Guess what I did today? I'm so excited - I sewed!!! DH was out of town, kids were working/busy, mother is doing much better, and NO home showings so I felt I could take the day "off". The first thing I wanted to do was sew. The buyers have scheduled their home inspection for the weekend so we are really close (knock wood) to finalizing all of this and even though I need to keep things tidy I threw caution to the wind and made up a little bear paw block before doing any chores.
This was one of the 'shop hop' kits I picked up last summer and never got around to making. It was the perfect little project for my two hours in the sewing room; the fabric was provided and the simple block was easy to piece. Of course, there were no cutting instructions so I managed to screw it up and had to patch together some background fabric to make up what I needed. I probably won't even do anything with these tiny blocks so it wasn't a big deal. I really just wanted to turn on my machine and stitch. It felt awesome and relaxing to go between the cutting mat, pressing board, and sewing machine. The block came together nicely and my seams matched well. I have three more kits to put together and hope I can steal a bit of time next week to do so. I might see if I can make a little quilt out of them when they're done.
Once that block was put together I plugged in my Sweet Sixteen and continued work on my graffiti practice sandwich. I switched to gold Magnifico thread and even though I think my stitches looked a little weird tension-wise, the overall effect was pretty cool. If one looked closely it would be evident that it's all a bit of a messy dog's breakfast but from a distance, the dense free-form design is rather interesting. It definitely needs to be taken as a whole...or as a whole experience in that it is so fun and freeing to just let the thread land where it may and enjoy the process.
It has been an extremely sad and difficult week as we learned of and shared the passing of two wonderful individuals who are unfairly gone far too early. Of course, such news is always devastating and difficult to process, making the big picture of life take front and centre. The stress of the last few weeks has definitely caught up with my and I am perpetually exhausted but very grateful for the health of my family, the slow recovery of my mom, and the blessings in my life. Please stay well....
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