How does a frog relate to persistence? Darned if I know. Grin. Just liked the pretty green! There is precious little green to be seen outdoors here in the MidAtlantic region in February. The birds are starting to sing occasional territorial songs, though - the day length must be encouraging them to believe that winter _will_ come to an end sooner rather than later. Fingers crossed on that!
I have been keeping my head down here at home this week. I did not go to the in-person meeting of Mimi's Grad Class on Monday ... but did go to my doctor's appointment on Tuesday. It has been chilly (low 40s for a high temperature) this week but not quite as wet as last week. There was sunshine most of yesterday and today which made working in my sewing room pleasant - I had to actually shuck off my sweater for part of the day. :) On the other hand, our power bill for this month is higher than it has EVER been before by quite a lot. I think I need to get someone in to examine the heat pump. :P
I have continued my finding-the-floor exercise in my sewing room all week. The modern guild is having a Super Bowl Sunday sewing party - the chosen group project is Plaidish by Erica of Kitchen Table Quilting. Since it is made with 1.5" and 2.5" scraps, it seems tailor made for my scrap heap! :) I have persisted for five days and finally achieved my goal:
This is my scrap-catching basket which sits to the left beside my sewing table - I toss all the scraps I make into it, willy-nilly, until it is full. Then I chop them into usable pieces and make charity quilts. Apparently I am at that stage of the year now! :) Of course, along the way I found a number of what I like to think of as 'starter' projects - things that are the beginning of creation ideas. Way, way too many ideas. :)
This evening (Wednesday) was the regular Sip&Sew zoom and, along with eight other quilt makers, I sat and sewed up three blocks for my plaidish project. I am thinking to make a baby quilt sized product using however many scraps it might take - maybe 12 blocks or more, depending on the finished size of top. Here are the first three I sewed up tonight:
This will be a really random walk through the last twelve to fourteen months of fabric usage in my room. Bits of things I've sewn of all kinds ... along with a selection of larger cuts (5" squares or so) of fabrics I have in my stash. The pattern calls for light, dark and medium value prints of all kinds ... which should be fun as long as I can keep my eyeballs alert. :) I doubt that I will be awake for the 9 a.m. starting whistle for the sew-in ... but I'll get there before closing. LOL.
I saw my eye doctor on Monday afternoon, too. I have not had new glasses since 2017 which is way, way overdue. Strangely, my eyesight is getting better as I age - I'm very near sighted which tends to ease up as your eyes get older (why so many people grow to need reading glasses). My doctor did give me a referral to see a specialist as he thinks the pressures in my eyes are a bit too high for comfort. Shrug. I made an appointment to see her (the specialist) in late March. I need new glasses seriously - I can see to read and sew at my machine without any correction at all now!
I have been working in my art journal, too. Again, not claiming this is great 'art' ... just documenting what I've done for myself to remember later.
This lesson was about collaging an image. The instructions were to use your own silhouette as the shape.
The size of my page/image did not lend itself to many collage papers due to size. I like the ones I chose.
We were instructed to note our 'critique' on the reverse page. I had a few thoughts. :)
This lesson was about positive/negative spaces and using them in balance.
I got a little carried away with my filling scribbles. :)
Again, lots of scribbles. I had fun with the colors, too.
My stomach continues to be picky about what I eat ... which makes me not take many risks with food. Basically, I am still just eating whatever won't make me nauseas. :P Managing about 800 to 1000 calories a day now (as scheduled), but still having trouble getting those 60 grams of protein. Sigh.
The next few days should be pretty quiet. I don't think I have any errands or appointments to do in the near term. Fingers crossed the weather continues pleasant.
:) Linda
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