Saturday, February 28, 2015

Pile of Projects

I have said for the past few years that I am turning into my grandmother in my early twenties.  And I just can't help myself.  I tidied up my sewing room today and did a little rearranging.  I have 5 quilts that need to be quilted and 4 more that are in various stages of completion...  That's not even counting the I Spy Quilts that I have a center square ready for embroidery...there's another 4, and two different sets of scraps that I have ideas for.  And an apron to put a waistband on.  And I feel like I could go on...  because I have loads of embroidery blocks I've bought over the years.

Hobby Lobby opens in Marshalltown on Monday.  It's 30 seconds away from work.

I love getting started on a new quilt.  I love fabric shopping or just rooting around in my scraps for an idea of what to do next.  I get started really well.  I cut, sew blocks, get everything laid out, and then I start to slow down.  The end of each quilt is near.  The closer I get to the end, it's sometimes harder for me to keep going.  I love quilting, but sometimes I don't want to be done with a quilt because I know it could take a while before I get another quilt in.  It's weird, I know, but it's like a door getting shut when I put that last stitch in place.  I get a little bi-polar with completing a quilt, because when it's done I'm so excited!  I love showing Grammy and dangling it in front of my friends in hopes of a new baby coming soon.

Bonnie, pre-cleaning on a pile of baby quilts.

I got a load of old quilting magazines from the other Jean, Grammy's best friend and quilting partner.  This isn't helping my pile either...  I didn't find many projects, but I did find a couple I've marked.  One article had the perfect quote that describes by bi-polar attitude towards finishing a quilt.

A quilt in progress is a constant companion, but the pain of letting each one go at the completion is eased by the excitement of beginning a new one.

The pile I'm currently working on will be completed before I know it, and replaced by a new pile of colors and seams stitched together while I watch I Love Lucy or a Disney movie, and getting some love from Bonnie.  Evey quilt I've made since we've had her has had just a little bit more love.


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