I’m not dead, just dragging. I’ve actually been working on some projects that don’t take much energy or thinking… and that I can work on while I rot my brain watching TV. I think it is a VERY bad sign that I have opinions about shows like What Not To Wear, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,like ’em. And Crafters Coast to Coast, really spotty- geesh, they mix amazing artists with totally clueless people… they show people doing stupid and dangerous stuff- like airbrushing underglazes without a face mask- are these people crazy! Okay, I’ve been watching way too much TV.
So this is what I’ve actually accomplished- my scarf is done
And I am working on my longest unfinished project. I made this quilt top before I had any kids… so that’s at least 21 years ago. About 3 years ago I decided I really ought to finish it.
Unfortunately, I somehow thought it was a good idea to hand quilt it- silly me. It’s one of those things where by the time you realize it was a bad idea, it is too late to change your mind. So, it’s still not finished. I am making progress though- I have now finished stitching a 2 block by 2 block grid over the quilt. Not quite sure what I’ll do next.
I watched the same shows when I was sick… You know you’ve watched too much when you see someone on another show and start thinking they should be featured on “What Not to Wear”! I like the colours in your quilt top. You should be very proud of yourself for hand-quilting. Sometimes it’s just as quick as machine quilting since you can do it anywhere and it’s quicker to thread a needle than a sewing machine!
Mimi – I recently hand quilted my *first ever* quilt! I was happy that I did it this way, even tho it did take some persistence with the nightly stitching….it *did* get finished tho! PS….I was at the Kansas City Doll show looking at your 2 dolls while you were writing this entry! They are wonderful! You should submit a proposal to teach a class there next year! :-)