There was a time when I had a quilting habit. Every day my husband went off to work I would too. I'd go of to my sewing space and lose myself in my quilting for hours on end. I was concerned that when he retired he'd cramp my style and he did. I don't mean to be blaming him but I lost that habit soon after he retired. I guess it is fair to say that now instead of quilting I spend that time with him working out in our woods or prairie. I could still quilt in the evenings but I don't and I don't think it's cause I am tired. At any rate I want to develop a new quilting habit whether it is doing Just One Thing or JOT in the sewing room or several hours at several tasks, I don't care. I just gotta do it. Cause I wanna. Now having said that I should have more success. Documenting it can make me more accountable too, so stay tuned.
Recently I started making 9-patches from 1 3/4" wide strips leftover from a log cabin quilt. Yes I have a bit of a plan in mind. I'm joining them in sets of four. Next I need to decide how I will set them, then how big, then if borders will be absent or pieced or plain. You know the routine. I've been enjoying it immensely. I'm loving the little bit of yellow in this project. I like the tic-tac-toe I see too.
In the old days, this top would have been done in a few days. Its been several weeks already and I expect it will be another one yet.
3 comments:
It's not how long it takes, it's how much you love doing what you're doing! I understand totally about the retirement 'thing' and how it erodes your time!
It's interesting how things change after our husbands retire. If we have been at home alone during the days for many years it almost seems like an invasion of our time. For some of us, we spend more time with our husband; for others, we just carry on as before.
I like your 9-patch blocks in groups of four with the chunky sashing and cornerstones.
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