's a friend on Facebook - or IRL - knows how I feel about diversity & the richness of hearing different voices. So check out this!
Setting my goal for February I have 2 thoughts in mind.
1) Keep my hands, heart, and mind busy creating so I spend less time stressing, eating, & dithering.
2) Just keep creating - I'll get better!
Inspired by this video:
I'm going to stop worrying about designing the perfect quilt or finding the perfect fabric. I'm even trying to set aside the idea that I must make a quilt for everyone I know and that those quilts must be uniquely designed for them with lovely fabric only I would chose. Oy. It's no wonder I get STUCK and decide to fix a snack & watch quilting videos instead of sewing!! So I'm going to SEW.
My goal for February is to complete a fun, simple quilt top from this layer cake:
Won't that be adorable?
Don't stress it. Don't feel like I'm failing. Just sew and create and have fun. Then maybe the complex, creative, artistic, soul-stirring quilts will be able to bubble to the surface. If not, I'll still be creating and having fun and DOING something. So what's your February goal?? XO sash
