Monday; 52 tiny changes for a quieter mind: this week it is all about taking a rest, a proper rest, away from screens and scrolling and working and busy busy busy busy.
Disconnect for a little while once a week; have a leisurely bath, or go for a gentle walk, read a lovely book, listen to music, or just sit without feeling you ought to be doing something useful. You are doing something useful; you are looking after yourself!
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I'm working on the next Quilt as you go patch
I've done needle-turn applique to add the flowers, and I'm using green embroidery thread and stem stich to fill in the space with leaf shapes.
Every scrappy stash-buster quilt seems to create smaller scraps! Where does it all end? I'm using an old matress protector as the padding for the QAYG patches, so now I have scraps from that as well...then inspiration struck;
I have made an Extremely Portable project kit from a sweetie tin.
I've got scraps of fabric and mattress protector, leather thimble, spool of thread, thread cutter, pins and some self-threading needles. Plus card templates. I'm using English Paper Piecing, with a scrap of mattress protector as the 'paper'. The finished patches are about the size of a stamp.
What lovely projects.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy your slow living moments. I'll have to look back to remind me whether these are prompts you found somewhere or have decided on your own. I do like the idea of slower living.
The prompts come from a bok, '52 tiny changes to quiet your mind' by Kelly Duggan. It seems very unfair to paraphrase her whole book on my blog, so I think that will be the last one I post! The advantage of he'd book is she gives the rationale behind each change, journal prompts (which I ignore!) quotations (which I enjoy!) and a few more paragraphs to help you on your way.
DeleteI am busy working on my PhD (projects half done)
ReplyDeleteNow that is brilliant! I'm working on several PhDs in different specialisms all at the same time... perhaps I should create graduation certificates...
DeleteIs it better to have loads of small UFO or just one big one, my most expensive cross stich has been unfinished for years.
ReplyDeleteThe more the better...?
DeleteI have taken your advice after a few extremely, very stressful days travelling to hospital appointments, getting stuck in traffic and having to divert by many miles, on unknown roads, arriving with just seconds to spare, whew! I am sitting listening to the music from How To Train Your Dragon which is really splendid, and doing a leisurely crossword. I wonder just how small your remnants from projects will become? I admire your tenacity to keep on using everything up. Regards Sue H
ReplyDeleteI'm chucking the remnants from the postage stamp patches! If you are interested, I've put the book details in my answer to Sharon's comment above.
DeletePretty quilt patch. I like your portable kit!
ReplyDeleteI'm so pleased with it too. It tucks into my little bag; having spent much thought in paring the contents of my bag down to the essentials , most on-the-go projects were too big for it.
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