It sounds ominous, right? It certainly could be, but I don't think it is. What it immediately called to mind for me was all the projects I've stuck in my to-do bin:
As I mentioned last month I'm losing function in my only working hand due to the progression of my arthritis, and I think by this time next year I won't be able to hand stitch anymore. Now I can whine and cry about that (and I have), or I can get on with what I want to do right now while I can still do hand work. I can do a lot in a year, trust me. :)
Along with my silk crazy quilt I've added my to-do bin to my hand quilting bucket list. So I unpacked the bin to look at everything and decide in what order I should do them:
These are shibori fabrics dyed by a textile artist; I have some vague notions on making them into an art piece.
I've always wanted to make a queen or king size version of the Yellow Brick Road pattern in greens, teals and blues. I've slowly collected fat quarters to do one.
I really, really want to make a My Secret Garden quilt out of these scraps.
Two piles of patchwork I purchased from KnJ Studio that would make pretty lap quilts.
A four-patch quilt top and some matching fat quarters that I picked up for a song. I wanted to make this into a charity-donation quilt.
No idea what to make these fabrics into; I just liked the vibe of the prints. Sort of industrial/grungy/steampunky.
Two more table runners by KnJ Studio waiting to be made.
There were a few more, smaller projects as well. I sat and thought about it a lot before I repacked the to-do bin in the order I want to do everything, and I'll be working on these one by one until I can't hand sew anymore.
To see the first four projects I chose, stop in tomorrow.
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I'm still picking away at things, sewing, piano...but my right index finger continues to twist. It's good for my arthritis though, my hands don't hurt so much, so I keep on keeping on too. Don't stop until you absolutely can't do one. more. thing.