Having been given a jelly roll and a quilting book for Christmas 2010, there is no excuse not to get on with quiltmaking.

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Tuesday 3 April 2012

Slow Progress....

...which is better than no progress, of course.

I'd been looking forward to a good session on the machine this evening, and I completed the daisy chains on the inner border, and along half of one of the two sashing strips.

It wasn't the jolliest of sessions, though, and I stopped after an hour - the top thread broke a couple of times, which was a pain; the discussion show on the radio was particularly irritating; and Domino cat was mooching about intent on trouble, 'up to stuff' which needed me to keep an eye on. 

It's all about perceptions, though, isn't it?  I wouldn't feel so sour about the short session if I hadn't been looking forward to it so - if this had been an hour grabbed on the hoof between other jobs, I would have been delighted at my progress!

Onwards and upwards - (and whisper it quietly), but I should have a spare hour tomorrow evening to sew too...

4 comments:

  1. We all have times when the sewing machine seems to gather dust without us (Bag end is a prime example!)

    Leaving everything out - as much as the cats will permit - does help because then you can snatch the odd 10 minutes here and there.

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  2. I like to keep everything out/ready as you suggest, Bilbo - and as long as I remember to pull the door firmly closed behind me (not guaranteed by any stretch!), I don't get sneaky visitors enjoying the comfort of the half quilted item/fabric box!

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