Monday I had everything photographed, a huge accomplishment because now I have lots of work to enter in shows if opportunities arise. Tuesday I made the sleeves for all the new quilts and have started sewing them on. It's time to start something new.
In the normal course of events I know what to do after I finish a project; I usually have a to-do list of work in process, or ideas that are waiting to be started. And I do have several things on that list, but none that are shovel-ready. I had two ideas that I thought would be very good, but after piecing those two tops earlier this month, I realized they weren't as great as I had anticipated. The only idea that I am still really excited about is still not resolved in my head enough to start on.
It's too hot to be outside, which ups the crankiness quotient. So when all else fails, clean the studio. I'm not going nuts over this task, but I have been puttering around for the last couple of days, getting some things in order. I found a bag with an old sheet, labeled "frayed on edge; use for quilt bags" and so I made three nice long bags, big enough to hold a 60-inch pool noodle with a big quilt or two rolled around it.
After finishing nine quilts in the last eight weeks, I had left a trail of skinny strips of fabric behind me, the edges that were trimmed off after quilting and before facing; I also came across a box of scraps that included lots more skinny strips.
So I braided them into lanyards, a perfectly mindless task that goes well with watching trash TV and jumping up during the commercials to do the laundry. Excellent for antsy folks with short attention spans and a reluctance to throw things away that might conceivably become useful. So now I have a dozen or so sturdy cords that will be great for tying up the rolls of quilts that will fit into my new bags.
Not pathetic at all. Just think about how many ideas were subconsciously percolating in your brain during your short hiatus -- and how organized your studio is, too. I sense a creative explosion on the horizon!
ReplyDeleteSandy -- I hope you're right.
ReplyDeleteWhy not dye? I do it in my basement, where it's nice and cool.
ReplyDeleteKim -- but that's so focused! plus the fact that I already own boxes and boxes of hand-dyed fabric that I don't use.
ReplyDeleteAfter the mind boggling amount of work that you've done since May, you deserve a break. You certainly made good use of your down time with your newly organized studio and very clever quilt ties.
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