Happy New Year! I am looking forward to this year, probably more than many others. I was not going to "ring in the New Year" because I was really tired, but, I did. In spite of warnings, my neighbors were shooting guns, fireworks were visible over the hill, and dogs were barking. Who could sleep?
And that, made me remember that it is an important day in the long, monotonous, fearful days of 2020. I know just hanging a new calendar would not change the world-wide situation, but in my heart, in my head it was different. So, chin up chickies, we still have our creativity and (ahem) our fabric and thread and yarn stash so we can use our talents and skill to create.
2018 produced little wool needle keep hearts for friends. I really do like working with wool but I have to be careful that it is well felted and soft, I am a bit sensitive.
No matter what your genre, you can be productive. While some lament the fondness for elastic waist pants, I pooh-pooh, I am much more comfortable sewing when secured by elastic rather than a non-forgiving waistband. Others remark on how much money they have saved by not visiting the hairdresser, wearing makeup, or buying a new top. Not for me, I get up, get dressed, add a little paint (as my father used to say) because we all know I am quite ghostly without something, and now and then make/buy a new piece of clothing. Even if it is online. On the last day of 2020 I made the momentous decision to banish the gray hair, I am much happier. Thank You Very Much. Vain? Probably, but I am not a nice cranky old lady, so I support a bit of vanity, even in a pandemic, call me shallow.
January 2019 had me consumed with family illness. The bane of the nurse is we can never retire. I spent some time haunting the antique and curiosity shops for what? Who knows, but this little gem, in spite of her condition called me. Ah, ponder not, she was gone when I went back. These old machines with the odd names were often produced by the same manufacturer and sold under different names in department stores and hardware stores. I hope the new owner has cleaned her, oiled her lady parts, and check her electrical components, they were a bit frayed.
- I started my new calendar journal this morning. Much like putting clean, fresh air dried linen sheets on the bed, a pleasure.
- I am headed to the studio later to cut out my first blocks for the School Girl Sampler quilt sponsored by Kathy Tracy. I am excited. The blocks are small, we know how I struggle with little.
- I am planning a Spring garage sale. Never had one. All this sorting and tossing has unearthed some treasures. Mostly items inherited, I have a connection but I need the space, the items deserve to be moved to new appreciation.
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The investment you make
today in your creativity can reap bounds of inspiration and ideas
later. Don't ever think that investing your resources in your
creativity is a lark or not worth it. You will always learn. Sometimes
it may seem like too many un-sewing moments. But these too are
learning tools. Your resources, time and money, are always well-spent
when your creativity is nurtured and growing. The most valuable of your
resources is your time, and the
time you spend learning and opening yourself up to new ways of thinking
about old problems can not be discounted or understated. I call these
major breakthroughs and they can be uplifting as well as energy boosts
to your sewing. *Claire Kennedy, Sewing Artistry
The investment you make today in your creativity can reap bounds
of inspiration and ideas later. Don't ever think that investing your
resources in your creativity is a lark or not worth it. You will always
learn. Sometimes it may seem like too many un-sewing moments. But
these too are learning tools. Your resources, time and money, are
always well-spent when your creativity is nurtured and growing. The most
valuable of your resources is your time, and the
time you spend learning and opening yourself up to new ways of thinking
about old problems can not be discounted or understated. I call these
major breakthroughs and they can be uplifting as well as energy boosts
to your sewing. (Claire Kennedy, Sewing Artistry. HERE)
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