A New Day

I love Mondays. So many possibilities ahead of me. I know that I can choose what I will focus on this week. Providing, of course, that I have some free time ahead of me. Even so, if the week is more challenging, then I must make good choices with my free time. I think we all have to do the balancing act with time. I have the luxury of having quite a lot of time to pursue my passion. I must say tho, that I do waste a fair amount of time just thinking about what I should be doing, instead of just doing it. Is that called procrastination?? Why procrastinate doing the thing you love??? A mystery to me, but I think that I will try harder to appreciate and use wisely every free minute of every day. I'm sure that if we all choose to use our time better we would be surprised how many more minutes we could find to spend doing what we love to do.
Lately I have been organizing and sorting out "the stash". Well I must tell you that this has been a real time consuming process and I would have rather spent it actually creating. I did, however, find a few pieces of fabric that I had forgotten that I had. Real nice pieces, too. I guess it wasn't a total waste of time. I have sorted, cleared out and now have to decide what to do with those things that I no longer want or will use. More piles to deal with...ugh. For now I will concentrate on doing what I love best, and leave the rest for another day.
This morning I took some pictures of my Studio. I did not clean or change anything, this is just the way it looks most of the time..sometimes it is much messier. On the design wall are two blocks from a block of the Month in progress, a corner from an applique project and a antique block purchased from eBay.
I will try to make entries more often..I have a few quilts to share as well and will post pics of them as they progress.
For now, thanks for visiting and enjoy whatever free time you can manage to find today. :)

Where does inspiration come from?

I find that I am inspired by all the senses, really. But this morning I was in the shower and I began thinking, I seem to do that quite alot in the shower, about where to take some of the ideas that have been floating around my head. Sometimes I just can't get a hold of them so they just spin around and around. Then I will see something, and I get inspired to work it out. I have been playing with paint and words and collaging on different surfaces today. I like what I made and have posted pics of my new "itty bitty art". These little gems are 2"x2". I'm trying to figure out how to link them together. I think jewlery findings might be the answer. The idea is still a "work in progress" but I have many I want to try!!! The photos did not turn out as clear as I wanted but I'm still getting the hang of it so I hope the future photos will be better. Until next time..thanks for visiting.

A Sad Goodbye

Well I had to take my favorite sewing machine in for repair and servicing. It was so sad leaving it there in, I'm sure, very capable hands. They do specialize in Berninas, after all. I will have to drag out one of my back up machines and sew on it for awhile.
Well enough of my whining, I'm recharged and ready to get some more projects started and others finished. I went away last weekend on a Quilting Retreat with my quilt group and it was so much fun. Much was accomplished and progress was made on several projects that I had abandoned before Christmas. I hope to have more to report and pictures to share soon.
Thanks for visiting.
Kay

End of year thoughts

I've been thinking lately about the journey that has brought me to this stage of my Passion.
Who knew that a simple act of teaching a nine year old girl to sew would result in a lifetime of creative endeavors. Since my talents are mostly in the fiber arts and not technology, I'm not sure how to add photos to this blog but I'm going to work on that, because how can you follow my journey without photos.

I also have been thinking about how much my sewing machine(s) mean to me. Without them I would truly be lost. I spend time sewing most days and always my sweet Bernina is sitting there waiting to help me create my new project. Most of the time it is simple sewing, but some times it is called to do more difficult tasks, like mending(ugh!) difficult fabrics in difficult to reach places, rescuing a pair of jeans from the recycle bin. This is not my favorite task and I will procrastinate doing it as long as possible.

As we look forward to the new year, I have many new projects to start, ideas for using my "stash" of wonderful fabrics and a few from previous years that need to be completed. It seems there will not be a shortage of creations to share with you.

Hopefully I will get the photos added and be able to keep this interesting.

Thanks for reading the ramblings...Happy New Year and Happy Creating.

Yes I can do this

Well here it goes...I've been assured that I can do this..so easy she said..we'll see if this newbee can figure this thing out.
I'm hoping to keep a journal here of the goings on in my quilt studio and share thoughts, ideas and the process of quiltmaking. And whatever else pops in my head at the time. Oh that might prove to bee very interesting. Keep checking to see if I can actually keep this interesting. Wish me luck.