WWBDD
The poor sewing room has been neglected for months. First it was my back and then it was all the yard work to be done. There's just not enough time for everything. The heat's given me back some extra time and I've been doing a lot of this lately.
I've got 160 of these little squares. I need 300 to make a crib sized quilt-not that it's going in a crib. I just want to use the crib sized batting for it since I'm not a fan of wrestling big quilts through the Juki anymore.
I've also been doing this.
I'm finally getting around to using up the first quilt kit I ever bought. Here is my hand showing it off in 2011 when it arrived. Please take the time to appreciate how young my hand looked then. It doesn't look like that now. It's quite scary.
Like my hand the kit has aged badly. The instructions are yellowed and spotted. The layer cake and the yardage look fine though.
You might have seen this already but here is an op ed on aging that Bob Dylan wrote recently. It pretty much sums up the experience. Some people say WWJD when they need some perspective on an issue but I've always asked WWBDD. I want advice from the grumpy folks. They tend to be the truth tellers.
Sewing is a nice constructive thing to do in the heat. That is an interesting letter from Bob Dylan. I like his take on things, and am going to be asking WWBDD also. I don't even think he's grumpy, just realistic.
ReplyDeleteI think cutting up the fabric for quilting is my least favorite part. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because when you make the cut, it’s final. No going back and fixing it. That’s quite an interesting letter from Bob Dylan and expresses very well the facts of aging.
ReplyDeleteBlessings and hugs, Betsy
Yep....be like Bob.
ReplyDeleteI've said so many times before that cutting out quilt pieces is one of my favorite things. Moving them around into different shapes and configurations is fun, too.
ReplyDeleteYes, that quilt's time has come! Looks like fun! I was just commenting this morning how unusual it is to see my Mom's hands at the end of my wrists.....
ReplyDeleteI have always enjoyed the reproduction 30's fabrics. The quilt kit has aged quite well.
ReplyDeleteI have a similar HST quilt plan in the works. It's such a fun, easy pattern with a great result
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