Creativity Month Week Two

For the second week of creativity month I decided first to repair a UFO crazy quilt piece of mine from the scrap bin so I could make it into something.

Fromy my UFO bin I took these two blocks, which I put together from scraps to make into a gift bag, so I could finish what I'd started.

Another UFO I worked on was this orphanned patchwork block, which was already quilted and just needed binding.

I got out a box of beautiful materials I collected in an inspiration box years ago and finally got to work with them.

Some mini totes and a stack of orphan patchwork blocks turned into two projects.

I also did a scrap bag challenge, which was to use this bag of scraps and patchwork from my stash to make as many things as I could in one day.

Now that I'm halfway through this month's challenge, some observations: I'm definitely happier, and much more motivated (I'm also keeping up with my calendar mood crochet project.) It feels great to accomplish so much; for a while this summer I was a bit depressed over how little I was getting done. This is a great mood booster and self-confidence builder. For me it's not so much about making heaps of things as it is having something new to look forward to and tackle every day. It's absolutely made me feel a lot better about August. :)

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Fell Off the Wagon

I did cut up that plastic dollar tote to make into something stronger, but got caught up with work and set it aside. Then last night some hand-dyed silk and pretty threads called my name, and, well . . . Felt SO good to do some handwork, except my neck began hurting about an hour into it. I tried changing the way I sit and work, but it's pretty obvious that the doc is right.

T-minus Day

This was our little Thanksgiving dinner last year, when it was just the three of us. Time keeps whittling down my favorite holiday; this year it will be just me and my guy, and we likely won't even have a turkey.* That will be a first in 35 years. I feel about Thanksgiving the way other people do about Christmas, and while it's a lot of work it's my favorite holiday. Of all the Thanksgivings I've had in the past sixty years, only three were truly terrible: one when I was a kid that I don't talk about (#1 most miserable); the time I roasted two turkeys together and hosted fifteen people whom I cooked for and served with zero help (the largest and #2 most miserable); and the one I spent in basic training (the #3 most miserable.) I have no pictures of any of those, thank heavens. In addition to doing all the cooking I'm the one who takes all the pictures, washes all the dishes and puts away all the leftovers. I suppose no one else cares because to them it...

Old Loves & Such

My guy kindly bought me my favorite Chinese take out the other night, and my fortune cookie offered up an interesting story starter: This sounds sweet, right? Only the first thing I thought of was an old love coming back from the dead . . . . must be October. In other lovely news, my favorite hand-dyed thread artist, Lorraine from Colour Complements , is moving her business from Etsy to her own web site. Many of my favorite sellers on Etsy are leaving due to the whole "free shipping" coercion debacle, which has also soured me on the site. To show support I did a little shopping at Lorraine's web site and got in these: I love her threads and trims; you simply can't buy anything like them anywhere. Her work makes my specialty thread box look like a treasure chest: At night I'm spending just as hour working on quilting the scrap project runner, and I'm making slow progress: I'll keep quilting the runner while I try to decide on a design for t...

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