chipping at the WIPs.
Oops. I kind of missed a day there, didn’t I? But I figured I was a couple of posts up anyway, so I let it slide. Because at the minute, I don’t really have much to show. I finished the red section of my ripple blanket, and started the next lot of pink, but I showed it a few times while on holidays, and the progress isn’t really THAT interesting, especially now I am about to start on the most controversial colour band. I’ve blogged heaps of writing lately, and I wanted to maintain some semblance of balance. This is, after all, a craft blog first and foremost. I’ve been slowly plodding through hats, thought they got set aside to make room for the mess in the photo above that should at some point being resembling a dolls quilt. Which then had to give way to “work” (boo! But at least I enjoy my job. Except when I want to be sewing instead!). And that’s not mentioning the skirt I haven’t gotten any further with, the quilt camp gifties demanding attention, oh, and yes, that’s right, the clarinet I’ve just hired. But still. Creative busy is fun busy. What a problem to have, too many projects and not enough time. I am truly blessed, surrounded by children I adore, friends who make me laugh, projects to keep me sane. Sometimes it can be easy to get caught up, and I think that’s why I needed a break yesterday. The pressure to create and shoot and write and publish. I just needed a little step back. But I’m still on track for thirty-one posts in thirty-one days for Blogtoberfest, and I do think that is doable while still remaining true to the core of what I want my blog to be.
Today, in that spirit of embracing the good and casting off the unnecessary, I’ve spent the morning in wonderful discussion and fellowship with my lovely mum’s Bible study group, running errands to remove two massive bags of unwanted clothes and donate them to charity, and now just taking some time, over lunch, to sit and blog and read while baby girl sleeps. We will need to head out in another half hour or so, but in the mean time, I’m going to spend some quality time with my sewing machine. Skirt or dolls quilt, that is the question…
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Sure does! Time to take a step back and savour the minutes I have now, instead of rushing to fill those still coming. Thanks for stopping by! xx
Table is looking fabulous 🙂 Keep on keeping on as they say!
Thanks Esther, it is a handy table – an extra surface to mess up so I don’t have to face my desk 😉
sounds like a lovely break day, might want to get that quilt done and outta the way first, before you get sidetracked again 😉
Oi you! No cheekiness thank you!
Oh works in progress, are never good. I usually start a project and finish it very quickly, but my last quilt I have been supremely slack on! Really must get moving!
I try to, but various bits have been started then relocated from the dining table and left languishing, or pushed aside for more important projects. At least it keeps me on my toes!
Wow – you do have a lot of WIPs! I tend not to start things as I know that I will not really get a chance to finish them! But, that is not good, given I am such a creative soul at heart. Sigh… there is a lot going on at our place at the mo though….
What did you decide on? The skirt or the quilt?
I ended up doing the skirt, and blogged it today – it didn’t need much to finish, while the quilt is quite intricate, and can’t be blogged for two weeks anyway!
Glad to see someone else has lots of WIPs! Of course, it’s work that gets in the way of finishing 🙂 I’d much rather be at home sewing!
Me too! Especially since I work from home. In the studio. So the machine just STARES at me all day!