I am a summer person - I love summer and I hide from the snow in winter. So many people I know do their best and greatest work during those cold gloomy months -- but me -- well my best inspiration and my motivation to work, comes just about NOW...I have been ill, since the middle of February, so really I didn't care about creating or fixing or experimenting -- all I cared about was --- well not much. NOW, I am almost back to normal and my first complete project is done and I am on my way to loving my sewing machine and needles and pins and fabrics once more. I finished making a fabric postcard this morning.
The quilt guild I belong to does not meet in summer, but there are a few members who want to keep in touch and make quilts and things, so thanks to Darcey, we have a postcard exchange. This little card evolved over a couple of days, in fact I didn't even know I was making a postcard to begin with! I recently finished crocheting a scarf and hat set (maybe a christmas gift?), and there was a short bit of the yarn left, barely enough to use for anything. The other night at about 2am, I picked up that bit of yarn and created three little "flowers" so that took care of the scrap of yarn -- only about 3 inches left!
The very next morning, I got an email from Darcey telling us the theme for this month's postcard exchange would be green and purple. Again, more scraps, this time a bit of recycled wool -- just enough of the dark green to make half of a 4 x6 postcard.. I added the lighter green recycled wool along with some stitches in bright green rayon thread, a couple of buttons and put all together to send a complete postcard off to my exchange partern in the next few days...
What I learned: I like being part of things...
