![]() ![]() Today I'll be finishing my eight string-pieced blocks for Block Lotto. I have joined a couple of swaps - one is for a knitting project bag with some peeps on Google+, then other is Christmas in July with my friends at The Quilter's Last Resort forum. Then that's it for a long while, at least for patterns. ![]() I'll also write two more patterns: One for the Rainbow Rows border (due 23 March) and one for the Spring Oak table runner I'm teaching on 30 March (you gotta wait for a picture!). You have met me, right? I think, though, that I will write a class hand-out for my Color Pin Wheels class at the Rainy Daze quilt guild on 16 March. And maybe call it Art.ĭoes this navel-gazing mean I have no more deadlines? Of course not. I think I just need to sit with fabric and thread and my machine and make a big ol' mess. I think I just need to follow someone else's pattern and stop thinking of ways to change or improve it. I think I just hit the nail on the head, there: I need to stop writing patterns for awhile. Taking the time to design and play with my It's All About Me projects reminded me how much I enjoy designing without the requirement to write a pattern for what I'm making. And though deadlines are my most effective motivational triggers, they also kinda take the fun out of what I'm doing. If I'm at the quilt shop, that often morphs into "What kind of class can you teach" or "That would be a great sample to show how pretty the fabric is". But before I jump in and start designing and playing and making pretty (or not so pretty) stuff, I open my big mouth and tell someone what I'm thinking. Something intrigues me or I am inspired by a fabric or yarn. Part of it is the Sparkly Chicken effect. ![]() It's not that I'm a doormat, really (hey, there's your big surprise for the day, eh?). You might not understand why I put so much pressure on myself or allow other people or situations to compel me to make something. I need to catch up on the BOM and the adult bib project for the Die-Cutter's Guild. I need to make kits for my crayon classes. I need to finish the Quilting Bee blocks. I need to make a pattern for Rainbow Rows. Parker ♦♦♦◊◊Īs I was replying to one of the many lovely comments I'm receiving for my last post, I came to a realization: It seems like my quilting has been in reaction mode forever. Follow From My Carolina Home on WordPress.Surprisingly her molars remained stable, though I think they might have loosened a little. Click on the blog title From My Carolina Home at the top of the page to see the latest posts on the blog. My mystery quilt along begins in January, see the sidebar for projects in progress. Lots of fun is had here, and I invite you to follow with any of your favorite methods, see the sidebar for ways to follow. If you are visiting from Fave Quilts, All Free Sewing, Pinterest, a link up site, or just found me, please stay a bit and have a look around, my tutorials are gathered at the top in pages to make them easy to find. My blog is a variety of subjects, quilting and sewing, tablescapes and recipes, book reviews and hand stitching, crafting and mountain living. I am a fan of Sulky's 50 wt Cotton Quilting Thread!! Click on the photo and see all the wonderful threads from Sulky with my affiliate link! Categoriesīuy My Mini Quilt Stand on Amazon My Goodreads Reviews and Bookshelf Scrap Dance Mystery posts on the Second Friday of the month. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.įollow From My Carolina Home Follow Me on Feedly Follow From My Carolina Home on Search for: Search Stashbusters Monthly Check In - First Friday of every month. ![]()
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