I have finished cutting! All up I have done 1300 2.5 inch squares. Seems like a lot but once they get sewn together.....well who knows how big it will be OR how I will quilt it because I am fairly sure it will be big. Then I will move on I hope to making a quilt for a single bed for someone's birthday. Better motor on as the birthday is not that far away!
Elijah is now nearly 9 weeks old! I can't believe how quickly time goes by but at least I didn't feel terribly busy until baby number 5. I am sure things will settle down soon it's just go, go to look after all these precious little ones.
One thing currently on my mind is....is Double Jeopardy really James? Jewel seems quite 'plump' around the belly! Eek! FYI I am talking about guinea pigs :)
Oh, oh! Just remembered Ethan had a sleepover with scouts last night and had a blast but gee whiz I missed his wonderful presence in the home! :(
Seeking to live a simple life, learn new skills, relax, sew, create, repurpose, love, cherish and honour
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Cutting cutting cutting
When I have a little bit of time here and there I have been cutting for my next quilt. A quilt for me! Who knows how long it will take me to finish as it is a scrappy quilt using my scraps. Then I have another quilt I am planning. Ben thinks I should stop once I make Elijah a big one and one for us cos "everyone only needs one". Since when was this about 'needing'.
I enjoy it so very much! Helps me to not be a stress head!
Slowly been feeling stress creaping back lately and don't know why. Onward and upward. It sucks feeling like you are a sucky person sometimes :(
I enjoy it so very much! Helps me to not be a stress head!
Slowly been feeling stress creaping back lately and don't know why. Onward and upward. It sucks feeling like you are a sucky person sometimes :(
Monday, June 20, 2011
Keeping stuff, loving stuff, making stuff
Well hello friends!
I have been thinking about a few things lately. Well a lot of things really but here is a small tid bit of what resides within my mind from time to time.
STUFF. We all have it, keep it, use it. I keep quite a tidy home and I enjoy cleanliness and order but sometimes this doesn't reflect my mind. Sometimes my mind feels burdened and cluttered and sometimes I realize that I am ordering and sorting stuff that I just don't need to keep.
Exhibit A:
The above two photos are of some of the 'stuff' I had safely packed in my closet. I often wonder if I have a box of 'stuff' if I could chuck it out without opening it if I haven't looked in it for say a year or more? Obviously there is nothing in there I use on any regular basis.
Could YOU do it? I have a box marked "old letters". I know what is in there. Some good memories and some bad memories. I am not entirely sure why I keep these things. Maybe to remind me of what I should forget?
Then there's the VHS tapes with more 'memories' on them. Photos of times gone by, back when I actually printed out photos.
I am not sure what it is about me that dislikes clutter so much. I really enjoy opening a cupboard and being able to get something out straight away.
My latest quilt finished. Using up the 'girly' I spy squares. I made it using a great disappearing 9 patch tutorial on a blog called obsessively stitching.
I will have to add to this post later as the photos are taking soooooooooo long to load and it is driving me CRAZY!
All you rich ladies out there with fancy pants cameras how do you get you photos to load quickly? My camera is not fancy so surely it should be quick to load?
I have been thinking about a few things lately. Well a lot of things really but here is a small tid bit of what resides within my mind from time to time.
STUFF. We all have it, keep it, use it. I keep quite a tidy home and I enjoy cleanliness and order but sometimes this doesn't reflect my mind. Sometimes my mind feels burdened and cluttered and sometimes I realize that I am ordering and sorting stuff that I just don't need to keep.
Exhibit A:
The above two photos are of some of the 'stuff' I had safely packed in my closet. I often wonder if I have a box of 'stuff' if I could chuck it out without opening it if I haven't looked in it for say a year or more? Obviously there is nothing in there I use on any regular basis.
Could YOU do it? I have a box marked "old letters". I know what is in there. Some good memories and some bad memories. I am not entirely sure why I keep these things. Maybe to remind me of what I should forget?
Then there's the VHS tapes with more 'memories' on them. Photos of times gone by, back when I actually printed out photos.
I am not sure what it is about me that dislikes clutter so much. I really enjoy opening a cupboard and being able to get something out straight away.
My latest quilt finished. Using up the 'girly' I spy squares. I made it using a great disappearing 9 patch tutorial on a blog called obsessively stitching.
I will have to add to this post later as the photos are taking soooooooooo long to load and it is driving me CRAZY!
All you rich ladies out there with fancy pants cameras how do you get you photos to load quickly? My camera is not fancy so surely it should be quick to load?
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