Saturday, October 21, 2017

I FINISHED MY FALL MINI...and it feels SO GOOD!!!!!



I have been basically away from my machine for six months now!  Quilting this made me feel like a total newbie...but within a very short period of time it all started to come back.  Guess it is like riding a bike, LOL. 

It took me two days to quilt and bind this mini, but I was filled with joy the entire time.  Quilting really IS my therapy.  I still don't know why I walked away from my hobby at a time when I needed it most.  Maybe deep down I didn't feel I deserved to be joyful after losing Mom.  Whatever the reason (and I'm sure a psychiatrist somewhere would have a ball with it), I'm back and planning tons of quilts moving forward.  For right now, though, Ellie (my sewing machine) is in the shop for a much needed once over.  I just realized yesterday that I never took her for her yearly check up!  Life just got away from me. 

Tomorrow I will take down my Spring/Summer mini and hang this beauty.  First thing on the agenda when Ellie gets back?  A small topper for the "catch-all" table just inside the front door.  Dear Hubby even asked if I could make different quilts/wall hangings to hang on the walls throughout the house and change them throughout the year.  That is a request I will be happy to fulfill! 

Toodles....

6 comments:

  1. And it looks adorable!! Have fun making seasonal quilts for you home!!

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    1. Thanks, Amy! It felt SO, SO GOOD to be sewing again!

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  2. Very nice work. Can hardly wait to see the table topper you have planned.

    God bless.

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    1. Thank you, Jackie! I can't wait to get started!

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  3. Love your hanging and the pumpkins stole the show for me...what interesting fabric. Glad you have your stitching mojo back!!

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    1. Thank you, Jocelyn! I honestly have no idea where I got that fabric...but, I agree with you, it was perfect for pumpkins!

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